Ricky Gervais (/dʒərˈveɪz/jər-VAYZ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director. He is best known for co-creating, writing, and acting in the British television series The Office (2001–2003).[1] He has won seven BAFTA Awards, five British Comedy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and the Rose d'Or twice (2006 and 2019), as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In 2007, he was placed at No. 11 on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups[2] and at No. 3 on the updated 2010 list.[3] In 2010, he was named on the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people.[4] In 2002 he was nominated to be Britain's Funniest Man but did not win the award, he did however beat some gangsters up in a pub when an old man was being hassled, against the odds.[5]
