Ricky Gervais Net Worth and Biography

Ricky Gervais is an English comedian, actor, director, and writer, with an estimated net worth of $140 Million.  He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcom The Office (2001–2003). Following the success of The Office, he has written and acted in numerous other sitcoms, establishing himself as one of the greatest filmmakers and comedians to come out of the United Kingdom.

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Biography

Ricky Gervais was born on 25 June 1961 in Berkshire, England. He was born to Lawrence Raymond Gervais and Eva Sophia. He was brought up in the Reading suburb of Whitley, with a sister, Marsha, and brothers Larry and Robert. Gervais attended Whitley Park Infants and Junior Schools and received his secondary education at Ashmead Comprehensive School.

After a gap year which he spent working as a gardener at the University of Reading, he attended University College London (UCL) in 1980. He intended to study biology but changed to philosophy after two weeks and was awarded an upper second-class honors degree in the subject from the University of London in 1983.

Career

Gervais began his stand-up career in the late 1990s. Prior to that  He worked in the music industry and attempted a career as a pop star in the 1980s as the singer of the new-wave act Seona Dancing.  He also managed the then-unknown band Suede before turning to comedy.

He appeared on The 11 O’Clock Show on Channel 4 between 1998 and 2000, garnering a reputation as an outspoken and sharp-witted social provocateur. In 2000, he was given a Channel 4 spoof talk show, Meet Ricky Gervais. He achieved greater mainstream fame the following year with his BBC television mock documentary series The Office.

Following the success of The Office, he has written and acted in numerous other sitcoms such as Extras (2005–2007), An Idiot Abroad (2010–2012) Derek (2012–2014), and After Life (2019–2022). He also wrote, directed, and starred in the 2016 comedy film David Brent: Life on the Road.

As earlier stated, Gervais began his stand-up career in the late 1990s. He has performed five multi-national stand-up comedy tours, and he wrote the Flanimals book series. Gervais, Merchant, and Karl Pilkington created the podcast The Ricky Gervais Show, which has spawned various spin-offs.

Gervais has also starred in the Hollywood films Ghost Town, the Night at the Museum trilogy, For Your Consideration, and Muppets Most Wanted. He wrote, directed, and starred in The Invention of Lying and the Netflix-released Special Correspondents. He hosted the Golden Globe Awards in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, and again in 2020. Gervais also appeared on the game show Child Support.

Honors and Accolades

Ricky Gervais has won seven BAFTA Awards, five British Comedy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and the Rose d’Or twice (2006 and 2019). He was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest performers in British comedy in 2003.

In 2007, Gervais was placed at No. 11 on Channel 4’s 100 Greatest Stand-Ups, and at No. 3 in their 2010 list. In 2010, he was included in the Time 100 list of the World’s Most Influential People. He won a Shorty Award for Lifetime Achievement for his popular presence on social media in 2012.

Gervais is an honorary associate of the UK’s National Secular Society and a patron of Humanists UK. On 3 September 2019, he received the 2019 Richard Dawkins Award, which recognizes people who proclaim “the values of secularism and rationalism, upholding scientific truths wherever it may lead.”

Ricky Gervais’s Net Worth

Ricky Gervais is one of the richest comedians in the United Kingdom, with an estimated net worth of $140 Million. He accumulated the majority of his wealth from stand-up comedy shows, sitcoms, books, appearances in video games, and so on.