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Ricky Dene Gervais (pronounced [dʒɜːˈveɪz]; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, author, actor, director, producer, screenwriter and former pop musician. Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his ground-breaking television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and collaborator, Stephen Merchant. Besides writing and directing the shows, Gervais also played the lead roles of David Brent in The Office and Andy Millman in Extras. Gervais has also appeared in several Hollywood films, including For Your Consideration, Stardust, Night at the Museum and Ghost Town, in which he assumes the leading role.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: **UK TABLOID ** Stephen Merchant attends a gala screening of The Invention of Lying held at BAFTA on October 1, 2009 in London, England. Stephen Merchant
Director Jeff Blitz from the TV show 'The Office' holds the Best Directing award for a Comedy Series, in the press room during the 2009 Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on September 20, 2009. The Office
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 07: T.V Personality Jay Leno and Comedian Jerry Seinfeld arrive at the 2010 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower on March 7, 2010 in West Hollywood, California. Jerry Seinfeld
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 30: (L-R) Chairman and CEO of Home Box Office, Bill Nelson, actors Larry David, Susie Essman and Jerry Seinfeld attend HBO's screening of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm at Time Warner Screening Room on September 30, 2009 in New York City. Larry David
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 17: Actress Jennifer Morrison arrives at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 17, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California. Golden Globe Awards
Former pilot Patricia Nuckols of Manchester, Vt., left, greets former pilot Elizabeth Pfister of Aspen, Colo., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, where former members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, the first women in to fly America's military aircraft, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. The two were friends during their pilot days. Manchester
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 21: Matthew Goode and Sophie Dymoke attend the BAFTA Soho House Grey Goose after party at the Grosvenor House Hotel on February 21, 2010 in London, England. Matthew Goode
U.S. singer Madonna, right, and Brazilian model Jesus Luz attend a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. Madonna
Australian Director Warwick Thornton attends the opening of the London Australian Film Festival in London, on March 18, 2010. London
In this image released by TiVo Inc., Tuesday, March 2, 2010 in New York, a TV screen shows how TiVo Premiere displays programming. TiVo Premiere combines access to cable programming, movies, web videos, and music all in one box. TiVo Inc.
NEW YORK - MARCH 09: TV Personality Tina Fey and president of MSKCC Heather Leeds attend the 19th annual Bunny Hop hosted by the Associates Committee of The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center at FAO Schwarz on March 9, 2010 in New York City. Tina Fey
NEW YORK - MARCH 20: Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky are seen leaving the wake of actress Natasha Richardson at the American Irish Historical Society March 20, 2009 in New York City. Richardson died at Lenox Hill Hospital on March 18 in New York City after suffering a ski injury at the Mont Tremblant resort in Montreal. Howard Stern
NEW YORK - MARCH 18: , NY DAILY , NY Alec Baldwin is seen on location for ''30 Rock'' in Long Island City on March 18, 2010 in New York City. Alec Baldwin
A Palestinian woman argues with an Israeli policeman during a demonstration following Friday prayers outside Jerusalem's Old City on March 19, 2010 after Palestinian Muslim worshippers were banned from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound due to Israeli police age restriction for men under 50-years-old in fear of riots at the holy site. The Quartet for the Middle East urged Israel to stop building settlements and set a bold target for a final deal with the Palestinians by 2012 as it tried to kickstart the stalled peace process. An Israeli announcement last week of the construction of 1,600 new settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem led the Palestinians to call for a halt to peace talks and precipitated the worst crisis in US-Israeli relations in years. Israel
Actor Ben Stiller arrives at the premier of the feature film "Greenberg" in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 18, 2010. Ben Stiller
Parliamentary Undersecretary Marja van Bijsterveld (L) and the director from the Dutch institute for war documentation Marjan Schwegman have a look at a replica of the diary of Anne Frank March 18, 2010. The centre symbolicy handed the original diaries over to the Anne Frank House, Thursday. The original scripts are exposed in the Anne Frankhouse from April 28, 2010. Anne Frank
INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 18: Juan Monaco of Argentina lunges for a shot while playing Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia during the BNP Paribas Open on March 18, 2010 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. California

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