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Ricky Gervais

Facts of Ricky Gervais

Date of Birth: 1961 , June-25
Birth Nation: United Kingdom
Height: 5 Feet 8 Inch
Name Richie Sambora
Nationality Ameriacn
Birth Place/City Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Profession Guitarist
Body Measurements 34-23-33
Breast Size 34 B
Waist size 29
Hip Size 37
Weight in KG 97 kg
Online Presence Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, My Space
Father Adam C. Sambora
Mother Joan Sienila
Ethnicity White
Eye Color Light-Brown
Famous for Her hit songs and lyrics, Leona Lewis came into limelight after her debut album titled Spirit in 2007
Married Yes
Education Kean University
Awards Not Yet
Movies Hannah Montana: The Movie
TV Show The Office
Net Worth $ 65 million
Hair Color Light-Brown
Siblings Shawn Hardin
Birth Name Melora Diane Hardin
Salary N/A
Face Color n
Affair with Lou Al -Chamaa (past), Dennis Jauch (past)
Girlfriend Kat Dennings
Religion Christian
Nick Name Jimmy
Working For ITV2
Special Title BaoHaus (Manhattan restaurant)
Divorce Heather Locklear (m. 2007)
Books Dreams, Spirit vocal, piano
Chest Size 40
Bicep Size 14
Married to Heather Locklear (m. 1994)
Children Ava Elizabeth Sambora
Albums Spirit, I Am, Best Kept Secret, Twilight, Echo, Glassheart
Shoe Size 7.5 (US)
Sisters Marie Leguizamo ,Emily Leguizamo
Tattoo(s) Yes
Boyfriend Lou Al -Chamaa (past), Dennis Jauch (past)
Music Group Bon Jovi (Since 1983), Message

Quick Timeline of Ricky Gervais

1961 Born in Reading, Berkshire, England
1984 Began dating Jane Fallon
1980 Joined University College London
1983 Formed pop duo, Seona Dancing
1983 Released their singles
2001 Rejoined Xfm
1998 Began his acting career
2004 Published his own book
2004 Won Golden Globes, USA
2006 Won Primetime Emmy Awards
2002 Won BAFTA Awards
2008 Listed in Telegraph's list

Detail Timeline of Ricky Gervais

June 25 , 1961

Born in Reading, Berkshire, England

Ricky Gervais was from the middle class family born as Ricky Dene Gervais in Reading, Berkshire, England of United Kingdom to Lawrence Raymond "Jerry" Gervais and Eva Sophia. He is English and is of white ethnicity.

1984

Began dating Jane Fallon

He met Jane Fallon for the first time in 1982, when he was attending University College London. Ricky has been dating Jane Fallon since 1984. They have been having romantic love affairs for about three decades but they never wished to get married and be each other loving spouse

1980

Joined University College London

He received his formal education from several elementary schools. He was first enrolled at Whitley Park Infants and Junior School and then Ashmead Comprehensive School. After completing his high school education, he joined University College London. 

1983

Formed pop duo, Seona Dancing

His interest in music was since he was child. When he joined University College London, he came in contact with several music artists. He also met his pop duo,   Bill Macrae while he was there and with him he formed his own pop duo, Seona Dancing.

1983

Released their singles

He and his college mate, Bill Macrae formed their own pop duo Seona Dancing in 1983 and soon they signed recording contract with London Records. They went on recording their first single and finally release it the same year under the title More to Lose. 

2001

Rejoined Xfm

He is also a radio personality and he began it soon after graduating from University College London. Some years later, he joined Xfm as head of speech but his position was paused after it was taken by Capital Radio group. He then rejoined this station in November of 2001. 

1998

Began his acting career

Energetic and enthusiastic Ricky Gervais, childhood dreams was also acting and he began it since 1998. He played his first acting role in the television series, Comedy Lab. The following year, he appeared in the The Jim Tavaré Show. 

2004

Published his own book

An author, Ricky Gervais has also published several books in his life. He released his first book, Flanimals. This child book was successful one and then he also released its sequel in 2005. He has also published several other books. 

2004

Won Golden Globes, USA

Golden Globes, USA is one of the prestigious awards in the acting world and everyone really fells honored if they win this award for the first time. He has also once been honored with this award and that was in 2004 for Best Performance by an Actor. 

2006

Won Primetime Emmy Awards

In 2005, he got his first nomination in Primetime Emmy Awards and that was for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special. However, he was honored with this award the following year for Outstanding Comedy Series. 

2002

Won BAFTA Awards

Till now, he has been nominated in BAFTA Awards for ten different times in his life and out of those ten different nominations; he has been honored for seven times. He won this award for the first time in 2002 for Best Comedy Performance and Situation Comedy Award. 

2008

Listed in Telegraph's list

Besides being nominated in lots of prestigious awards and being honored with them, he has also been listed in one of the renowned listings. In 2008, he was listed in the Telegraph's list of 100 most powerful people in British culture. 

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Ricky has been dating Jane Fallon since 1984. They have been having romantic love affairs for about three decades but they never wished to get married and be each other loving spouse. He has also been supporting gar rights since a long time.

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Ricky Gervais began his career as a Seona Dancing pop duo. They signed a recording contract with London Records and they also released their two singles in 1983. However, these two singles didn't give them any name and fame. He then worked as the assistant manager in the radio station. He finally made his acting debut in 1998 and that was from the television series, Comedy Lab. His net worth is around $90 million.