Jun 25, 1961

Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

Ricky Gervais is an English comic writer and performer from Reading, Berkshire, England. He grew up in the town's southern suburb of Whitley, on a council estate. Gervais found mainstream fame with his BBC Two television programme The Office, which he co-wrote and co-directed with his friend and collaborator Stephen Merchant. Besides writing and directing the show, Gervais played the lead role of David Brent. In 2005, Gervais returned to BBC Television with his new sitcom, Extras. In 2006, Gerva... ... (read more...) is became the first guest star on The Simpsons to also write the episode on which he guest-starred, "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife", which aired on March 26, 2006 (April 23, 2006 in the UK).