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Ricky Gervais
|Ricky Gervais
Gervais at Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars" in 2010
|Birth name
|Ricky Dene Gervais
25 June 1961
Whitley, Berkshire, England
|Stand-up, television, film, radio
|Years active
|Cringe comedy, insult comedy, musical comedy, black comedy
|Groucho Marx[1]
|Jane Fallon
Ricky Dene Gervais (/dʒərˈveɪz/; born 25 June 1961)[2] is an English comedian, actor, director, producer, writer, and musician.
Gervais worked initially in the music industry, attempting a career as a pop star in the 1980s with Seona Dancing and working as the manager of a then-unknown Suede before turning to comedy. In 2000, he was given a Channel 4 talk show, Meet Ricky Gervais, and then achieved greater mainstream fame a year later with his BBC television series The Office. It was followed by Extras in 2005. He co-wrote and co-directed both series with Stephen Merchant. In addition to writing and directing the shows, he played the lead roles of David Brent in The Office and Andy Millman in Extras. He has also starred in the Hollywood films Ghost Town, The Invention of Lying, and Muppets Most Wanted. He has performed on four sell-out stand-up comedy tours, written the best-selling Flanimals book series and starred with Merchant and Karl Pilkington in the most downloaded podcast in the world as of March 2009,[3] The Ricky Gervais Show. He hosted the Golden Globe Awards consecutively from 2010, 2011 and 2012.[4]
Gervais has won seven BAFTA Awards, five British Comedy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two Emmy Awards and the 2006 Rose d'Or, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In 2007 he was voted the 11th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups[5] and again in the updated 2010 list as the 3rd greatest stand-up comic.[6] In 2010 he was named on the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people.[7]
- 1 Early life
- 2 Career
- 2.1 Music
- 2.2 Radio
- 2.3 Television
- 2.4 Early television appearances
- 2.5 The Office
- 2.6 Extras
- 2.7 The Ricky Gervais Show (animated series)
- 2.8 Life's Too Short
- 2.9 An Idiot Abroad
- 2.10 Derek
- 2.11 Stand-up comedy
- 2.12 Other television appearances
- 2.13 Animation
- 2.14 Guest star on television series
- 2.15 Entertainment
- 2.16 Talk shows
- 2.17 Video games
- 2.18 Books
- 2.19 Flanimals
- 2.20 Published television scripts
- 2.21 Other books
- 2.22 Film
- 2.23 Other appearances
- 2.24 Concert for Diana and Live Earth
- 3 Personal life
- 4 Social media
- 5 Charity work
- 6 Filmography
- 7 Awards and nominations
- 8 References
- 9 Bibliography
- 10 Interviews
- 11 External links
Early life[edit]
Gervais, along with siblings Larry (born 1945), Marsha (born 1948), and Bob (born 1950),[8] was born and raised in Whitley, Berkshire. His father, Lawrence Raymond "Jerry" Gervais (1919–2002), a Franco-Ontarian from London, Ontario, Canada, emigrated while on foreign duty during the Second World War and worked as a labourer and hod carrier.[9] He met Gervais' mother, Eva Sophia (née House; 1925–2000),[10][11] who was English, during a blackout; they settled in Whitley. She died, aged 74, of lung cancer.[12] Gervais has said that he has distant Iroquois ancestry on his father's side.[13][14]
Gervais grew up in a working-class family and lived on an estate.[15] He attended Whitley Park Infants and Junior Schools, and received his secondary education at Ashmead Comprehensive School; after a spell as a gardener at the town's university, he moved on to University College London in 1980.[16] He arrived to study biology but changed to philosophy after two weeks, and earned an upper second-class honours degree in the subject.[17] During his time at UCL, he met Jane Fallon, with whom he has been in a relationship since 1982.[18]
In 1983, during his final year as a student at UCL (University College London), Gervais and college friend Bill Macrae formed the new wave pop duo, Seona Dancing. They were signed by London Records, which released two of their singles—"More to Lose" and "Bitter Heart". Despite not being successful in the UK, Seona Dancing did manage to score a hit in the Philippines with "More to Lose".[19] He also worked as the manager for Suede before they became successful in the 1990s.[20]
In 2013, Gervais performed a live tour as David Brent along with a band under the name "Foregone Conclusion". Gervais and the band performed songs written under the Brent character including songs such as "Equality Street" and "Free Love Freeway".[21]
Gervais later worked as an assistant events manager for the University of London Union (ULU), then moved from ULU to a job as head of speech at the alternative radio station Xfm.[22] Needing an assistant, Gervais interviewed the first person whose curriculum vitae he saw. It belonged to Stephen Merchant. [23] In 1998 Gervais was made redundant when the station was taken over by the Capital Radio group. [24]
