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'''Yannick dos Santos Djaló''' (born 5 May 1988) is a ]an-born ] ] who plays for ] mainly as a ], but can also operate as a ].
'''Ricky Dene Gervais''' ({{IPA-en|dʒərˈveɪz}}; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, director, radio presenter, producer, musician, and writer.


==Club career==
Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series '']'' and the subsequent series '']'', both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and frequent collaborator ]. In addition to writing and directing the shows, Gervais also played the lead roles of ] in ''The Office'' and ] in ''Extras''. Gervais has also starred in a number of Hollywood films, assuming leading roles in '']'' and '']''. He has performed on four sell-out ] tours, written the best-selling '']'' book series and starred with ] and ] in the most downloaded podcast in the world as of March 2009,<ref name="Plunkett">{{cite news|url=http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1703591,00.html|title=Gervais podcast in the record books | Guardian, The (London) | work=The Guardian | first=John | last=Plunkett | date=6 February 2006 | accessdate=27 March 2010}}</ref> '']''.
===Sporting===
Born in ], Djaló was brought up through ]'s prolific youth system, and made his ] debut on 16 September 2006, playing the second half of a 0–1 home loss against ]. He proved himself a quality player, often ], and also appeared in Sporting's ] ], renewing during the season his contract with Sporting until 2013.


On 6 April 2008, after a four-month absence due to injury, Djaló scored both goals in a 2–0 home win over ], having also scored the previous week, off the bench, in a 4–1 away success over ]. He finished ] in good form, netting the only goal in a win at Paços de Ferreira, which proved crucial in helping the side to retain its second place in the league. In ]'s ], he netted twice in a thrilling 5–3 semi-final win against city-rivals ].
He has won multiple awards and honours, including seven ], five ], two ], three ] and the 2006 ], as well as a ] nomination.
In 2007 he was voted the 11th greatest stand-up comic on ]'s 100 Greatest Stand-Ups and again in the updated 2010 list as the 3rd greatest stand-up comic.<ref name="Greatest Stand-Ups">{{cite news|url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-100-greatest-stand-ups/articles/greatest-stand-ups-of-all-time|title=The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups | Channel 4, London | date=11 April 2010}}</ref> In 2010 he was named on the ''TIME'' 100 list of the world's most influential people.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1984685,00.html | work=Time | title=The 2010 Time 100 | accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref> In 2010, Gervais became the first British person to host the Golden Globe Awards in 14 years; he returned to host in 2011 and is signed on to host in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=84317|title=Ricky Gervais to Return as Golden Globes Host!|accessdate=2011-11-16|date= 2011-11-16|publisher=ComingSoon.net}}</ref>


On 16 August 2008, Djaló scored both goals in Sporting's win against defending league champions ] to claim the ] for the second year in a row.<ref></ref> During the ], Djaló was an everpresent offensive figure, up front or in the wings. On April 2, 2010, he scored his first career ], at home against ] (5–0).
==Early life==
Gervais, along with siblings Larry (born 1945), Marsha (born 1948), and Bob (born 1950),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/ricky-gervais-a-lucky-man-lurks-behind-david-brent--but-just-who-is-he-611664.html |title=Ricky Gervais: A lucky man lurks behind David Brent – but just who is he? |work=The Independent |location=UK |date=21 December 2002 |accessdate=24 September 2010 | first=Robert | last=Hanks}}</ref> was born and raised in the suburb of ] in ]. Gervais's father, Lawrence Raymond 'Jerry' Gervais (1919–2002), a ], emigrated while on foreign duty during the Second World War from ], Canada. Jerry met Gervais's mother, Eva Sophia M. (née House; 1925–2000),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findmypast.co.uk/BirthsMarriagesDeaths.jsp |title=Deaths England and Wales 1984–2006 |publisher=Findmypast.co.uk |date= |accessdate=24 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/you-asked-for-it-ricky-ge_b_531001.html |title=Megan Smolenyak: You Asked for It, Ricky Gervais! |work=Huffington Post |date= |accessdate=24 September 2010}}</ref> during a ],<ref>The Independent (2005) – "''His father, Jerry, was a French-Canadian&nbsp;... soldier stationed here during the war. He met Eva, the comedian's mother, during a blackout and they settled in Reading.''"</ref> and they settled in Whitley. She died aged 74 of lung cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ginny-dougary/ricky-gervais-in-his-most_b_524351.html |title=Ricky Gervais in his most 'postmodern' interview ever |work=Huffington Post |date= |accessdate=24 September 2010}}</ref>


On 26 August 2010, Djaló scored in the ] to help the ''Lions'' defeat ] 3&ndash;0 after losing 0&ndash;2 at home, thus ] for the ]'s group stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.portugoal.net/index.php/more-europa-league-news/14892-sporting-produce-storming-comeback|title=Sporting come back from the dead to make Europa League group stage|publisher=PortuGOAL|date=27 August 2010|accessdate=2 March 2011}}</ref>
During Xfm London's '']'' and in further newspaper interviews with '']'', Gervais noted that he believes his birth was unplanned due to the age difference between his youngest sibling and himself. During one interview with ''The Independent'', Gervais tells the author that even his mother admitted his birth was unplanned.<ref>The Independent (2005) – "''Ricky Gervais was born 44 years ago, a mistake. "My mum told me that," he says. "She went 'You was an accident'. I went 'Cheers!' Ha ha! A lot of honesty in my family''"</ref> He has claimed that his father was "drunk when he filled in the birth certificate", leading to the unusual spelling of his middle name.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1129313/The-jokes-Ricky-Gervais-reveals-father-drunk-filled-birth-certificate.html |title=The joke's on Ricky Gervais as he reveals his father 'may have been drunk' when he filled in his birth certificate. Also, Gervais recently admitted in an interview that he had "a very honest family" and the only lie his mother ever told him was that God existed. – Mail Online|work=Daily Mail |location=UK |accessdate=25 March 2009 |last= |first= | date=27 January 2009}}</ref>


====Cancelled Transfer to Nice====
Gervais has stated that his upbringing and childhood were stable and trauma-free, with a high level of honesty and openness between his family members. He claims that his family, "much like ]", made fun of each other regularly.<ref>Independent (2005). – "''The youngest, by some way, of four brothers, his childhood was trauma-free. Like The Waltons, he says, "If the Waltons took the piss out of each other. You had to be able to answer back." The first time he did, he got a laugh and, his family reasoned, "He'll be alright."''"</ref>
On 31 August 2011, the very last day of the summer ], Djaló left Sporting, signing for ] in the ] ] for ]4.5 millions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.portugoal.net/index.php/more-sporting-news/26925-sporting-sell-postiga-and-yannick|title=Sporting sell Postiga and Yannick|publisher=PortuGOAL|date=31 August 2011|accessdate=31 August 2011}}</ref> On 7 September, ] ruled that his transfer would be voided due to the move being completed following the closure of the transfer window.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economico.sapo.pt/noticias/fifa-rejeita-inscricao-de-yannick-e-nice-recorre_126201.html|title=FIFA rejeita inscrição de Yannick e Nice recorre|trans_title=FIFA rejects Yannick's inscription e Nice appeals|publisher=Económico|date=8 September 2011|accessdate=8 September 2011|language=Portuguese}}</ref> Nice officials announced that the club would appeal the ruling.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ogcnice.com/actualite/news.php?clef=7407|title=Communiqué: Yannick Djaló|trans_title=Announcement: Yannick Djaló|publisher=]|language=French|date=8 September 2011|accessdate=8 September 2011}}</ref>


