Gervais, along with siblings Larry, Marsha, and Bobby, was raised in the suburb of Whitley in Reading, Berkshire. Gervais's father Jerry, a Franco-Ontarian, emigrated while on foreign duty during the Second World War from London, Ontario, Canada. Jerry met Gervais's mother, Eva, during a blackout, and both settled in Whitley.
During Xfm London's The Ricky Gervais Show and in further newspaper interviews with The Independent, 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.
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 described it as "much like [how] The Waltons" made fun of each-other.
Gervais began his secondary education at Ashmead School, before moving on to University College London in 1979. While there, he studied Biology, and later changed to Philosophy, in which he received a lower second class honours. It was during his time at UCL that at he met his long-time girlfriend, Jane Fallon.
Gervais resides in London with his partner of 25 years, British television producer and best-selling author Jane Fallon. They have a pet cat, named Ollie (given to him by Jonathan Ross), and a salamander named Tel (now deceased).
Watching wildlife programmes as a child affected Gervais's understanding of cruelty towards animals. He is supportive of a declaration for animal rights, as well as the WSPA (an animal welfare organisation), and is against fox-hunting and bull fighting.
Ricky Gervais says he was an atheist by the age of ten. In 2007 he told Kirsty Young on Desert Island Discs, "I'm an atheist". In June 2008 he became an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society.
He cannot drive, as stated in his radio show as well as in the DVD commentaries to The Office and Politics. He has a second-floor office in Tottenham Court Road, London, where he records his podcasts with Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington.
A gang stole £200,000 from his bank account by pasting a picture of him from his Office DVD onto a dead man's passport and using an insider from the bank to transfer the funds. When they tried to use the money to buy gold, they were arrested. They were sentenced to between two and two and a half years in prison
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Born 25 June 1961, Reading, England
During Xfm London's The Ricky Gervais Show and in further newspaper interviews with The Independent, 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.
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 described it as "much like [how] The Waltons" made fun of each-other.
Gervais began his secondary education at Ashmead School, before moving on to University College London in 1979. While there, he studied Biology, and later changed to Philosophy, in which he received a lower second class honours. It was during his time at UCL that at he met his long-time girlfriend, Jane Fallon.
Gervais resides in London with his partner of 25 years, British television producer and best-selling author Jane Fallon. They have a pet cat, named Ollie (given to him by Jonathan Ross), and a salamander named Tel (now deceased).
Watching wildlife programmes as a child affected Gervais's understanding of cruelty towards animals. He is supportive of a declaration for animal rights, as well as the WSPA (an animal welfare organisation), and is against fox-hunting and bull fighting.
Ricky Gervais says he was an atheist by the age of ten. In 2007 he told Kirsty Young on Desert Island Discs, "I'm an atheist". In June 2008 he became an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society.
He cannot drive, as stated in his radio show as well as in the DVD commentaries to The Office and Politics. He has a second-floor office in Tottenham Court Road, London, where he records his podcasts with Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington.
A gang stole £200,000 from his bank account by pasting a picture of him from his Office DVD onto a dead man's passport and using an insider from the bank to transfer the funds. When they tried to use the money to buy gold, they were arrested. They were sentenced to between two and two and a half years in prison
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Born 25 June 1961, Reading, England
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