After the first series of The Office, Gervais and Merchant returned to Xfm in November 2001 for a Saturday radio show. This was when the pair first worked with Karl Pilkington, who produced the shows and later collaborated with them on their series of podcasts.[25]
On 5 December 2005 Guardian Unlimited began offering free weekly podcasts - The Ricky Gervais Show featuring Gervais, Merchant, and Karl Pilkington.[26] Throughout January and February 2006 the podcast was consistently ranked the number-one podcast in the world; it appeared in the 2007 Guinness World Record for the world's most-downloaded podcast, having gained an average of 261,670 downloads per episode during its first month. Two more series—-each with six podcasts—-were released between February and September 2006.
In late 2006 three more free podcasts were released. Together called "The Podfather Trilogy", they debuted individually at Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.[27] These three were known by Ricky and Steve as "The Fourth Season". In October 2007 another free full-length podcast was released through iTunes; this podcast was originally given out for free during a performance of Gervais's Fame tour in London. On 25 November 2007 Gervais, Merchant and Pilkington released another free full-length podcast, which lasted just over an hour.
In August 2008 Gervais, Merchant and Pilkington recorded their fifth season of audiobooks, totalling 4 chapters, which were released on 16 September 2008. These audiobooks were described as the 'guide to...' series, covering several topics. As of May 2011, there are 12 "Guides" in total: Medicine, Natural History, Arts, Philosophy, The English, Society, Law & Order, The Future, The Human Body, The Earth, The World Cup 2010 & Comic Relief.[28] The conversations typically begin on topic, but constantly stray away from the topic at hand.
Early television appearances[edit]
Gervais has contributed to the BAFTA-winning The Sketch Show (ITV), penning several sketches. His mainstream-TV debut came in September 1998 as part of Channel 4's "Comedy Lab" series of pilots. His one-off show Golden Years focused on a David Bowie–obsessed character called Clive Meadows.[29] Gervais then came to much wider national attention with an obnoxious, cutting persona featured in a topical slot that replaced Ali G's segments on the satirical Channel 4 comedy programme The 11 O'Clock Show in early 1999, in which his character used as many expletives as was possible and produced an inordinate amount of politically incorrect statements. Among the other regular featured comedians on the show was Mackenzie Crook, later a co-star of The Office. Two years later, Gervais went on to present his own comedy chat show for Channel 4 called Meet Ricky Gervais; it was poorly received and has since been mocked by Gervais himself. 'The Guardian's Chris Tryhorn explained the "few gripes" he had with Extras, "particularly in the second series". "You can forgive Gervais a certain arrogance after the success of The Office, but..." He remarks on the confused tone of the series, taking in the clash between the broad comedy of characters Barry (Shaun Williamson) and Darren (Stephen Merchant), and the apparent parody of this style with When The Whistle Blows, and "given their total indulgence of Gervais, the BBC is portrayed as interfering, its comedy department run by a rather crudely stereotyped gay couple".[30] Throughout this time, Gervais also wrote for the BBC sketch show Bruiser and The Jim Tavare Show.[31]
The Office[edit]
The Office started when Stephen Merchant, while on a BBC production course, had to make his own short film. In August 1999 he chose to make a docu-soap parody, set in an office, with help from Ash Atalla, who was shown a 7-minute video called 'The Seedy Boss', thus David Brent was created, Merchant passed this tape on to the BBC's Head of Entertainment Paul Jackson at the Edinburgh Fringe, who then passed it on to Head of Comedy Jon Plowman, who eventually commissioned a full-pilot script from Merchant and Gervais.[32]
The first six-episode series of The Office aired in the UK in July and August 2001 to little fanfare or attention.[33] Word-of-mouth, repeats, and DVDs helped spread the word, building up momentum and anticipation for the second series, also comprising six episodes.[34]
The Office brand has since been remade for audiences in Sweden, France, Germany, Quebec, Brazil and the United States.[35] Gervais and Merchant are producers of the American version, and they also co-wrote the episode "The Convict" for the show's third season.[36] Gervais has said that the episode "Training" is his favourite, where Brent plays his guitar and sings.
