- English comedian, actor, director, producer, writer and former pop singer and manager
| Real name: | Ricky Dene Gervais |
Ricky Gervais Height
| | How tall is Ricky Gervais? | 172 cm / 5 ft 8 in | | Born: | 25 June 1961 Comment | | How old is Ricky Gervais in 2024? / Age: | 62 years
| | Where was Ricky Gervais born? | Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, United Kingdom | | Zodiac sign: | Cancer |
Ricky Gervais Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is Ricky Gervais worth? | $80,000,000
| | Nationality: | British | | Hair color: | Brown | | Eyes color: | Blue |
Who is Ricky Gervais? / Facts
- Gervais worked initially in the music industry, attempting a career as a pop star in the 1980s as the singer of the new wave act Seona Dancing and working as the manager of the then-unknown band Suede before turning to comedy
- Gervais appeared on The 11 O'Clock Show on Channel 4 between 1998 and 2000
- In 2000, he was given a Channel 4 talk show, Meet Ricky Gervais, and then achieved greater mainstream fame a year later with his BBC television series The Office
- It was followed by Extras in 2005
- He co-wrote and co-directed both series with Stephen Merchant
- In addition to writing and directing the shows, he played the lead roles of David Brent in The Office and Andy Millman in Extras
- He reprised his role as Brent in the comedy film Life on the Road
- He has also starred in the Hollywood films Ghost Town, and Muppets Most Wanted, and wrote, directed and starred in The Invention of Lying and the Netflix released Special Correspondents
- He has performed on four stand-up comedy tours and written the Flanimals book series
- Gervais also starred with Merchant and Karl Pilkington in the podcast The Ricky Gervais Show, which has spawned various spin-offs starring Pilkington and produced by Gervais and Merchant
- He hosted the Golden Globe Awards in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2016
- Gervais has won seven BAFTA Awards, five British Comedy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two Emmy Awards and the 2006 Rose d'Or, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination
- In 2007 he was voted the 11th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups and again in the updated 2010 list as the 3rd greatest stand-up comic
- In 2010 he was named on the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people
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Net worth: $80,000,000
