Ricky Dene Gervais, commonly known as Ricky Gervais, is a famous English actor, television director and producer, comedian, as well as an author. To the public, Ricky Gervais is perhaps best known as the co-creator and one of the main stars of a popular BBC sitcom called “The Office”, which first aired on television screens in 2001. In addition to Gervais, the show featured a cast of Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis and Oliver Chris. During the year of its debut, “The Office” won the British Comedy Awards, and several years later collected a Golden Globe Award, which made it the first British comedy to win the award. The show also inspired the release of various remakes of “The Office” all around the world, including the United States, French, German and Swedish versions. “The Office” also inspired the release of another British sitcom under the name of “The Extras”, which was once again co-created by Gervais and Stephen Merchant, who portrayed the main characters of the series. As its predecessor, “The Extras” received favorable reviews from both the critics and the audience, and was nominated for BAFTA Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as British Comedy Awards. In addition to these two shows, Ricky Gervais made appearances in such films and television series as “Night at the Museum” with Ben Stiller, Robin Williams and Dick Van Dyke, “Cemetery Junction” starring Felicity Jones and Christian Cooke, “The Simpsons”, as well as “Louie” with Louis C.K. among many others. A famous actor, as well as a television producer, how rich is Ricky Gervais? According to sources, Ricky Gervais’ net worth is estimated to be $80 million. Duo to his impressive earnings and net worth, Ricky Gervais managed to purchase several valuable assets, among which is his apartment in the Barbizon, the worth of which is $4.2 million.
Ricky Gervais Net Worth $80 Million
Ricky Gervais was born in 1961, in Berkshire, England. After graduating from high school, Gervais enrolled in the University College London, from which he graduated with a degree in philosophy. Ricky Gervais began his career with “Seona Dancing”, a new wave British group, which he co-founded with Bill Macrae. With the duo, Gervais released two singles, both of which were featured on the British music charts. In addition to making music, Gervais was a head of speech at the X-fm London radio station. Eventually, Gervais moved from music and radio to create television shows. His first attempt was a comedy one-off sitcom “Golden Years”, which was followed by Gervais’ appearance on “The 11 O’ Clock Show”. Shortly afterwards, Gervais began working on his popular series “The Office”. In addition to the latter show, Ricky Gervais is also known for “The Ricky Gervais Show” animated series, a mockumentary called “Life’s Too Short”, and comedy-drama show “Derek”. Ricky Gervais had also published several books, including a children’s book “Flanimals”, and the scripts of “The Office”, which were released in the form of a book. A well-known actor and television producer, Ricky Gervais has an estimated net worth of $80 million.