Extras had its debut on the BBC on 21 July 2005; directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the sitcom ran for twelve episodes and starred Gervais as Andy Millman, a background artist. Millman is more self-aware and intentionally humorous than Gervais's The Office character David Brent. Guest stars on the first series of Extras include Ross Kemp, Les Dennis, Patrick Stewart, Vinnie Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Stiller, Kate Winslet and Francesca Martinez. A second series began on 14 September 2006 in the UK and featured appearances by Daniel Radcliffe, Dame Diana Rigg, Orlando Bloom, Sir Ian McKellen, Chris Martin, Keith Chegwin, Robert Lindsay, Warwick Davis, Ronnie Corbett, Stephen Fry, Richard Briers, Patricia Potter, Sophia Myles, Moira Stuart, David Bowie, Kate Winslet, Robert De Niro and Jonathan Ross.[37]
A Christmas special of Extras aired on 27 December 2007 in the UK and on 16 December 2007 in the US, featuring guest appearances by George Michael, Clive Owen, Gordon Ramsay, Jonathan Ross and David Tennant.
Gervais is influenced by Curb Your Enthusiasm, in making Extras, particularly in the format of celebrities making fools of themselves or subverting their public personas.[38]
The Ricky Gervais Show (animated series)[edit]
The Ricky Gervais Show is an animated TV show that debuted on US cable network HBO on 19 February 2010.[39][40] In the UK, the first series began airing on 23 April 2010 on Channel 4. The show was developed using original podcast recordings from The Ricky Gervais Show starring Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington. After receiving a loyal and enthusiastic following in the US, Cable channel HBO recommissioned the show for a second series, which aired in 2011,[41] and a third series which started airing in April 2012.
The original audio show was broadcast in November 2001 on radio station Xfm, and aired in weekly periods for months at a time throughout 2002, 2003, 2004 and mid-2005. In November 2005 Guardian Unlimited offered the show as a podcast series of 12 shows.[42] Throughout January and February 2006 the podcast was ranked the number one podcast in the world; it appeared in the 2007 Guinness World Record for the world's most downloaded podcast, having gained an average of 261,670 downloads per episode during its first month.[43] The podcasts of the series had been downloaded more 4.5 million times.[44]
Life's Too Short[edit]
Life's Too Short began airing on BBC Two on 10 November 2011.[45][46] Gervais and Stephen Merchant would write this observational sitcom from an idea by Warwick Davis. It is described by Gervais as being about "the life of a showbiz dwarf" and as "a cross between Extras and The Office. The show stars actor Davis playing a fictionalized version of himself, as well as Gervais and Merchant.[47] Premium cable channel HBO, who co-produced the series with the BBC, had the US rights and began airing the series on 19 February 2012.[48][49]
An Idiot Abroad[edit]
An Idiot Abroad is a travel documentary produced by Gervais and Merchant where a reluctant Pilkington travels around the world and his reactions to people and places is recorded. Occasionally, Gervais and Merchant call him to surprise him with a new place to visit or a task to do. Pilkington reports back to them and mostly complains about the situation he is in. Gervais said there is no planning, a camera crew follows his friend around recording many hours of film which Gervais edits down to about an hour each episode.[50]
To date two series and a Christmas special have aired, series one involves Pilkington visiting the Seven Wonders of the World, in the second show he chooses to complete tasks from a bucket list provided by Gervais and in the special Warwick Davis joins Pilkington on a journey following Marco Polos route from Russia to China.