After FIFA failed to take any action regarding the club's appeal,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/nice-chief-slams-fifa-521297.html|title=Nice chief slams FIFA|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=20 September 2011|accessdate=30 September 2011}}</ref> on 28 September, Nice executive Julien Fournier announced that the club would take the case to the ] (CAS).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12874_7208386,00.html|title=Nice to appeal Djalo ruling|publisher=]|date=28 September 2011|accessdate=30 September 2011}}</ref> Two weeks later, Nice's appeal was rejected, which meant Djaló would not be eligible to represent Nice until January 2012. On the following day after the CAS ruling, Fournier confirmed to Portuguese radio station ] that the player would be returning to Sporting.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dn.pt/desporto/sporting/interior.aspx?content_id=2052241|title=Nice devolve Yannick Djaló ao Sporting|trans_title=Nice sends Yannick Djaló back to Sporting|publisher=]|language=Portuguese|date=12 October 2011|accessdate=12 October 2011}}</ref>
Gervais attended Whitley Park Infants and Junior Schools and received his secondary education at Ashmead Comprehensive School, before moving on to ] in 1979. He arrived to study ] but changed to ] after only two weeks<ref name=andJune>{{cite book|year=2006|author=Michael Heatley|isbn=1-84317-237-2|title=Ricky Gervais&nbsp;— The Story So Far...|publisher=Michael O'Mara Books}}</ref> and earned an ] degree in the subject.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/ricky-gervais-a-lucky-man-lurks-behind-david-brent--but-just-who-is-he-611664.html|title=Ricky Gervais: A lucky man lurks behind David Brent&nbsp;— but just who is he? | work=The Independent | location=London | first=Robert | last=Hanks | date=21 December 2002 | accessdate=27 March 2010}}{{failed verification|date=January 2011|reson-the class of the degree is not mentioned in this reference. Need a further cite}}</ref> During his time at UCL, he met ], with whom he has been in a relationship since 1982.<ref>, '']''</ref>


Djalo agreed a trial with Aston Villa in December 2011, with a view to joining them in January 2012 on a free transfer.<ref>http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11677/7348011/McLeish-Djalo-only-on-trial</ref>
==Music==
In 1983, during his final year as a student at UCL (University College London), Gervais and his friend ] formed a pop ], ]. They were signed by ], which released two of their singles—"]" and "]". The singles failed to break the top 40—with "More to Lose" charting at number 117 and "Bitter Heart" peaking at 70 in the UK singles charts.<ref>The Independent (2005). – "''Aged 21, he was in a band himself, new romantics Seona Dancing. Their singles reached 117 and 70. The video for one, "Bitter Heart", was set in a blacksmith's.''"</ref> Despite not being successful in the UK, Seona Dancing did manage to score a hit in the Philippines with "More to Lose".


==International career==
According to the 20 December 2003 broadcast of the Ricky Gervais Show, Gervais later had a band called the Sacred Hearts, which ] described as Gervais's ] phase.
Djaló chose to represent ] internationally, appearing in various youth levels. Twelve days after his 2008 Supercup exploits, he was called-up to the senior team by manager ], but did not make his debut.<ref></ref>


In late August 2010, Djaló was called for two ] ], after Porto's ] - his former Sporting teammate - suffered an injury; on 3 September, he finally made his debut, playing the last six minutes of the 4–4 home draw against minnows ], replacing ].
==Radio==
Gervais later worked as an ] for the ] (ULU),<ref>''The Observer'' (2005) "'Not at all,' he says. 'When I was working at ULU I never thought, "This is shit" or "The money is bad." I thought: "This is quite a good job." I suppose if all this had not come along I might now have been a 43-year-old entertainments manager. But that never worried me at the time."</ref> where he continued working until he took a similar job as "head of speech" at ].<ref>''The Observer'' (2005) "Instead of a stand-up career, Gervais moved from ULU to a job as head of speech at the alternative radio station Xfm."</ref>


==Honours==
Needing an assistant, Gervais interviewed the first person whose '']'' he saw. The CV belonged to ]. During the interview at a local pub, Merchant agreed to do "all the boring stuff" because of his experience in ] while Gervais "mess<nowiki></nowiki> around".<ref>''The Observer'' (2006). "Merchant was his deputy. Instead of worrying too much about being heads of speech, they mostly worked on little routines. Merchant was sometimes obliged to wheel his boss around the office in his executive chair. 'I remember going out for a drink with Steve early on,' Gervais says. 'I said to him, "You've done media studies, you can do all the boring stuff, all the filing, I'll mess around." He said: "OK." And that was that."</ref> In 1998 Gervais was made redundant{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} when the station was taken over by the ] group.
===Club===
*]: ], ]
*]: 2007, 2008
*]: Runner-up ], ]


===Individual===
Gervais was music adviser for the BBC drama '']'', which was being produced by his girlfriend, ]. He and Merchant also contributed sketches to ]'s '']'' in 1999 and 2000.
*]: Young Player of the Month ]


==Personal==
After the first series of '']'', Gervais and Merchant returned to Xfm in November 2001 for a Saturday radio show. The show ran intermittently until January 2004 with breaks of 1–3 months between new shows. This was when the pair first worked with ], who produced the shows and later collaborated with them on their series of ]s.
Born in ], Djaló lived most of his life in the Portuguese capital, ].


In May 2010, he married ] and ]-personality ], subsequently taking his wife's surname, and signing as "Yannick Abreu Djaló".<ref> {{pt icon}}</ref> The couple welcomed their first child, Lyonce Viktórya, early in the following year, having the player already fathered Christian Martim (born 2008) in a previous relationship.<ref> {{pt icon}}</ref> Djaló is best friends with ] and ] (Christian's godfather), who played with him in Sporting for several years.
===Podcast===
{{Main|The Ricky Gervais Show}}
{{See also|List of The Ricky Gervais Show episodes}}
On 5 December 2005 '']'' began offering free weekly podcasts featuring Gervais, Merchant, and Pilkington. Throughout January and February 2006 the podcast was consistently ranked the number-one podcast in the world; it appeared in the 2007 ] for the world's most-downloaded podcast, having gained an average of 261,670 downloads per episode during its first month.<ref name="Plunkett"/> On 20 February 2006, after the conclusion of the twelve-podcast series, it was announced that all future episodes would be available from Audible.com at a "nominal fee" (later, these had to be called ] in accordance with iTunes policy). Two more series—-each with six podcasts—-were released between February and September 2006.

In late 2006 three more free podcasts were released. Together called "The Podfather Trilogy", they debuted individually at Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. These three were known by Ricky and Steve as "The Fourth season". In October 2007 another free full-length podcast was released through iTunes; this podcast was originally given out for free during a performance of Gervais's Fame tour in London. On 25 November 2007 Gervais, Merchant, and Pilkington released another free full-length podcast, which lasted just over an hour.

