Ricky Gervais

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Ricky Gervais

Profession: Actor
Place/Date of Birth: Reading, Berkshire, 25 June 2020

’The Fight’ originated into a series after a charity show called ’Reel Boxers’ which saw Les Dennis take on Bob Mortimer in a boxing ring. (Can the Beeb show a re-run of that one please?!). Bob won - and suggested the idea be turned into a show - which will see a new pair of celebs trying to punch each others lights out each week. The celebrities will have a few weeks of training before entering the ring - so they will not be expected to go straight into the ring with no training - although the amount of jostling that most celebs have done with the paparazzi suggests otherwise.

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Biography

Originally from Reading, Ricky Gervais now lives in Notting Hill. He once delivered for a pizza company but got the sack, and then went into the music business. He managed two as then unknown bands, one of which turned out to be Suede, and after that worked in radio at XFM and guesting for Mary Anne Hobbs’ Radio One show.

Ricky began to get a bit of recognition when he started appearing on The 11 O’Clock Show, where his unorthodox monlogues and strange interviewing technique began to attract attention. Ricky shot to wider fame with his excellent satirical comedy The Office which took Best New TV Comedy at the British Comedy Awards. Millions of luckless proles forced to work in dreary offices will be forever grateful to Ricky for finding the humour in their tragic plight. Thanks mate. Not to mention the sheer horror of working anywhere near Staines.

Since then Ricky has gone from strength to strength, releasing two successful comedy DVDs - ’Animals’ and ’Politics’; The Office has launched the careers of MacKenzie Crook (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Martin Freeman (forthcoming film The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy), and Ricky has giggled his way through interviews with buddy Jonathan Ross, and guesting on Xfm. New series Extras is already well in the pipeline. Not to mention those Golden Globes, the BAFTAs, and many other awards that must be proudly displayed on his mantlepiece.
October 2007