In November 2011, Gervais filmed in London a 35-minute pilot episode for a potential comedy-drama series called Derek, which aired on Channel 4 on 12 April 2012.[51][52] The pilot is solely written and directed by Gervais and features him in the title role of Derek Noakes, a 49-year-old retirement home worker, who "loves animals, Rolf Harris, Jesus, Deal or No Deal, Million Pound Drop and Britain's Got Talent – but his main hobby is autograph hunting". The character first appeared as an aspiring comedian who loves animals and still lives with his mother in a 2001 Edinburgh Festival Fringe sketch.[53][54] Gervais's co-host Karl Pilkington makes his acting debut as Derek's friend and facilities-caretaker Dougie who also works in the retirement home. British comedian Kerry Godliman plays Derek's best friend Hannah and David Earl plays Kev.[55]
Gervais said that the series is about "kindness [being] more important than anything else". He added "It's about the forgotten – everyone's forgotten. It's all these arbitrary people who didn't know each other, and they're in there now because they're in the last years of their life. And it's about the people who help them, who themselves are losers and have their own problems. It's about a bunch of people with nothing, but making the most of it, and they're together." He chose to set the sitcom in a retirement home after he watched Secret Millionaire – "It was always these people with huge problems who were helping other people. I thought about having Derek help old people because no one cares about old people in this country... I think it's perfect for now."[56]
Channel 4 commissioned a full series of Derek that aired in early 2013.[57] Derek was re-commissioned for a second series which premiered on 23 April 2014.[58] Derek will end with a one-off final special.[59] It was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK on 22 December 2014.
Stand-up comedy[edit]
Gervais made some unsuccessful attempts at stand-up in the late 1990s, but his first successful show took place at the Cafe Royal, as part of the 2001 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Titled Rubbernecker, the show also featured Jimmy Carr, Robin Ince and Stephen Merchant.
Gervais later toured the UK in 2003 with his stand-up show Animals. The Politics tour followed a year later. Both of these shows were recorded for release on DVD and television broadcast. The third part of the themed live trilogy, Fame, took place in 2007. It started in Glasgow in January and ended in Sheffield in April. Blackpool reported selling out of tickets within 45 minutes of them going on sale.[60] More dates were added.
Newsnight Review's panel saw Animals during its Bloomsbury run and covered it in January 2003. They were not favourable, with Private Eye editor Ian Hislop say it was "cobbled together...banal...a bit flat".[61] After this, Gervais closed each show by calling Hislop an "ugly little pug-faced cunt".[62][63]
Fame was the subject of some controversy in January 2007 when Gervais told a story, ostensibly about how people will do anything to become famous, to a Scottish audience.[64] The story referred to a question asked of Gervais five years earlier by a reporter: what could someone do to become famous like you? To which he replied, "Go out and kill a prostitute". He followed up with the punch line, "I won't do that bit in Ipswich", referring to the December 2006 murders of five prostitutes in Ipswich. The joke drew criticism from the father of victim Tania Nicol: "These days, they want to make a joke out of anything. I feel he's just being uncaring, quite honestly". Gervais defended himself: "I do want people to know that that happened five years ago and is not related to anything now. That is the problem with comedy, a joke that is funny today can be a terrible faux pas tomorrow".
