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Ricky Dene Gervais was born on June 25, 1961 in Reading, Berkshire, UK. He is an Emmy, Golden Globe and BAFTA award-winning English comic writer, actor and performer.

As an actor, he was seen quite a bit on The 11 O'Clock Show and provided the voice of the Penguin in the animated show Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe.

In 2000, he had his own show called Meet Ricky Gervais. On the big screen, Gervais appeared as the bouncer in the U.K. comedy Dog Eat Dog. He's most known, however, as the writer/director/star of the hit BBC comedy series The Office.

He plays David Brent, regional manager of the Wernham Hogg paper company in the London industrial suburb of Slough. A brilliant observation of the contemporary workplace, the show has won a variety of awards over in Britain.

Gervais received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 2003. Projects for 2004 include voice work on the animated film Valiant and producing an Americanized version of The Office with director Greg Daniels.

His last movies include Night at the Museum (2006) and Stardust (2007).

Filmography

• Ghost Town (2008)
• Stardust (2007)
• Night at the Museum (2006)
• Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006)
• "Extras" (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
• For Your Consideration (2006)
• "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 2006)
• Valiant (2005)
• "Alias" (1 episode, 2004)
• "The Office" (14 episodes, 2001-2003)
• Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002)
• Dog Eat Dog (2001)
• "Spaced" (1 episode, 2001)
• Golden Years (1998)

Awards

• Writers Guild of America Best Comedy Series "The Office" (American) 2007
• Emmy Outstanding Comedy Series "The Office" (American) 2006
• Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) "The Office" (British) 2004
• BAFTA Best Comedy Performance and Situation Comedy Award "The Office" (British) 2003
• BAFTA Best Comedy Performance and Situation Comedy Award "The Office" (British) 2002
• British Comedy Award Best Comedy Actor "The Office" (British) 2002