In August 2008 Gervais, Merchant, and Pilkington recorded their fifth season of audiobooks, totalling 4 chapters, which were released on 16 September 2008. These audiobooks were described as the 'guide to...' series, covering several topics. As of May 2011, there are 12 "Guides" in total: Medicine, Natural History, Arts, Philosophy, The English, Society, Law & Order, The Future, The Human Body, The Earth, The ] & ]. The conversations typically begin on topic, but constantly stray away from the topic at hand.

==Television==
Gervais has contributed to the ]-winning '']'' (ITV), penning several sketches. His mainstream-TV debut came in September 1998 as part of ]'s "Comedy Lab" series of pilots. His one-off show '']'' focused on a ]–obsessed character called Clive Meadows. Gervais then came to much wider national attention with an obnoxious, cutting persona featured in a topical slot that replaced ]'s segments on the satirical Channel 4 comedy programme '']'' in early 1999, in which his character used as many ]s as was possible and produced an inordinate amount of politically incorrect statements. Among the other regular featured comedians on the show was ], later a co-star of '']''. Two years later, Gervais went on to present his own comedy chat show for Channel 4 called '']''; it was poorly received and has since been mocked by Gervais himself. '']'' newspaper has described Gervais as "obsessed by his own celebrity", but adds, "Who wouldn't want to be ] in a comedy ]?" in reference to ''Ricky Gervais Meets...''; the article, however, also describes him as "a very funny man" who "created one of the great sitcoms".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article2152792.ece |title=Ricky Gervais: Step into my office&nbsp;— People, News&nbsp;— Independent.co.uk |work=The Independent |location=UK |accessdate=21 November 2009 | date=14 January 2007}}</ref> ] Chris Tryhorn explained the "few gripes" he had with ''Extras'', "particularly in the second series". "You can forgive Gervais a certain arrogance after the success of '']'', but..." He remarks on the confused tone of the series, taking in the clash between the broad comedy of characters Barry (]) and Darren (]), and the apparent parody of this style with ''When The Whistle Blows'', and "given their total indulgence of Gervais, the BBC is portrayed as interfering, its comedy department run by a rather crudely ]d gay couple".<ref name="autogenerated1" />

Throughout this time, Gervais also wrote for the BBC sketch show '']'' and ''The ] Show'', and he had cameo roles in Channel 4's sitcom '']''; it is speculated that the cameo is indeed ''The Office'' character ]{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}. However, both series of ''Spaced'' finished airing before ''The Office'' premiered. Gervais also appeared in a few of Channel 4's 'Top 100...' list programmes, and he voiced the character of Penguin in ]'s ''Legend of the Lost Tribe''. His voice was redubbed for the US market.

On 5 January 2006 he interviewed ] in a one off special, ''Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David''. On 25 and 26 December of the same year Channel 4 aired similar specials in which he interviewed the actor/comedian ] and comedian<!--"infamously" is not the correct word here. What are we trying to convey by the use of "infamously"? Recommend either that we use a word other than "infamously" or that we just delete it, as I have done.--> ]. There are no plans for further episodes of "Meets...", although editions with ] and ] were recorded in 2006 for broadcast in 2007.<!--"for broadcast in 2007" begs the question, "Were these actually broadcast in 2007?"--> A source claimed, "The Shandling experience put him off for good".<ref name="gervais_salute">Deedes, Henry. (2007). , Independent News and Media Limited. Retrieved on 22 July 2007.</ref>

Gervais guest-starred in an episode of '']'' entitled "]", which aired on 26 March 2006 in the United States, on 23 April 2006 on satellite station ] in the United Kingdom (first appearing on terrestrial television in 2010), and on 18 July 2006 in Australia. He is the only British comic to write and star in a ''Simpsons'' episode. The episode was the highest rated in Sky One's history, arguably because of its extensive promotion, which revolved around the angle that Gervais was the episode's sole writer (and the first guest star on the show to also receive a writing credit for the episode of his appearance). Gervais clarified the extent of his input in a joint interview (with Christopher Guest) for '']'' magazine (January 2006): "No, all I did was put down a load of observations on an email and they made it look like a ''Simpsons'' script. I'm going to get the credit, but I think everyone in the industry knows it was a joint effort". Asked in a separate interview about how his idea for the episode (in which Homer swaps Marge on a game show) came about, Gervais replied:
<blockquote>I've always been fascinated with reality ]s but I think it was my girlfriend's idea. We watch '']'' at the moment, we watch '']'' we watch all those reality TV shows&nbsp;— ''The Office'' came out of those docu-soaps".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukula.com/TorontoArticle.aspx?SectionID=3&ObjectID=1665&CityID=3|title= Interview at UKULA}}</ref></blockquote>
Gervais, a longstanding ''Simpsons'' fan, presented a segment to mark the show's 20th anniversary on ]'s '']'' on 16 June 2007. Recently on Gervais's blog it was announced that he will be returning to ''The Simpsons'' and will feature him doing a skit based on his recent controversial performance at the 2011 Golden Globes. It is unknown if he will be writing the episode this time around.

Gervais has also guest-starred on '']'' (appearing in the third-season episode "]") as Daniel Ryan, a former Royal Navy bomb-disposal specialist turned rogue ] bomb-maker. He has said about the appearance, "I did an episode of ''Alias'', and I can't watch it. Me being serious. I can't watch it".

Gervais made a cameo appearance on '']'' in a ''Digital Short'' during which he claims that ''The Office'' was adapted from a Japanese program of the same name (with ] reprising his role as Michael Scott). The sketch re-creates scenes from the American and British pilot episode with Japanese elements (although in an exaggerated way). "It's funny", Gervais laughs at the end, "because it's racist".

In January 2009 Gervais was interviewed by ] for Season 15 of BravoTV's '']''.

In January 2010 he hosted the ], making him the first master of ceremonies since 1995. He stated:<blockquote> "I have resisted many other offers like this, but there are just some things you don't turn down."<ref>{{cite news | author=Gina DiNunno |title=Ricky Gervais to Host Golden Globes | url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Ricky-Gervais-Host-1011235.aspx| work=TVGuide.com| accessdate=2011-10-19}}</ref></blockquote>
His performance as host received a mixed response with positive reviews from the '']'' and the ], but also some negative comments from industry bible, '']''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8464994.stm
|title=Ricky Gervais gets mixed response at the Golden Globes
|date=18 January 2010|work=BBC News |accessdate=3 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/jan/19/ricky-gervais-golden-globes|title=Did Ricky Gervais shine at the Golden Globes?|date=19 January 2010|work=Guardian|accessdate=3 February 2010 | location=London | first=Brian | last=Logan}}</ref>

Gervais was a guest judge on ]'s NBC show '']'' alongside ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://watching-tv.ew.com/2010/03/11/the-marriage-ref-madonna-2/ |title=Madonna, Larry David, Ricky Gervais on 'The Marriage Ref': 'This is the weirdest show I've ever been on | work=Entertainment Weekly | accessdate=11 March 2010 | location=New York | first=Ken | last=Tucker}}</ref>
On 1 April 2010 Gervais made his first appearance on '']'' on '']''.