Gervais's fourth show was entitled Science, and commenced with an eleven date tour in August 2009 at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow.[65] The DVD for Science was released on 15 November 2010.[66] In November 2009 he headlined the sixth annual New York Comedy Festival at Carnegie Hall, New York.[67]
in 2013, Gervais announced that his next stand up show will be called Humanity.[68] Then in December 2014, he revealed that he will be too busy to do his tour for now due to producing two movies.[69]
Other television appearances[edit]
One of the first animations Gervais voiced was the character of Penguin in Robbie the Reindeer's Legend of the Lost Tribe.[70]
Gervais guest-starred in an episode of The Simpsons entitled "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife". He is the only British comic to write and star in a Simpsons episode. The episode was the highest rated in Sky One's history; it revolved around the angle that Gervais was the episode's sole writer (and the first guest star on the show to also receive a writing credit for the episode of his appearance). Gervais clarified the extent of his input in a joint interview (with Christopher Guest) for Dazed and Confused magazine (January 2006): "No, all I did was put down a load of observations on an email and they made it look like a Simpsons script. I'm going to get the credit, but I think everyone in the industry knows it was a joint effort". Asked in a separate interview about how his idea for the episode (in which Homer swaps Marge on a game show) came about, Gervais replied:
I've always been fascinated with reality game shows but I think it was my girlfriend's idea. We watch Celebrity Big Brother at the moment, we watch I'm a Celebrity, Get Me out of Here... we watch all those reality TV shows — The Office came out of those docu-soaps".[71]
Gervais, a longstanding Simpsons fan, presented a segment to mark the show's 20th anniversary on BBC Two's The Culture Show on 16 June 2007.
In 2012, Gervais made a guest appearance on Family Guy in the episode titled "Be Careful What You Fish For". In the episode, Gervais plays a dolphin named Billy Finn who gives Peter Griffin a Mercedes-Benz, Peter half-heartedly promises a favor to him. Soon, Billy moves to Quahog but outstays his welcome at Peter's. Peter tries to reunite Billy with his ex-wife in hopes that he will return to the ocean. The episode also featured Lucy Davis. Both Gervais and Davis starred together in The Office[72]
Guest star on television series[edit]
Gervais had a cameo role in Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes's sitcom, Spaced, as Dave an estate agent who mistakenly placed the advertisement for a property for a couple that turns out to be the premise of the show.[73]
In season 8 episode 6 The Hero of the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, Gervais was a guest at Larry David's dinner table. He played a version of himself, an egocentic self-promoting actor that annoyed David's character who was desperate for attention.[74]
Gervais has also guest-starred on Alias (appearing in the third-season episode "Façade") as Daniel Ryan, a former Royal Navy bomb-disposal specialist turned rogue Irish Republican Army bomb-maker. He has said about the appearance, "I did an episode of Alias, and I can't watch it. Me being serious. I can't watch it".
Louis C.K. had Gervais play Dr. Ben, his doctor on two episodes of his series Louie. Gervais would breakout into his trademark hysterically laugh every time his character made Louie the butt of a joke.[75]
Early in 2015, Gervais guest starred in Galavant, a four-week comedy mini-series, as Xanax the magician. The show aired on the American Broadcasting Company with many famous actors and Gervais got to show off his singing skills.[76][77]
Gervais made a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live in a Digital Short during which he joked that The Office was adapted from a Japanese programme of the same name (with Steve Carell reprising his role as Michael Scott). The sketch re-creates scenes from the American and British pilot episode with Japanese elements (although in an exaggerated way). "It's funny", Gervais laughs at the end, "because it's racist".[78]
Gervais hosted the 67th Golden Globe Awards, 68th Golden Globe Awards and 69th Golden Globe Awards, his appearance in 2010 made him the first master of ceremonies since 1995. He stated:
"I have resisted many other offers like this, but there are just some things you don't turn down."[79]
His performance as host received a mixed response with positive reviews from the New York Daily News and the Associated Press, but also some negative comments from The Hollywood Reporter.[80][81] His 2011 hosting of the awards was controversial for his edgy jokes that were at the expense of many of the nominees, similar to the New York Friars Club roast style jokes.[82] His jibes were described as setting "a corrosive tone" by one critic, though some celebrities were seen crying from laughter, leaving the overall reaction to be 'mixed'.[83][84]
