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Ricky Gervais is an incredibly talented artist who\u2019s had a far-reaching global influence on comedy and television. Mr. Gervais is not only a household name, but so many of the shows he created are as well. From \u2018The Office\u2019 and \u2018Extras\u2019 to \u2018After Life\u2019, Gervais has been a multi-decade, iconic success who has only improved with age. His art pushes boundaries in several ways, possibly stemming from his having grown up through the culturally revolutionary 60s and 70s. Born in Reading, Berkshire, England in 1961, Gervais\u2019s parents were not in the entertainment business, but rather, his father was a hod carrier and laborer, putting him in a  social and intellectual position to see the world from an everyday person\u2019s point of view.\t

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Written by Armando Brigham\t

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