Ricky Gervais Net Worth

Ricky Dene Gervais is a well-known English comedian, actor, director, producer, and accomplished writer. The actor is perhaps best known for creating and writing and acting in the British television sitcom The Office, for which he won numerous awards, including two Emmys and three Golden Globes. 

What is Ricky Gervais’s net worth?

Ricky Gervais has a net worth of $140 million (£113 million). He earned most of his net worth from The Office. The sitcom began in 2001. By 2005, it was adapted into an American version, which some felt was even more successful, airing more than 200 episodes over nine seasons. 

Early Life

Ricky Dene Gervais was born on June 25th of 1961. He was born in Reading, England. He was raised as the youngest child in his family. Following his secondary school, Ricky Gervais attended University College London, earning a degree in philosophy. There he met Jane Fallon, his life partner since 1982.

Around this time he also started a band called Seona Dancing with his college friend Bill Macrae. They were signed by London Records in 1983 and tried to become pop stars. They only had two singles, both failed to hit the UK charts.

Early Career: Life as an actor

Following his failed attempt at achieving pop star status, Ricky Gervais began a career in radio at XFM. There he met  Stephen Merchant. Gervais hired him as an assistant and they went on to create The Office. But first Gervais began his television career by writing sketches for The Sketch Show. He also starred in an unsuccessful comedy show, Meet Ricky Gervais.

The Office

By 1999, Gervais and Stephen Merchant had created a short film, which featured David Brent – Ricky Gervais’ character on The Office. The short film was requested turned into a pilot and the show was given a green light by the BBC.

But at first, The Office was unsuccessful with a short run of just six barely watched episodes. But eventually, word of the show spread and people started buying it on DVD. This created demand for a second season.

Today, The Office has been recreated in Brazil and Sweden and France, and other countries.

Gervais and Merchant made millions of dollars during the first run of The Office.  But they made even more from lucrative syndication and licensing. Gervais owns at least 10% of The Office‘s syndication equity, earning him 10% of all profits generated by the sitcom.

In 2005, Gervais started a video podcast called “The Ricky Gervais Show”, which is now one of the most popular podcasts and led to an animated HBO series.

How is Ricky Gervais so rich?

Ricky Gervais net worth is easily more than $100 million including syndication sales. In June 2019, NBC paid $500 million for the syndication rights to show The Office. 

After The Office

Following The Office’s success, Ricky Gervais was involved in Extras, a show featuring celebrities playing fictional comedic versions of themselves on film sets. Gervais also made the aforementioned The Ricky Gervais Show, as well as shows such as Derek, Life’s Too Short, An Idiot Abroad (a reality show about his close-minded friend Karl Pilkington), and After Life. He also hosted The 77th Golden Globes in 2020, creating quite an uproar by roasting many of his fellow celebrities from the stage. 

Stand-Up Comedy

Ricky Gervais has been an accomplished stand-up comedian and comic since the 1990s. His stand-up took off following The Office. Since he has gone on touring and produced and performed his comedy specials around the world and on Netflix.

How much is Ricky Gervais worth 2022?

Ricky Gervais is worth a lot of money. In 2018, Netflix reportedly paid him $20 million for his standup special, but some believe the sun was much larger. Netflix had previously purchased his special called “Humanity,” for between $20 million and $40 million. Ricky Gervais: Humanity was given the highest price Netflix has ever paid for a UK comedy special. 

How much does Ricky Gervais make a year?

It is hard to say how much Ricky Gervais makes a year because he likely never makes the same amount every year. But between 2017 and 2018, Gervais made $25 million, making him one of the highest-paid comedians on earth.

Movies

Gervais has made many movies, most of which have been at least fairly successful. Some of the films have been live-action, while others have been animated. In 2005, he did the voice of “Bugsy” inValiant. In 2006, he was in Night at the Museum as the museum director. He also played the role in the sequels, which fans were happy about. Gervais had roles in popular movies like Ghost Town, Special Correspondents, The Invention of Lying. 

Personal Life

Ricky Gervais has a life partner named Jane Fallon, whom he met in college. They chose not to marry or have children. Gervais is best known philanthropically for support for animal rights.

In 2015, Gervais decided to leave his entire estate to animal rights charity organizations. It should come as no surprise that he is against hunting and poaching. Gervais has been given several awards for his support of and works with animals. He has been praised by PETA.

Gervais is an atheist and a supporter of gay marriage.

In 2006, he and his life partner paid $6.5 million for a London house. They sold it in 2015 for $11.8 million and then moved into a new home for $16 million.

What’s Next For Ricky Gervais? 

In 2022, Ricky Gervais came out with a new standup special on Netflix called SuperNature. In May, he announced that SuperNature was already the most-watched comedy special of the year.

Gervais has been in many TV shows and movies lately, and he shows no signs of stopping. He wrote a series of books for kids called Flanimals, and the idea is now being turned into a film, which will surely only earn him more money.

Furthermore, Ricky Gervais is going to be starring in a new animated film called Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, which is scheduled to be released in the summer of 2022. In the film, he does the voice of a character named Ika Chu. This is just one of the many projects that are sure to increase his net worth in the future. If you’re wondering what Ricky Gervais net worth will be in the future, it’s likely only to go up.

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