Gervais was a guest judge on Jerry Seinfeld's NBC show The Marriage Ref alongside Larry David and Madonna.[85]
Talking Funny, first aired in 28 April 2011, starred Gervais and fellow standup comedians Louis C.K., Chris Rock, and Jerry Seinfeld, they had an informal round-table discussion on standup comedy. This one off HBO special was well received by critics & audience alike.[86][87][88]
In 2013, Gervais guest starred in David Blaine: Real or Magic a television special where Blaine preceded to run a large needle through his forearm right in front of a stunned Gervais.[89]
Talk shows[edit]
On 5 January 2006 he interviewed Larry David in a one-off special, Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David. On 25 and 26 December of the same year Channel 4 aired similar specials in which he interviewed the actor/comedian Christopher Guest and comedian Garry Shandling. There are no plans for further episodes of Meets..., although editions with John Cleese and Matt Groening were recorded in 2006 for broadcast in 2007. A source claimed, "The Shandling experience put him off for good".[90]
In January 2009, Gervais was a guest on BravoTV Inside the Actors Studio season 15 with James Lipton, where at one point of the interview he answered Lipton's question as David Brent his character from The Office. Brent obliged the audience by singing his latest song Freelove Freeway to the tune of a guitar supplied to him by Lipton.[91]
Gervais has been a frequent guest on The Late Show with David Letterman, he has been on it 26 times.[92] In 2008, he helped Letterman read out the Late Show Top Ten List, Top Ten Stupid Things Americans Say To Brits.[93] In mid 2014, upon hearing that Letterman was up for retirement, Gervais jokingly tried to discourage him by suggesting they go on a road trip where they would spend all their money. [94]
He has been interview by NBC Today many times over the years too. The more popular hosts are Matt Lauer, Kathie Lee Gifford & Hoda Kotb. In December 2014, Gervais was on Today with Katie Lee and Hoda to promote the movie Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb when early that morning he had just been nominated for a Golden Globe, as Best Actor: Television Series - Comedy or Musical, for his role as Derek Noakes.[95]
One of the more funny interviews occurred when Gervais appeared on a talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien in 2014. Both guest and host entered a bathtub in front of the audience to take a picture or bath pic as Gervais calls it, he is famed for taking pictures in his bath while pulling funny faces and posting them on social media like Twitter[96] Gervais was interviewed again by O'Brien after the Netflix Screening of Derek Episode 1 season 2.[97]
Another notable appearance was when Piers Morgan invited Gervais as guest on his talk show Piers Morgan Tonight in 2011.[98] The main topic of discussion was about Gervais's controversial stint as the Golden Globes host, which he had been hired to host in 2010, 2011 and 2012. The press had branded Gervais as having insulted the television and movie star guests at the Golden Globes during his hosting duties. He said he was not sorry for what he said on the show but he was sorry that people had been offended by his jokes. Gervais said, "Just because you're offended, it doesn't mean you're in the right." When Morgan asked about whether there are any limits to comedy, Gervais replied, "Comedy comes from a good or a bad place, and I like to think that mine comes from a good place. You know, when you see my standup, on the face of it, I'm looking at taboo subjects, but they're to get me to a position. They're to get the audience to a place I haven't been before."[99]
The Graham Norton Show based in UK has invited Gervais many times over the years. He has been on Norton's couch with Stephen Merchant, the co-creator & co-writer of The Office, to promote Cemetery Junction. Another time, he was there to talk about his series Life's Too Short and Johnny Depp who was there to promote his own movie was also present, Depp had starred in Gervais's show Extras.[100][101]
Video games[edit]
Gervais is one of two featured comedians (the other being Katt Williams) in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV who performs at the Split Sides comedy club on the virtual stand-up stage and as an interviewee on the in game radio station We Know The Truth. For the Stand-up bit a special 3-minute act was written, recorded and fully motion-captured.[102]
Gervais released a children's book in 2004, Flanimals (illustrated by Rob Steen), which depicted nonsense animals. After the success of this book, he released its sequel More Flanimals in 2005, with Flanimals of the Deep coming the next year. A new Flanimals book, Flanimals: The Day of the Bletchling, was released in October 2007. Flanimals: Pop Up was also published in 2009.[103] There is a wide range of Flanimals merchandise available, including dolls and gift cards.