As of April 2011 he has made 18 guest appearances on the '']'' on the ] network.

In April 2010 it was announced that Gervais and Stephen Merchant will be writing a new show, called '']'', which they described as, "A cross between '']'' and '']'' and '']'' but with a dwarf. That is out and out funny."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tv.sky.com/wednesdays-tv-headlines-2 |title=Gervais's Life's Too Short |publisher=Tv.sky.com |date= |accessdate=24 September 2010}}{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref> The show will star actor ] as himself, as well as Gervais and Merchant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.warwickdavis.co.uk/lifes-too-short-bbc-pilot-1 |title='Life's Too Short' BBC Pilot, Warwick Davis Official Website |publisher=Warwickdavis.co.uk |date=22 April 2010 |accessdate=24 September 2010}}</ref>

In June 2010 it was announced that Gervais had been cast in the upcoming Season 8 of '']'' playing himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Ricky-Gervais-Curb-1019546.aspx|title=Ricky Gervais Joins Curb Your Enthusiasm|publisher=TVGuide.com|accessdate=2011-10-19}}</ref>

===''The Office''===
{{Main|The Office (UK TV series)}}
In August 1999, while on a BBC production course, ] had to make his own short film. He chose to make a docu-soap parody, set in an office. This sketch later formed the basis of the ].<ref>{{Dead link|date=November 2009}}</ref> With help from ], Merchant passed this tape on to the BBC's Head of Entertainment ] at the ], who then passed it on to Head of Comedy ], who eventually commissioned a full-pilot script from Merchant and Gervais.

The first six-episode series of '']'' aired in the UK in July and August 2001 to little fanfare or attention.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2002/09/18/baoff.xml|title=- The big cheese, ''The Telegraph'', 18&nbsp;September&nbsp;2002 | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | first=Ben | last=Thompson | date=18 September 2002 | accessdate=27 March 2010}}</ref> Word-of-mouth, repeats, and DVDs helped spread the word, building up huge momentum and anticipation for the second series, also comprising six episodes, in September 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/comedy/funnybusiness.htm|title=FUNNY BUSINESS}}{{dead link|date=July 2011}}</ref> The second series topped the BBC Two ratings, and the show then switched to ] in December 2003 for its final two special episodes.

''The Office'' has since been remade for audiences in ], ], ], ], and the ]. Gervais and Merchant are producers of the American version, and they also co-wrote the episode "]" for the show's third season. The original UK version is currently airing on ] on Fridays, and prior to the show's airing, Gervais appears as himself talking about the episode that will air. In one of those segments Gervais claimed the episode "]" to be his favourite.

===''Extras''===
{{Main|Extras}}
''Extras'' had its debut on the BBC on 21 July 2005; it received its premiere on HBO in the United States in September 2005. Written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the sitcom ran for twelve episodes and starred Gervais as Andy Millman, a ]. Millman is more self-aware and intentionally humorous than Gervais's ''The Office'' character David Brent.

Guest stars on the first series of ''Extras'' include ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. A second series began on 14 September 2006 in the UK and featured appearances by ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ].

] at ] in July 2005.]]
A Christmas special of Extras aired on 27 December 2007 in the UK and on 16 December 2007 in the US, featuring guest appearances by ], ], ], Jonathan Ross, and ].

On 10 June 2006 Gervais and Merchant were seen in a specially-filmed promotional sketch for the second series, in the middle of ]'s ] ] coverage. This time Gervais did not perform his famous dance. Instead, Merchant did a take-off of the ], recently popularised by ] ] ].

Some have suggested that Gervais is influenced by '']'' and '']'' in making ''Extras'', particularly in the format of celebrities making fools of themselves or subverting their public personas,<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|author=Logged in as click here to log out |url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2006/09/extras_work_needed_ricky.html |title=Extras work needed, Ricky?, Organgrinder, Guardian Unlimited |publisher=Blogs.guardian.co.uk |date=22 September 2006 |accessdate=21 November 2009 | location=London}}</ref> and in the Gervais ] of someone making inappropriate remarks in front of a member of a ]. He has interviewed both ] and ], creators of these shows, on ''Ricky Gervais Meets...''

''Extras'' was awarded the ] for Best Television Series&nbsp;– Musical or Comedy on 14 January 2008. Gervais also won a ].

In February 2007 British ventriloquist ] refused an invitation to appear on the second series of ''Extras'', claiming that Gervais "wanted me to be a ] bigot" and describing the script as "pure filth".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/ventriloquist%20shocked%20by%20rickys%20racist%20script_1007228 | title = Ricky gervais&nbsp;— ventriloquist shocked by ricky's 'racist' script | date = 1 February 2007 | accessdate =11 September 2008}}</ref> When asked about Harris's refusal on '']'', Gervais claimed that Harris simply "didn't get it".<ref>{{cite episode |title= Friday Night with Jonathan Ross|episodelink= |series= |serieslink= |credits= |network= ]|station= |airdate= 8 September 2009|season= |seriesno= |number= |minutes= }}</ref> ], who assumed the role offered to Harris, said "the people who didn't get it probably think ] really is a ]."<ref>{{cite news |last = Shennan |first = Paddy| url = http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=17753518&method=full&siteid=50061&headline=cheggers--i-m-not-really-that-foul-mouthed-bigot-name_page.html | title = Cheggers: I'm not really that foul-mouthed bigot | work=] | date = 15 September 2006 | accessdate =11 September 2009}}</ref>

===''The Ricky Gervais Show'' (HBO / Channel 4 animated series)===
{{Main|The Ricky Gervais Show (animated series)}}

''The Ricky Gervais Show'' is an animated TV show that debuted on US cable network ] on 19 February 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/413550_tvgif22.html|title=Ricky Gervais Gets Animated for New HBO Series|last=Stanhope|first=Kate |date=22 December 2009|work=TV GUIDE}}{{dead link|date=July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/01/tca-press-tour.html|title=TCA press tour: Ricky Gervais finds comedy gold in a round-headed minion|last=Press|first=Joy |date=14 January 2010|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> In the UK, the first season began airing on 23 April 2010 on ]. The show was developed using original podcast recordings from ''The Ricky Gervais Show'' starring Gervais, ], and ]. After receiving a loyal and enthusiastic following in the US, Cable channel ] recommissioned the show for a second season, due to air in 2011.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/mar/24/ricky-gervais-show-hbo | title=Ricky Gervais Show gets second HBO series | date=24 March 2010 |work=The Guardian | location=London | accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref>

The original audio show was broadcast in November 2001 on radio station ], and aired in weekly periods for months at a time throughout 2002, 2003, 2004, and mid-2005. In November 2005 '']'' offered the show as a ] series of 12 shows.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4479230.stm |title=Entertainment, Gervais radio show to be podcast |publisher=BBC News |date=28 November 2005 |accessdate=24 September 2010}}</ref> Throughout January and February 2006 the podcast was consistently ranked the number one podcast in the world; it appeared in the 2007 ] for the world's most downloaded podcast, having gained an average of 261,670 downloads per episode during its first month.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4737352.stm |title=Entertainment, Gervais charges for podcast show |publisher=BBC News |date=21 February 2006 |accessdate=24 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1703591,00.html|title=Gervais podcast in the record books|last=Plunkett|first=John |date=6 February 2006|work=MediaGuardian | location=London}}</ref> By September 2006, according to the ], the podcasts of the series had been downloaded "nearly 8&nbsp;million" times.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5370282.stm |title=Entertainment, Gervais puts a stop to podcasts |publisher=BBC News |date=22 September 2006 |accessdate=24 September 2010}}</ref>

==Stand-up comedy==
Gervais made some attempts at ] in the late 1990s, but his first successful show took place at the Cafe Royal, as part of the ]. Titled ''Rubbernecker'', the show also featured ], ], and ].

