

Ricky Gervais
- actor
- writer
- musician
- comedian
- screenwriter
- radio personality
- voice actor
- film director
- film actor
- stand-up comedian
- film producer
- television director
- television actor
- television producer
- Born 1961-06-25 (age 65)
- Nationality United Kingdom
- Years active 1983–present
Biography
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Known for
Filmography
See full filmography- 2014Muppets Most WantedMovie
age 53 - 2014Night at the Museum: Secret of the TombMovie
age 53 - 2011Spy Kids: All the Time in the WorldMovie
age 50 - 2011The MuppetsMovie
age 50 - 2011Talking FunnySpecial
age 50 - 2010ScienceMovie
age 49 - 2009Night at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianMovie
age 48 - 2009The Invention of LyingMovie
age 48 - 2008Ghost TownMovie
age 47 - 2007StardustMovie
age 46 - 2006Night at the MuseumMovie
age 45 - 2004PoliticsMovie
age 43
| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | Movie | 53 | |
| 2014 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | Movie | 53 | |
| 2011 | Spy Kids: All the Time in the World | Movie | 50 | |
| 2011 | The Muppets | Movie | 50 | |
| 2011 | Talking Funny | Special | 50 | |
| 2010 | Science | Movie | 49 | |
| 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Movie | 48 | |
| 2009 | The Invention of Lying | Movie | 48 | |
| 2008 | Ghost Town | Movie | 47 | |
| 2007 | Stardust | Movie | 46 | |
| 2006 | Night at the Museum | Movie | 45 | |
| 2004 | Politics | Movie | 43 |
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Career timeline
Award won Role or nomination
1961 age 0
Born2004 age 43
2006 age 45
CreditNight at the Museum2007 age 46
CreditStardust2008 age 47
CreditGhost Town2009 age 48
CreditThe Invention of Lying2010 age 49
CreditScience2011 age 50
2014 age 53
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Family and influences
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Photos
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You have options. You can either continue to be miserable or you can just stop being angry at everyone and accept the way things are. Allow yourself to live.
Ricky Gervais, CC BY-SA 4.0
The truth doesn’t hurt. Whatever it is, it doesn’t hurt. It’s better to know the truth.
Ricky Gervais, CC BY-SA 4.0
If there is a god, why did he make me an atheist? That was his first mistake. Well, the talking snake was his first mistake.
Ricky Gervais, CC BY-SA 4.0
Why don’t you believe in God? I get that question all the time. I always try to give a sensitive, reasoned answer. This is usually awkward, time consuming and pointless. People who believe in God don’t need proof of his existence, and they certainly don’t want evidence to the contrary. They are happy with their belief. They even say things like “it’s true to me” and “it’s faith.” I still give my logical answer because I feel that not being honest would be patronizing and impolite. It is ironic therefore that “I don’t believe in God because there is absolutely no scientific evidence for his existence and from what I’ve heard the very definition is a logical impossibility in this known universe” comes across as both patronizing and impolite.
Ricky Gervais, CC BY-SA 4.0
Science seeks the truth. And it does not discriminate. For better or worse it finds things out. Science is humble. It knows what it knows and it knows what it doesn’t know. It bases its conclusions and beliefs on hard evidence -- evidence that is constantly updated and upgraded. It doesn’t get offended when new facts come along. It embraces the body of knowledge. It doesn’t hold on to medieval practices because they are tradition. If it did, you wouldn’t get a shot of penicillin, you’d pop a leech down your trousers and pray.
Ricky Gervais, CC BY-SA 4.0
I think a comedian's job isn't just to make people laugh. I think it's to make people think.
Ricky Gervais, CC BY-SA 4.0
TV appearances
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Facts
Personal details
- Nationalities
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Years active
- 1983–
- Genres
- new wave
- Education
- UCL Department of Philosophy, University College London, University of London




Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
The Muppets
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
The Invention of Lying