Published television scripts[edit]
The Office scripts have been released in book form, with Series 1 issued in 2002.[104] The_Office, and the remaining episodes following in 2003.[105]
Extras: The Illustrated Scripts: Series 1 & 2 script book has been released too.[106]
Other books[edit]
The World of Karl Pilkington presented by Gervais and Merchant. These were essentially transcripts of Xfm shows and podcasts. The illustration were done by Pilkington.[107]
Gervais's film career has included small roles as the voice of a pigeon Bugsy, in 2005's Valiant,[108] as a studio executive in 2006's For Your Consideration,[109] as museum director Dr. McPhee in 2006's Night at the Museum and its sequels Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, and as "Ferdy the Fence" in the 2007 film Stardust.[110]
Gervais starred in Ghost Town as a dentist who sees spirits,[111] and was in Lowell, Massachusetts during May 2008 filming his next project, The Invention of Lying, which he starred in along with, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe and Louis C.K.. The social comedy, was co-written and co-directed by Gervais and Matt Robinson.[112]
Gervais and co-writer Stephen Merchant made a film called Cemetery Junction, set in 1970s Britain, about class, love and fulfilment.[113] The film was released in April 2010.
There are two upcoming movies Gervais will both direct and star in, Special Correspondents begins filming this spring and Life on the Road. Gervais is currently scouting locations for the former.[114][115] Special Correspendents, a comedy movie, stars Eric Bana as a journalist and Gervais as his assistant. They pretend to report news from a war torn country but in actuality they are safe in New York.[116] In Life On The Road David Brent, a character first seen in The Office series, lives his dream of being a rockstar. This film will be done mockumentary style where a film crew shadows Brent on his tour.[117][118]
Other appearances[edit]
On 2 July 2005 Gervais appeared at the Live 8 event held in London's Hyde Park, where he performed his famous dance.[119]
Concert for Diana and Live Earth[edit]
On 1 July 2007 Gervais performed at the Concert for Diana in Wembley Stadium, a music event celebrating the life of the Princess of Wales. Towards the end of the event — after a pre-recorded introduction from Ben Stiller — Gervais appeared along with fellow Office star Mackenzie Crook. They performed "Free Love Freeway", a song previously heard in the fourth episode of series one of The Office. Due to a technical problem, Gervais then had to fill time until he was able to re-introduce Elton John to close the show, so he did the David Brent dance again, as well as singing the "Little Fat Man" song as performed by David Bowie in episode two of the second series of Extras.[120]
In July 2007, following Gervais's appearance at the memorial concert for the Princess of Wales, The Guardian ran a column by Daily Mirror television critic Jim Shelley entitled "Call Me Crazy... But Has Ricky Gervais Lost It?", where he described Gervais as a "tiresome embarrassment". The following week, The Guardian noted that Gervais had responded with "an exhilaratingly foul-mouthed tirade" on his website, concluding with the sentence "yes I am resting on my fucking laurels you cunt!" In this video, Gervais mocked Jim Shelley typing the words "resting on his laurels" as Gervais jokingly lashed out by stating that he was resting on his laurels and that he was not going to make another show for television, quipping: "What's the point? What is there to beat?"[121]
Personal life[edit]
Gervais lives in Hampstead,[122] having moved from Bloomsbury, with his partner of 32 years, producer and author Jane Fallon. He says they chose not to marry because "there's no point in us having an actual ceremony before the eyes of God because there is no God" or have children because they "didn't fancy dedicating 16 years of our lives. And there are too many children, of course".[123] He has a cat named Ollie given to him by Jonathan Ross[124]
Gervais is a staunch supporter of gay rights and has praised the introduction of same sex marriage in England and Wales, calling it "a victory for all of us" and stated "anything that promotes equality, promotes progress." He added: "You can't take equality 'too far'."[125]
Gervais is an atheist[126] and a humanist,[127] and states he abandoned Christianity at the age of eight. In December 2010 he wrote an editorial for The Wall Street Journal defending his atheism.[128] He is a patron of the British Humanist Association, a British charity which promotes the humanist worldview and campaigns for a secular state and on human rights issues.[127]
Social media[edit]
