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Ricky Gervais

1961 - Today

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Ricky Dene Gervais ( jər-VAYZ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, television producer and filmmaker. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms The Office (2001–2003), Extras (2005–2007), and Life's Too Short (2011–2013) with Stephen Merchant. He also created, wrote, and starred in Derek (2012–2014) and After Life (2019–2022). Gervais has won seven BAFTA Awards, five British Comedy Awards, two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and the Rose d'Or twice (2006 and 2019). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ricky Gervais is the 19th most popular comedian (down from 11th in 2019), the 1,605th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,029th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Comedian.

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Ricky Gervais ranks 19 out of 98. Before him are Simon Pegg, Bob Newhart, Bob Hope, Bob Odenkirk, Chevy Chase, and Lucille Ball. After him are Joan Rivers, Don Rickles, Sinbad, Richard Pryor, Henry Winkler, and Chris Rock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Ricky Gervais ranks 74. Before him are Mike Dunleavy, Andy Fletcher, Erwin Koeman, Ian Rush, Andrey Korotayev, and Amr Diab. After him are Iain Glen, Erna Solberg, Dmitry Muratov, Kassim Majaliwa, Macky Sall, and Suniel Shetty.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ricky Gervais ranks 1,605 out of 8,785. Before him are Matt Bellamy (1978), Genesis P-Orridge (1950), Seal (1963), Thomas Addison (1793), John Powell (1963), and Gerry Byrne (1938). After him are Thomas Arne (1710), Frank Lampard (1978), Colin Dexter (1930), Michael Redgrave (1908), Chris Patten (1944), and Olaf Stapledon (1886).

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Among COMEDIANS In United Kingdom

Among comedians born in United Kingdom, Ricky Gervais ranks 3. Before him are Simon Pegg (1970), and Bob Hope (1903). After him are Steve Coogan (1965), Tracey Ullman (1959), and Stephen Merchant (1974).

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