Gervais later toured the UK in 2003 with his stand-up show '']''. The '']'' tour followed a year later. Both of these shows were recorded for release on DVD and television broadcast. The third part of the themed live trilogy, '']'', took place in 2007. It started in Glasgow in January and ended in ] in April. Blackpool reported selling out of tickets within 45 minutes of them going on sale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2006/12/13/4816/what_a_sell-out|title=What a sell-out, Huge demand for Gervais tour}}</ref> More dates were added.
]
'']'''s panel saw ''Animals'' during its ] run and covered it in January 2003. They were not favourable, with '']'' editor ] being the most explicit in his criticism.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/review/2654105.stm|title=BBC News, 13&nbsp;January 2003 | date=13 January 2003 | accessdate=27 March 2010}}</ref> After this, Gervais closed each show by calling Hislop an "ugly little pug-faced cunt". Further coverage on ''Newsnight Review'' has been overwhelmingly favourable, with the panelists playing themselves in promos for the second series of ''Extras''. Panel regulars ], ], and ] also appeared as themselves reviewing ''When The Whistle Blows'' in a series episode. Critic Mark Lawson is a great admirer of Gervais and Merchant, having interviewed them extensively for television, print '']'', and the ].

'']'' was the subject of some controversy in January 2007 when Gervais told a story, ostensibly about how people will do anything to become famous, to a Scottish audience.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news?id=26941|title=Entertainment Wise}}</ref> The story referred to a question asked of Gervais five years earlier by a reporter: what could someone do to become famous like you? To which he replied, "Go out and kill a prostitute". He followed up with the ], "I won't do that bit in Ipswich", referring to the ]. The joke drew criticism from the father of victim Tania Nicol: "These days, they want to make a joke out of anything. I feel he's just being uncaring, quite honestly". Gervais defended himself: "I do want people to know that that happened five years ago and is not related to anything now. That is the problem with comedy, a joke that is funny today can be a terrible ''faux pas'' tomorrow".

Gervais's fourth show was entitled ''Science'', and commenced with an eleven date tour in August 2009 at the ] in ].<ref>{{cite web|work=Plumplard.com |date=August 2004 |url=http://www.rickygervais.com/sciencelive.php |title=Ricky Gervais... Obviously |publisher=Rickygervais.com |accessdate=21 November 2009}}</ref> The show opened to little critical praise.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Schott|first1=Ben|authorlink1=Ben_Schott|editor1-first=Ben|editor1-last=Schott|editor1-link=Ben_Schott|title=]|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=vR0NPwAACAAJ|accessdate=13 November 2011|edition=|year=2009|publisher=]|location=]|isbn=978-0-74-759842-8|oclc=432407182|page=177|chapter=Chapter VI. Books & Arts}}</ref> Writing for '']'', Julian Hall gave ''Science'' two stars out of five, stating that is was Gervais's "most disappointing" offering yet.<ref>{{Cite news|title=First Night: Ricky Gervais: Science, Edinburgh Playhouse|first=Julian|last=Hall|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/reviews/first-night-ricky-gervais-science-edinburgh-playhouse-1777207.html|newspaper=]|publisher=]|location=]|issn=0951-9467|oclc=240904920|date=26 August 2009|accessdate=13 November 2011}}</ref>
The DVD for ''Science'' was released on 15 November 2010.<ref> Play.com. Retrieved 5 April 2010.</ref>
In November 2009 he headlined the sixth annual New York Comedy Festival at Carnegie Hall, New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nycomedyfestival.com|title=Gervais to headline 6th NY Comedy Festival}}</ref>

Gervais has begun writing his fifth stand-up routine, to be titled ''Humanity''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ricky-gervais/humanity-tour_b_908409.html |title=Ricky Gervais: The Perfect Image For Humanity |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= |accessdate=13 September 2011}}</ref>

===Grand Theft Auto IV===
Gervais is one of two featured comedians (the other being ]) in the video game ] who performs at the Comedy Club and on the television in the game.

===DVD releases===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!Released
!Notes
|-
| '']''
| 17 November 2003
| Live at the ], London
|-
| '']''
| 15 November 2004
| Live at the ]
|-
| '']''
| 12 November 2007
| Live at the ], London
|-
| ''Science''
| 22 November 2010
| Live at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London
|}

==Books==
===''Flanimals''===
Gervais released a children's book in 2004, '']'' (illustrated by his friend Rob Steen), which depicted nonsense animals. After the success of this book, he released its sequel '']'' in 2005, with '']'' coming the next year. A new Flanimals book, '']'', was released in October 2007. ''Flanimals: Pop Up'' was also published in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|author=Plumplard.com August 2004 |url=http://www.rickygervais.com/flanimals.php |title=Ricky Gervais... Obviously |publisher=Rickygervais.com |date= |accessdate=13 September 2011}}</ref>

There is a wide range of ''Flanimals'' ] available, including dolls and gift cards. A six-part ''Flanimals'' TV series has been commissioned by ITV,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flanimals.com/ |title=FLANIMALS NEWS |publisher=Flanimals |date= |accessdate=21 November 2009}}</ref> although Gervais had previously claimed signing a Hollywood movie deal<ref>{{cite web|url=http://old.chortle.co.uk/news/nov04/flanimals.php |title=News: Gervais signs Hollywood deal |publisher=Old.chortle.co.uk |date=17 November 2004 |accessdate=21 November 2009}}</ref> so that a ] could be developed. "That way it stands a chance of being the next ] or '']''".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article321354.ece |title=Ricky Gervais: My life as a superstar&nbsp;— People, News&nbsp;— Independent.co.uk |work=The Independent |location=UK |accessdate=21 November 2009 | date=23 October 2005 |deadurl=yes}} {{Dead link|date=December 2011|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref>

===Other books===
''The Office'' scripts have been released in book form, with Series 1 issued in 2002, and the remaining episodes following in 2003.

In late 2006 the ''Extras'' script book was released, as well as '']'' presented by Gervais and Merchant. These were essentially transcripts of ]/] routines performed by the three.

