Ricky Gervais (born 25 June 1961) is a very famous Stand-up comedian and TV artist from England. He has worked in many shows as a comedian and has won many awards for his excellent performances. He has even appeared in the hit movies like Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009), Escape from Planet Earth (2013), etc. the man has won 7 BAFTA awards, 2 Emmy Awards and many other awards for his brilliant performances and acting skills. Channel 4 ranked him no. 3 in their list of top 100 stand up comedian list.
Childhood, Biography, Parents, Siblings & Education
The famous comedian Ricky Dene Gervais (age 58 years old as in 2019) was born to a Canadian father and English mother in June 25th 1961. His father was Lawrence Raymond “Jerry” Gervais and mother Eva Sophia. Ricky got brought by his parents with 3 siblings, 2 brothers and a sister. All three of his siblings are elder than him. His brothers are Robert & Larry and sister is Marsha.
During his teen, he attended Ashmead Comprehensive School and got his primary and higher education from there. After his schooling got done he got admission in University College London and graduated from there in 1980. When he was 39 years old his mother died of Lung cancer and at the time of death (2002) she was only 74 years old in age.
Physical Stats, Height, Weight & Appearance
The lively comedian is very expressive about himself and during an event in a funny manner, he accepted that he is 5’7” and wearing 5 inches lifts. So Ricky Gervais has a height of 170 cm (5’7”) and his weight is 72 kg (158 lbs). He has a round face and keeps the beard. His hairs are black and his eyes are grey. He loves to wear glasses but classic 80’s style black glasses seems to be his favourite as he wears them mostly.
| Wiki/Bio | |
|---|---|
| Real Full Birth Name | Ricky Dene Gervais. |
| Stage Name | Ricky Gervais. |
| Profession | Comedian, actor, host, writer, director, producer and musician. |
| Famous as | A comedian. |
| Age (As of 2019) | 58 years old. |
| Date of Birth (DOB), Birthday | 25 June 1961. |
| Birthplace/Hometown | Reading, Berkshire, England. |
| Nationality | English. |
| Gender | Male. |
| Ethnicity | Mixed. |
| Sexuality (Gay or Lesbian) | Straight. |
| Religion | Atheist. |
| Sun Sign (Zodiac Birth Sign) | Cancer. |
| House Location | New York, America. |
| Physical Statistics | |
| Height (Tall) | Feet & Inches: 5' 7". Centimeters: 170 cm. Meters: 1.7 m. |
| Weight | Kilograms: 72 Kg. Pounds: 158 lbs. |
| Eye Color | Grey. |
| Shoe Size (UK) | 9. |
| Hair Color | Brown. |
| Family | |
| Parents | Father: Lawrence Raymond "Jerry" Gervais. Mother: Eva Sophia. |
| Siblings | 1. Robert. 2. Larry. 3. Marsha. |
| Personal Life Relationship | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried. |
| Affair | Jane Fallon (1982-Present). |
| Girlfriend | Jane Fallon. |
| Kids | No. |
| Social media | Instagram: By his name (2.1 million followers). Twitter: @rickygervais (13.9 million fans). Facebook: rickygervais (4 million likes). YouTube: Ricky Gervais (477k subscribers). |
| Education | |
| School | Ashmead Comprehensive School. |
| Highest Qualification | College Degree Completed. |
| Alma Mater | University College London (UCL). |
| Career | |
| Shows | 1. The Jim Tavaré Show (1999). 2. Comedy Lab (1999). 3. The 11 O'Clock Show (2000). 4. Bruiser (2000). 5. Spaced (2001). 6. The Office (2001-2003). 7. Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002). 8. Happiness (2003). 9. Ricky Gervais Live: Animals (2003). 10. Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics (2004). 11. Alias (2004). 12. Extras (2005-07). 13. The Simpsons (2006, 2011). 14. Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame (2007). 15. Sesame Street (2009). 16. SpongeBob SquarePants (2009). 17. 67th Golden Globe Awards (2010). 18. Family Guy (2012). 19. Derek (2012-2014). 20. Galavant (2015). 21. Child Support (2018). 22. Ricky Gervais: Humanity (2018). 23. After Life (2019-present). 24. Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019). 25. 77th Golden Globe Awards (2020). |
