COMING SOONAbout Ricky Gervais
RICKY GERVAIS, Host
Multi-talented Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Ricky Gervais ("The Invention of Lying," "The Office") has signed for an encore performance when he returns to host "The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards" on Sunday, January 15, 2012 on NBC. This year's show will again be broadcast live coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. (PT) and 8-11 p.m. (ET) from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Gervais is probably best known for his role as David Brent on the BBC version of "The Office." Gervais also produced, wrote (with Stephen Merchant) and directed on the mock documentary series from 2001-03. Twelve episodes and a two-part Christmas special later, "The Office" was consigned to broadcasting history as one of the most perfectly crafted comedy series in British TV history. The show was showered with awards and critical acclaim and Gervais became a household name. Gervais and Merchant teamed up again in 2005 to create the award-winning series "Extras," in which he played an aspiring actor.
Gervais also executive-produces the Emmy Award-winning American version of "The Office" with Greg Daniels, Ben Silverman, Stephen Merchant, Howard Klein and Paul Lieberstein. The NBC version of "The Office" is the most successful U.S. remake of a show and recently went into syndication.
Over a 10-year period Gervais has become one of the most influential British comedians of all time. He is an award-winning stand-up and his tour "FAME" became the fastest-selling UK stand-up show in history. "FAME" also received three Emmy nominations.
In 2009 Gervais wrote, directed and starred in the feature film "The Invention of Lying" alongside Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., Rob Lowe and Tina Fey (NBC's "30 Rock"). "Cemetery Junction," Gervais' second film as writer and director and his first film co-written and directed with Stephen Merchant, was released in the UK in 2010. An animated feature film of his award-winning children's book "Flanimals" is currently in development.
Gervais currently holds the title of the most downloaded Internet show of all time with "The Ricky Gervais Show."
