Below is some trival knowledge and facts about Ricky Gervais.
His cat, Ollie, was given to him by television presenter and friend Jonathan Ross.
Ricky turned down a role in the Tom Cruise blockbuster Mission Impossible III as he said: "It was a bigger part than I first thought." He added: "I did an episode of Alias, and I can't watch it. Me being serious. I can't watch it."
Ricky turned down £2,000,000 to do an advert for an 'American drinks firm' saying:
"I do things that I want to be proud of, so if I turn something down it's because I don't want to do it, not because the money isn't right."
Ricky's top 10 TV sitcoms are:
1. The SimpsonsRickys Top 5 Albums of all time are:
Ricky did the voice of 'Penguin' in a 2002 animated comedy TV programme called 'Legend of the Lost Tribe'.
Ricky did the voice for 'Bugsy' a character in a 2005 animated comedy 'Valiant'.
Ricky turned down a role in 'Pirates of the Caribbean', saying "I didn't really fancy sitting in a hotel room in Los Angeles for nine weeks for two minutes on screen, to be honest".
Ricky took 23% of the vote in a 'This Is London' poll, beating Peter Kay and Ant & Dec as readers were asked to name the celebrity they'd most like to tuck into the turkey with on Christmas Day.
Ricky's episode of The Simpsons reached 2.2 million viewers in the UK - Sky's highest rated Simpsons episode ever and the second highest rated show on Sky One ever.
In 2003, He was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.
At the 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards in 2003, Ricky Gervais was the first non-American actor nominated for Best Actor in a Television Comedy or Musical Series and he won the award.
Ricky Gervias has become the first Brit to star in and write a Simpsons episode. Called 'Homer Simpson, This is Your Wife', it aired on 26th March (UK - 23rd April).