==Film==
Gervais's film career has included small roles as the voice of a ] in 2005's '']'', as a ] in 2006's '']'', as museum director Dr. McPhee in 2006's '']'' and its sequel '']'', and as "Ferdy the Fence" in the 2007 film '']''. His role in ''Night at the Museum'' has proven to be one of Gervais's most popular roles{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}, with the movie ] $570&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>Green, Graeme. (2007). "60 SECONDS: Ricky Gervais" Retrieved on 22 July 2007 from METRO Newspaper</ref><ref>Green, Graeme. (2007)., – "''] After having your own Simpsons episode and working with Robert De Niro, are there any other big ambitions left to fulfil? ] I get offered 50 diversions a day. I could be the guest on every panel show or the butler in loads of films. But when The Simpsons calls or Robert De Niro calls, you say ‘yes’ to them and ‘no’ to the other 49.''"</ref>

Gervais starred in '']'', which was released on 19 September 2008, and was in ] during May 2008 filming his next project, '']'', starring himself, ], ], and ], with appearances by ], ], ], ], ], and ]. The comedy, released in 2009, was co-written and co-directed by Gervais and Matt Robinson.<ref name="variety"/>

Gervais and co-writer ] made a film called '']'', set in 1970s England, about class, love and fulfillment.<ref>{{cite web|work=Plumplard.com |date=August 2004 |url=http://www.rickygervais.com/thissideofthetruth.php |title=Ricky Gervais... Obviously |publisher=Rickygervais.com |accessdate=21 November 2009}}</ref> The film was released in April 2010.

He has been cast as Mole in the 2012 adaption of ], featuring effects by ] in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ricky Gervais to voice Mole in The Wind in the Willows adaptation|url=http://www.imdb.com/news/ni6702175/|work=IMDb|publisher=IMDb.com Inc.|accessdate=24 August 2011}}</ref>

He also was the voice of Argenon on Spy Kids 4

==Other appearances==
], 2007]]
On 2 July 2005 Gervais appeared at the ] event held in ], where he performed his famous dance. He produced a series of short films for the cause, linked acts from the studio with ], and also introduced the group ].

Gervais also has a role in the video game '']'', as himself, appearing in his role as a comedian in a comedy club, and as an interviewee on radio station ''We Know The Truth''. For this, a special 3-minute act was written, recorded and fully motion-captured.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/380990/british-office-star-ricky-gervais-appears-in-gta-iv|title=British Office Star Ricky Gervais Appears In GTA IV}}</ref>

He appeared on an episode of Sesame Street in which Elmo is looking to get to sleep and he's the celebrity from "Celebrity Lullabies" who sings about the letter "N" to help. He uses soft words like "Put your nightcap on" but when he gets to the chorus it's the rock song version of "Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na" which wakes Elmo up with each chorus.

Gervais has also hosted the ] and ]. His 2011 hosting of the awards was controversial for his edgy jokes that were at the expense of many of the nominees, similar to the New York Friars Club roast style jokes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12206235|title=Globes host Ricky Gervais explains ceremony absence|date=17 January 2011|work=BBC News |accessdate=17 January 2011}}</ref> His jibes were described as setting "a corrosive tone" by one critic, though some celebrities were seen crying from laughter, leaving the overall reaction to be 'mixed'.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12205469|title=Mixed reaction to Ricky Gervais as Golden Globes host|date=17 January 2011|work=BBC News |accessdate=17 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/01/ricky-gervais-opens-golden-globes-with-shot-at-sheen/1|title=Ricky Gervais opens Golden Globes with shot at Sheen|date=16 January 2011|work=USA Today|accessdate=17 January 2011|first=Ann|last=Oldenburg}}</ref>

===Boxing===
In 2002 Gervais took part in a ] ] match against entrepreneur{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} Grant Bovey&nbsp;— known only to the public due to his relationship with TV personality ]. On his Saturday afternoon radio show on ] Gervais and partners Merchant and Pilkington had discussions on both Gervais's attitude towards boxing and training in general, as well as his likelihood of victory against Bovey. Initially, Merchant had questions as to why Gervais was participating in the event, due to his dislike of slight pain and his inexperience with fitness in general.

Gervais was trained for the three-round contest by famous boxing trainer brothers ] and Eugene Maloney, at their Fight Factory gymnasium. It was the second televised charity boxing match, the first being ] against ], for ]. The fight was televised by the BBC, and Gervais came out on top by a ] verdict. Gervais later said that the experience was the 'most difficult thing' he had ever done. He donated his £5,000 prize money to the training of a ].

===Concert for Diana and Live Earth===
On 1 July 2007 Gervais performed at the ] in ], a music event celebrating the life of the ]. Towards the end of the event&nbsp;— after a pre-recorded introduction from ]&nbsp;— Gervais appeared along with fellow '']'' star ]. They performed '']'', a song previously heard in the fourth episode of series one of ''The Office''. Due to a technical problem, Gervais then had to fill time until he was able to re-introduce ] to close the show, so he did the ] dance again, as well as singing the "Little Fat Man" song as performed by ] in episode two of the second series of '']''.

On 7 July 2007 Gervais appeared at the ] of ] at ], London. Gervais introduced ] appearing in the guise of spoof film director Marty Di Bergi, who in turn introduced ].

In July 2007, following Gervais's appearance at the memorial concert for the Princess of Wales, ''The Guardian'' ran a column by '']'' television critic ] entitled "Call Me Crazy... But Has Ricky Gervais Lost It?"<ref>{{cite news|author=Logged in as click here to log out |url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2007/07/call_me_crazy_but_has_ricky_ge.html |title=Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog&nbsp;— TV & radio: Call me crazy&nbsp;... but has Ricky Gervais lost it? |publisher=Blogs.guardian.co.uk |accessdate=21 November 2009 | location=London | date=11 July 2007}}</ref> The following week, ''The Guardian'' noted that Gervais had responded with "an exhilaratingly foul-mouthed tirade" on his website, concluding with the words, "Yes I am resting on my fucking laurels you cunt!" In this video Gervais mocked Jim Shelley typing the words "Resting on his laurels" as Gervais jokingly lashed out by stating he was resting on his laurels and that he was not going to make another show for television, quipping "What's the point? What is there to beat?".<ref>{{cite news|author=Logged in as click here to log out |url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2007/07/ricky_gervais_resting_on_my_la.html |title=Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog&nbsp;— TV & radio: Ricky Gervais: 'Resting on my laurels? Yes!' |publisher=Blogs.guardian.co.uk |date=19 July 2007 |accessdate=21 November 2009 | location=London}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Gervais currently lives in ],<ref>{{cite news|author= |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1547788/Ricky-Gervais-digs-himself-into-big-trouble.html |title='&#39;Ricky Gervais digs himself into big trouble'&#39;|publisher=Daily Telegraph – Telegraph.co.uk |date=6 April 2007 |accessdate=3 July 2011 |location=London}}</ref> having moved from ], with his girlfriend of 29 years, producer and screenwriter ]. He says they chose not to legally marry because "there's no point in us having an actual ceremony before the eyes of God because there is no God" or have children because they "didn't fancy dedicating 16 years of our lives. And there are too many children, of course".<ref>{{cite news |first=Camilla |last=Long |publisher=www.timesonline.co.uk|title=Ricky Gervais: Bad parents should be sterilised. Fact|page= |date=31 January 2010|accessdate=17 February 2010|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article7009550.ece | location=London}}</ref>
In August 2008, they bought a second home on the ] of ] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news |first=Cindy |last=Adams |publisher=NY Post |title=Comedian gives great impression |page= |date=10 November 2008 |accessdate=10 November 2008|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/11102008/gossip/cindy/comedian_gives_great_impression_137931.htm}}</ref>

