Up for auction “The Office” Ricky Gervais Hand Signed First Day Cover Dated 1995. This item is certified authentic by JG
Autographs and comes with their Letter of Authenticity. ES-4853E Ricky Dene Gervais (/dʒərˈveɪz/ jər-VAYZ;
born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He
co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms The Office (2001–2003), Extras (2005–2007), An Idiot Abroad (2010–2012), and Life's Too Short (2011-2013).
He also created, wrote and starred in Derek (2012–2014), and After Life (2019–2022). He 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). Gervais was listed
in The Observer as
one of the 50 funniest performers in British comedy in 2003. In 2007, he 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 World's Most Influential People. Gervais
initially worked in the music industry. He attempted a career as a pop star in
the 1980s as the singer of the new-wave act Seona Dancing, and 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, followed by Extras in 2005,
both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with Stephen Merchant, and in which he played the lead roles
of David Brent (The Office) and Andy Millman (Extras). He wrote, directed and
starred in the 2016 comedy film David Brent: Life on the
Road. 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 starring Pilkington and is produced by
Gervais and Merchant. 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 five
times in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, and again in 2020. |