Ricky Gervais Biography Timeline

Biography Timeline Of Ricky Gervais

1961 - Early Life

Ricky Dene Gervais was born at Battle Hospital in Reading, Berkshire.

1980 - Studied UCL

Ricky Dene Gervais moved on to University College London (UCL) in 1980.

1983 - Degree In UCL

He was awarded upper second-class honours degree in the subject from University of London.

1983 - Release Singles

Gervais and his best friend were signed by London Records and released their singles.

1990s - Work As Manager

He also worked as the manager for Suede before they became successful in the 1990s.

2005 - Extras Debut

Extras had its debut on the BBC on 21 July 2005, directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.

2006 - Second Series

A second series of Extras began on 14 September 2006 in the UK.

2007 - Christmas Series

A Christmas special of Extras aired on 27 December in the UK in the US.

2010 - Ricky Gervais Show

The Ricky Gervais Show is an animated TV show that debuted on 19 February.

2012 - Derek

Gervais filmed in London a 35-minute pilot episode for a potential comedy-drama series called Derek.

2013 - Live Tour

Gervais performed a live tour as David Brent along with his band Foregone Conclusion.

2016 - Published Songs

Gervais published the David Brent Songbook containing 15 songs.

2017 - Weekly Radio Show

Gervais began hosting the weekly radio show Ricky Gervais Is Deadly Sirius on Sirius XM.