Gervais is a fervent supporter of ], and has been a fan of ] since he was a child.<ref>{{cite web|first= Graeme |last=Green |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/interviews/article.html?in_article_id=35340&in_page_id=11 |title=60 SECONDS: Ricky Gervais, Metro.co.uk |publisher=Metro.co.uk |date=30 January 2007 |accessdate=21 November 2009}}</ref> He has spoken out against ] and ], and wrote to ] urging him to stop the use of ] fur as caps for the ].<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |publisher=PETA |title=Ricky Gervais: Bearskin Caps Are Not a Laughing Matter |page= |date= |accessdate=14 December 2008|url=http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/ricky_gervais_bearskins?qp_source=pukfbmsg }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Owen |work=The Independent |location=UK |title=Bearskin caps are no laughing matter, says Gervais |page= |date=14 December 2008 |accessdate=14 December 2008|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bearskin-caps-are-no-laughing-matter-says-gervais-1066095.html }}</ref>

He told ] that he is an ] during a 2007 interview for '']'',<ref> by James Tapper, Daily Mail (UK). 25 June 2007</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/desertislanddiscs_20070624.shtml|title=BBC Radio 4 – Factual&nbsp;— Desert Island Discs&nbsp;— Ricky Gervais}}</ref> later stating he lost his faith at the age of eight,<ref>{{cite news |first=Bryan |last=Appleyard |title=Will Hollywood wipe the smile off Ricky Gervais's face? |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/comedy/article5760063.ece |work=The Sunday Times |location=UK |date=22 February 2009 |accessdate=22 February 2009 }}</ref> and in June 2008 he became an Honorary Associate of the ]. In December 2010 he wrote an editorial for the '']'' defending his lack of faith.<ref>Gervais, Ricky. (2010-12-19) . Blogs.wsj.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-13.</ref>

==Controversy==
===Jokes made at the 68th Golden Globe Awards===
Gervais's job as host of the ] was met with criticism since he made biting jokes about many of the stars in attendence.<ref>Barrett, Annie. (2011-01-16) . Insidetv.ew.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-13.</ref><ref>. Today.msnbc.msn.com (2011-11-16). Retrieved on 2011-12-13.</ref> When it was announced that Gervais would host the awards show again the following year, the ] even wrote, "While many welcome Gervais’s return, not everyone is happy with the decision because last year his blunt one-liners targeting big-name celebrities caused anger and resentment in some quarters."<ref>Barrett, Annie. (2011-11-16) . Insidetv.ew.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-13.</ref>

===Use of the word 'mong'===
On 18 October 2011, Gervais attracted criticism for his repeated use of the word "mong" (short for "mongoloid"), a historically derogatory term for disabled people, most commonly used against those with ].<ref>. Digital Spy (2011-10-17). Retrieved on 2011-12-13.</ref> Gervais claimed the word no longer represented this meaning.<ref>http://twitter.com/#!/rickygervais/status/125635506351505408</ref>

Although other comedians and support groups for the disabled pointed out that verbal and physical abuse of the disabled was on the increase,<ref>. Scope.org.uk. Retrieved on 2011-12-13.</ref> Gervais initially remained defiant over his use of the word.<ref>King, Stacey. (2011-10-18) . Celebrity.aol.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-12-13.</ref> He later apologised, saying that he found it hard to believe that "idiots" still used the word to refer to people with Down Syndrome.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2051938/Ricky-Gervais-admits-naive-offensive-remarks-Twitter.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | first=Sara | last=Nathan | title='I was naive': Finally Ricky Gervais apologises for 'mong' comments after mother of two disabled daughters is reduced to tears}}</ref>

==Accolades and awards==
]
Gervais has received many awards for his work on ''The Office'', most notably two ] (one for acting, one for the show itself), as well as numerous ] and ], amongst others.

Gervais received an honorary award at the annual ] ceremony in Switzerland on 29 April 2006. The award is given to "an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to the global entertainment business".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4809312.stm |title=Entertainment, Rose d'Or honour for TV's Gervais |publisher=BBC News |date=15 March 2006 |accessdate=21 November 2009}}</ref>

On 16 September 2007, Gervais won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role of Andy Millman on ''Extras''.<ref>{{cite news | author=| url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6994527.stm | title=2007 Emmy Winners |publisher=BBC News Online | date=17 September 2007 | accessdate=17 September 2007}}</ref>
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* 2007 Best Comedy Performance
* 2004 Best Comedy Performance
* 2004 Best Situation Comedy ''The Office'' (UK)
* 2003 Best Comedy Performance
* 2003 Situation Comedy Award ''The Office'' (UK)
* 2002 Best Comedy Performance
* 2002 Situation Comedy Award ''The Office'' (UK)
|- valign="top"
! ]
|
* 2008 Best TV Comedy Actor
* 2004 Writer of the Year Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant
* 2002 Best Comedy Actor
* 2002 Best Television Comedy ''The Office'' (UK)
* 2001 Best New Television Comedy ''The Office'' (UK)
|- valign="top"
! ]
|
* 2003 Writer's Award for: ''The Office'' (UK)
* 2002 Writer's Award for: ''The Office'' (UK)
|- valign="top"
! ]s
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* 2007 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series ''Extras''
* 2006 Emmy Outstanding Comedy Series ''The Office'' (U.S.)
|- valign="top"
! ]
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* ] Best Television Comedy or Musical (TV) ''Extras''
* ] Best Actor&nbsp;— Musical or Comedy (TV) ''The Office'' (UK)
* 2003 Best Television Comedy ''The Office'' (UK)
|- valign="top"
! ]
|
* 2004 Peabody Award ''The Office'' (UK)
|- valign="top"
! ]
|
* 2006 Honorary Rose for Exceptional Contribution to the Global Entertainment Business
|- valign="top"
! ]
|
* 2003 Best Comedy Performance for: ''The Office'' (UK)
|- valign="top"
! ]
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* 2008 Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical ''Ghost Town''
|- valign="top"
! ]
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* 2004 Individual Achievement in Comedy ''The Office'' (UK)
|- valign="top"
! ]
|
* 2007 Best Comedy Series ''The Office'' (U.S.)
|}