| Hit Movies | 1. Dog Eat Dog (2001). 2. Fat Slags (2004). 3. Valiant (2005). 4. For Your Consideration (2006). 5. Night at the Museum (2006). 6. Stardust (2007). 7. Ghost Town (2008). 8. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009). 9. The Invention of Lying (2009). 10. Cemetery Junction (2010). 11. Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011). 12. The Muppets (2011). 13. The Unbelievers (2013). 14. Escape from Planet Earth (2013). 15. The Little Prince (2015). 16. David Brent: Life on the Road (2016). 17. The Willoughbys (To be released in 2020). |
| Net worth | $ 110 million USD (As in 2020). |
Personal Life, Girlfriend, Marriage & Children
When Ricky was in college he met a girl there named Jane Fallon. After becoming friends they started liking each other and are with each other since 1982. It has been around 37 years to their relationship. They both are atheist so that is why they said that there is no need to establish a relationship through marriage as there is no God. They even said that they do not have to go through an official ceremony of marriage. So they are living together but they are not married. They even do not have any child because they think that there are a lot of people in the world and there is no sense of spending 16 years of their life on a kid.
Ricky Gervais with his girlfriend Jane Fallon lives in a flat in New York, USA. Both of them supports equality and when the same-gender marriage got legalised they showed their happiness through their Tweets.
The comedian is also very famous on social as he has around 2.1 million followers on his Instagram account. Gervais loves pets & has a dog and a cat.
Career & Net worth
The famous comedian Ricky Gervais is director, producer, writer and musician also. During his career, he has won BAFTA Awards, Emmy awards, Rose d’Or and many other awards. He is also considered one of the top 100 most influential people in the world. Channel 4 has placed him at the 3rd position in top 100 stand-up comedians. He has worked for radio, podcasts, as a musician and on television. Ricky got famous from his role in the famous TV series “The Office” which aired from the year 2001-2003.
Gervais even has a YouTube channel where he has posted many videos including music videos. On his YouTube channel, there are almost 477 K subscribers.
In the year 2006, he started his podcast, “The Ricky Gervais Show”. It got so much popular that in 2006 January and February it ranked to be the world’s no. 1 podcast. It even the Guinness World Record for getting the most no. of downloads. He has also worked as a host for the famous Award show Golden Globe Awards. but 2019 is said to be his last award show as a host.
Ricky ha also worked in a Netflix series “After Life”. it is a comedy series and has also got an IMDB rating of 8.4. The first of the series got released in the year2018 and in the year 2019 second season of the show got released.
He has done many hit shows like The Gervais Show, Life’s Too Short, An Idiot Abroad, Derek, Afterlife, etc. In the 1990’s he has even done many performances as a stand-up comedian. His first-ever hit show happened in Café Royal. Gervais has even written books. In 2004 he released a book for kids by the name “Flanimals”, which got very successful. He even released its sequel later on.
Over the year he has worked in many shows and movies. Due to his talent and skills, he has earned a lot of audience and fans. With his partner (girlfriend) he lives in his New York Apartment. The 58-year-old comedian and artist Ricky Gervais have a net worth of $ 110 million USD as in 2020. It includes lavish villas and other assets.
Awards
Over the years because of his excellent comedy and contribution towards the television industry he has won many awards. In his name, he has 5 British comedy awards, 7 BAFTA awards, 2 Emmy awards, 3 Golden Globe Awards and many other awards also.
Trivia
- He has even appeared in an episode of animation series “The Simpsons”.
- Ricky’s career started as a musician.
- He has won 2 Emmy awards and 7 BAFTA awards.
- Gervais is a pet lover and can be seen spending time by cuddling his dog and cat in many images.
- Both Ricky and her partner Jane Fallon are atheists.
- The man has even worked as a manager for the band named “Suede”.
- He has 13.9 million twitter fans.
- Rick Gervais is also very popular on Facebook where he has 4 million-plus likes.
- As born on 25 June, his Zodiac sign is Cancer.
- He is very a big supporter of gay rights.
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