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Ricky Gervais
Ricky Dene Gervais was born was born June 25, 1961 to Jerry and Eva, who even admitted that Ricky's birth was unplanned and his father was drunk when he filled out his birth certificate, which is the reason for the strange spelling in Ricky's middle name.
Gervais claims that his family, "much like The Waltons," made fun of each other regularly.
Gervais went to secondary school Ashmead School and went to further education in University College London, which is where he met his future partner Jane Fallon, also an actor.
Gervais currently lives in Hampstead, London, with his partner.
Gervais has contributed to the BAFTA-winning The Sketch Show (ITV), penning several sketches. His mainstream-TV debut came in September 1998 as part of Channel 4's "Comedy Lab" series of pilots. His one-off show Golden Years focused on a David Bowie-obsessed character called Clive Meadows.
In August 1999, while in a BBC production course, Stephen Merchant had to make his own short subject. He chose to make a docu-soap parody, set in an office. This sketch later formed the basis of the interview episode. With help from Ash Atalla, Merchant passed this tape on to the BBC's Head of Entertainment Paul Jackson at the Edinburgh Fringe, who then passed it on to Head of Comedy Jon Plowman, who eventually commissioned a full-pilot script from Merchant and Gervais.
Gervais released a children's book in 2004, Flanimals (illustrated by his friend Rob Steen), which depicted nonsense animals. After the success of this book, he released its sequel More Flanimals in 2005, with Flanimals of the Deep coming the next year. A new Flanimals book, Day of the Bletching, was released in October 2007.
Gervais is currently working on two more movies:
The Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
The Side of Truth
Ricky Gervais is now one of the most famous British comedians and is extremely popular in the UK and is becoming very popular the world.
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Fame keeps Gervais from box office triumph -
10 October 2009
-A remake of Fame has beat Ricky Gervais' new comedy The Invention Of Lying to the top of the U.K. box office last weekend (03-04Oct09).-
-The Office star's movie, about a world where no one has ever lied, debuted at number two with $2.6 million , while the modern upda
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Garner plays pranks on Gervais -
19 September 2009
-Jennifer Garner played a series of pranks on Ricky Gervais on the set of The Invention Of Lying - after he laid down strict rules during filming.-
-The upcoming movie was co-directed by Gervais and Matthew Robinson, but The Office creator Gervais placed a series of co
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Gervais rejected star turn in Night at the Museum 2 -
17 May 2009
-Actor Ricky Gervais turned down a starring role opposite Ben Stiller in Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian - so he could direct his own self-penned movie.-
-The Extras star appeared as Dr McPhee in the first film of the adventure comedy franchise in 2006 a
Ricky Gervais - what members say
Ricky Gervais - filmography
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Now That's What I Call Comedy
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Catherine Tate, Peter Kay, Michael McIntyre
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Released to coincide with Comic Relief, this superb compilation features some of the funniest sketches from some of the UK hottest comedy talents including Lee Evans, Harry and Paul, Lenny Henry, Jo Brand, Little Britain and Sacha Baron Cohen. Sketches include: Catherine Tate - 'Lauren And Tony ..read more »
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Ghost Town
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Tea Leoni, Greg Kinnear
Director: David Koepp
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Bertram Pincus is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, ..read more »
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68%
from 39,019 members
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Ghost Town - BLU-RAY Version
(2008)
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Kristen Wiig, Tea Leoni
Director: David Koepp
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EXTRAS and THE OFFICE star Ricky Gervais brings his trademark wit to this comedy. The British actor stars as a man who dies for seven minutes, but his awakening brings more than just a newfound appreciation for life: he can now see ghosts.
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Stardust
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Michelle Pfeiffer
Director: Matthew Vaughn
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In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm.
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Ricky Gervais - Live - Fame
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Ricky Gervais
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Ricky Gervais returns with this brand new stand up show, Fame, where he turns his comic attention to the world of the celebrity and everything that fame can bring, both good and bad. Ricky just keeps getting better and better as a stand-up and this show should be the funniest yet, after all, it's a ..read more »
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Stardust - HD DVD Version
(2007)
Starring: Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Michelle Pfeiffer
Director: Matthew Vaughn
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Director Matthew Vaughn (LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS) takes his experience with credible crime capers and applies it to the fantasy genre in this charming but not too precious adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novel. The many threads of the story intertwine seamlessly, unfolding at an unforced ..read more »
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Extras - Series 2
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Ian McKellen, David Bowie
Director: Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais
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Ricky Gervais returns with the second season of Extras which sees Andy (Gervais) experience the highs he has longed for with his newly written sitcom, 'When The Whistle Blows'. However, while the show achieves high ratings, Andy's creative integrity is under threat from the catchphrase-riddled, ..read more »
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from 6,163 members
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Mrs Henderson Presents
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Will Young
Director: Stephen Frears
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Wartime entertainment takes a new turn when Mrs Henderson decides to offer an all naked female dance troupe to bring some cheer in times of trouble. Based on true events at the Windmill Theatre in London's West End.
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Extras - Series 1
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen
Director: Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais
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Extras is the hotly-anticipated new comedy series from the creators of 'The Office' - Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Ricky plays Andy Millman who, having given up his day job to be an actor, finds he just can't land the big parts. In fact, he rarely gets a speaking role so spends most of his ..read more »
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Valiant
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, tim curry (voice), John Hurt
Director: Gary Chapman
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High-flying comedy adventure about a little pigeon whose biggest dream is to join the Royal Homing Pigeon Service and serving crown and country during World War II.
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Office, The - The Christmas Specials
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis
Director: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
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The final episodes of the only British sitcom to win a Golden Globe. Since we last left THE OFFICE, David Brent has released a single, Dawn has gone to America, and Gareth has been promoted.We now follow David on the road in his quest for fame, Gareth in his new role, and Dawn in America. Meanwhile ..read more »
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Dog Eat Dog
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Alan Davies, John Thomson, Ricky Gervais
Director: Moody Shoaibi
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Four friends hit upon a get rich scheme to kidnap a writer's dog....unfortunately they nab the wrong pooch and end up with the local lunatic criminal on their tale in this likeable comedy set in London.
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The Best Comedy DVD In The World
on DVD
Starring: Peter Kay, Tommy Cooper, Eddie Izzard
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Provides a compilation of some of the greatest comedy moments from Stand Up, Television and Film. Includes clips from: 'Bo Selecta', 'Little Britain', 'The Office', 'Monty Python', 'Only Fools And Horses', 'Carry On' and much much more. All profits from the sale of this video will be donated to the ..read more »
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24 September 2004
...Absolutely brilliant.
Ricky Gervais as David Brent is an amazing contortionist - able to put both feet in his mouth at once, and still be able to dig himself further into...
Funny - but not that funny! 12 January 2004