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable" ;
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| 2001
| '']''
| Bouncer
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| 2005
| '']''
| Bugsy
| Voice role
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|rowspan=2| 2006
| '']''
| Martin Gibb
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| '']''
| Dr. McPhee
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| 2007
| '']''
| Ferdy the Fence
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| 2008
| '']''
| Dr. Bertram Pincus
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| rowspan="2"| 2009
| '']''
| Dr. McPhee
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| '']''
| Mark Bellison
| Also Writer/Producer/Director<ref name="variety">{{cite news | author=Michael Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117971879.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Ricky Gervais to star in 'Truth' | publisher=Variety | date=12 September 2007 | accessdate=13 September 2007 }}</ref>
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| 2010
| '']''
| Len Taylor
| Also Writer/Executive Producer/Director (with ])
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| Argonaut
| Voice Only
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| Cameo
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| Mole
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===Television===
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| 1998 || '']'' || Various || Unknown episodes
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| 1999 || '']'' || Clive Meadows || Episode: "Golden Years"
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| rowspan="2" | 2000 || '']'' || Recurring ||6 episodes
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| '']'' || Himself || 6 episodes
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| rowspan="2" | 2001 || '']'' || Various || (Unknown episodes)
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| '']'' || Dave || 1 episode
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|| 2001–2003 || '']'' || ] || 14 episodes including 2 Christmas specials<br>Also writer, director
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|| 2004 || '']'' || Daniel Ryan || Episode: "]"
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| 2005 || '']'' || Various ||(Unknown episodes)
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|| 2005–2007 || '']'' || Andy Millman || 13 episodes<br>Also writer, director, executive producer
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| 2006 || '']'' || Charles Heathbar || Also Writer<br>Episode: "]"
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| 2008 || ''Ricky Gervais: Out of England-The Stand-Up Special'' || Himself || (written by)
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| 2009 || '']'' || Himself || 3 episodes
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| rowspan="3" | 2010 || | '']'' || Himself || with ] & ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-ricky-gervais-show |title=The Ricky Gervais Show – Channel 4 |publisher=www.channel4.com |accessdate=28 April 2010 }}</ref>
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| '']'' || Himself || with ] & ]
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| '']'' || Dr. Ben || 2 episodes
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| rowspan="7" |2011 || '']'' || Himself || with ] & ]
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| '']'' || David Brent || Episode: ] & ]
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| '']'' || Himself || Episode: "]"
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| '']'' || Himself || Episode: The Hero
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| '']'' || Billy Finn || Episode: "]"
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| ''Talking Funny'' || Himself || With ], ] and ]
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| '']'' || Himself || with ] & ]
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||2012 || ''Afterlife'' || God || With ]
|}

===Video games===
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|2008 || '']'' || Himself ||
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==References== ==References==
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===Interviews===
*Time Magazine (2008). by Joel Stein
*The Independent, et al. (2005). ''Ricky Gervais: My life as a pure superstar'' ] Independent News Media: United Kingdom
*The Guardian Newspaper, et al. (2005). "''Second Coming''" Guardian Unlimited © Guardian News and Media Limited 2007: United Kingdom


==External links== ==External links==
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*{{Guardiantopic|culture/ricky-gervais}}
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Revision as of 15:06, 18 December 2011

Ricky Gervais
Personal information
Full name Yannick dos Santos Djaló
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Sporting CP
Youth career
1994–1997 Estação
1997–2005 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005– Sporting CP 98 (23)
2005–2006 → Casa Pia (loan) 26 (16)
International career
2005 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2005–2006 Portugal U20 6 (1)
2006–2009 Portugal U21 10 (4)
2010– Portugal 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2010

Yannick dos Santos Djaló (born 5 May 1988) is a Guinea-Bissauan-born Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting CP mainly as a forward, but can also operate as a winger.

Club career

Sporting

Born in Bissau, Djaló was brought up through Sporting Clube de Portugal's prolific youth system, and made his first division debut on 16 September 2006, playing the second half of a 0–1 home loss against F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He proved himself a quality player, often coming off the bench, and also appeared in Sporting's UEFA Champions League campaign, renewing during the season his contract with Sporting until 2013.

On 6 April 2008, after a four-month absence due to injury, Djaló scored both goals in a 2–0 home win over Sporting de Braga, having also scored the previous week, off the bench, in a 4–1 away success over Associação Naval 1º de Maio. He finished 2007–08 in good form, netting the only goal in a win at Paços de Ferreira, which proved crucial in helping the side to retain its second place in the league. In the season's Portuguese Cup, he netted twice in a thrilling 5–3 semi-final win against city-rivals S.L. Benfica.

On 16 August 2008, Djaló scored both goals in Sporting's win against defending league champions F.C. Porto to claim the Portuguese Supercup for the second year in a row. During the 2009–10 season, Djaló was an everpresent offensive figure, up front or in the wings. On April 2, 2010, he scored his first career hat-trick, at home against Rio Ave FC (5–0).

On 26 August 2010, Djaló scored in the 90th minute to help the Lions defeat Brøndby IF 3–0 after losing 0–2 at home, thus qualifying for the UEFA Europa League's group stage.

Cancelled Transfer to Nice

On 31 August 2011, the very last day of the summer transfer window, Djaló left Sporting, signing for OGC Nice in the French Ligue 1 for €4.5 millions. On 7 September, FIFA ruled that his transfer would be voided due to the move being completed following the closure of the transfer window. Nice officials announced that the club would appeal the ruling.

After FIFA failed to take any action regarding the club's appeal, on 28 September, Nice executive Julien Fournier announced that the club would take the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Two weeks later, Nice's appeal was rejected, which meant Djaló would not be eligible to represent Nice until January 2012. On the following day after the CAS ruling, Fournier confirmed to Portuguese radio station Rádio Renascença that the player would be returning to Sporting.

Djalo agreed a trial with Aston Villa in December 2011, with a view to joining them in January 2012 on a free transfer.

International career

Djaló chose to represent Portugal internationally, appearing in various youth levels. Twelve days after his 2008 Supercup exploits, he was called-up to the senior team by manager Carlos Queiroz, but did not make his debut.

In late August 2010, Djaló was called for two UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers, after Porto's Silvestre Varela - his former Sporting teammate - suffered an injury; on 3 September, he finally made his debut, playing the last six minutes of the 4–4 home draw against minnows Cyprus, replacing Hugo Almeida.

Honours

Club

Individual

Personal

Born in Guinea-Bissau, Djaló lived most of his life in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon.

In May 2010, he married singer and TV-personality Luciana Abreu, subsequently taking his wife's surname, and signing as "Yannick Abreu Djaló". The couple welcomed their first child, Lyonce Viktórya, early in the following year, having the player already fathered Christian Martim (born 2008) in a previous relationship. Djaló is best friends with Nani and Miguel Veloso (Christian's godfather), who played with him in Sporting for several years.

References

  1. Djaló double steers Sporting success
  2. "Sporting come back from the dead to make Europa League group stage". PortuGOAL. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  3. "Sporting sell Postiga and Yannick". PortuGOAL. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  4. "FIFA rejeita inscrição de Yannick e Nice recorre" (in Portuguese). Económico. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. "Communiqué: Yannick Djaló" (in French). OGC Nice. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. "Nice chief slams FIFA". Irish Examiner. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  7. "Nice to appeal Djalo ruling". Sky Sports. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  8. "Nice devolve Yannick Djaló ao Sporting" (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11677/7348011/McLeish-Djalo-only-on-trial
  10. Yannick gets first call-up for Portugal
  11. Luciana Abreu está grávida (Luciana Abreu is pregnant) Template:Pt icon
  12. Yannick Djaló já foi pai (Yannick Djaló is a father) Template:Pt icon

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