He joined Twitter in December 2009 when he first hosted the 66th Golden Globes.[129] After a two-year hiatus, he returned in September 2011.[130] In 2012, Gervais won a Shorty award for Lifetime Achievement for his popular presence on social media.[131] As of March 2015 he was followed by 7 million fans whom he calls 'Twonks'.[132]
He uses social media to promote his work to his fans. After 10 years Gervais brought back his character Brent on his YouTube channel in a web series Learn Guitar with David Brent.[133][134] Gervais uses many ways to promote his new series, for example for Derek, he posts contests or questions for his fans.[135]
Gervais uses social media to raise awareness of animal welfare. He tweets links to petitions to rescue animals from captivity, he highlights the plight of animals being used for testing, and he encourages people to adopt dogs instead of buying them from breeders.[136] Gervais won the Genesis Award from the Humane Society in March 2015 for his contribution to raising awareness for animal welfare on social media.[137]
Gervais has conversations with his fans @Tweetofgod, a parody account.[138][139] In 2014 he was named most influential London Twitter user and he is also second most hated UK personality on Twitter after Piers Morgan.[140][141]
Charity work[edit]
In 2002, Gervais took part in a charity boxing match, for Comic Relief, against Grant Bovey, who is known to the public only due to his relationship with TV personality Anthea Turner. On his Saturday afternoon radio show on Xfm London Gervais and partners Merchant and Pilkington had discussions on both Gervais's attitude towards boxing and training in general, as well as his likelihood of victory against Bovey. Initially, Merchant had questions as to why Gervais was participating in the event, due to his dislike of slight pain and his inexperience with fitness in general. He was trained for the three-round contest by famous boxing trainer brothers Frank and Eugene Maloney, at their Fight Factory gymnasium. It was the second televised charity boxing match, the first being Bob Mortimer against Les Dennis. The fight was televised by the BBC, and Gervais came out on top by a split decision verdict. Gervais later said that the experience was the 'most difficult thing' he had ever done.[142][143] He donated his £5,000 prize money to the training of a Macmillan nurse.
Animal rights[edit]
Gervais is an animal lover and is a long time supporter of animal rights and he has stated that he will leave his fortune to animal charities.[144] He has spoken out against fox hunting and bullfighting, and wrote to Gordon Brown urging him to stop the use of black bear fur as caps for the Foot Guards.[145]
In 2013, Gervais was named Person of the Year by PETA for his selfless work on curbing animal abuse. He uses his influence on social media to get the message out about animal cruelty in hopes of raising awareness and donations for animal organisations.[146] For PETA Gervais voiced a rabbit and Pink played an alligator in an awareness advertisement about the fact that animals need their fur not humans.[147]
Gervais named an Asian black bear, also known as a moonbear, Derek after his character Derek Noakes from his Emmy & Golden Globe nominated series Derek.[148] In December 2013, Gervais bought a $1000 cake shaped like a moonbear to raise funds for Animal Asia. He was hesitant to cut the cake as he loves the bears.[149]
In 2014, Gervais and Dame Judi Dench appeared in a video message to the public for SOI.org which supports the rescue of dogs meant for the table in Thailand. Together with other stars they highlight the cruelty behind this animal trade.[150]
Gervais is active in the prevention of illegal wildlife trade, he supported the handing over of ivory related trinkets to the Metropolitan police in London.[151]
A painting of a lion was produced and donated by Gervais to Lionaid, his girlfriend Jane Fallon also contributed an original work of art, limited edition prints are up for sale to raise funds for this charity.[152] Gervais also painted an elephant he called Hellaphunt for Elephant Parade, where statues of elephants are decorated or painted by new or famous artists for exhibition, limited edition smaller scale elephants are made for sale to the public to raise funds.[153]
|Dog Eat Dog
|For Your Consideration
|Martin Gibb
|Night at the Museum
|Dr. McPhee
|Ferdy the Fence
|Ghost Town
|Dr. Bertram Pincus
|Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
|Dr. McPhee
|The Invention of Lying
|Mark Bellison
|Also director, writer, producer
|Cemetery Junction
|Len Taylor
|Also director, writer executive producer
|Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
|Argonaut (voice)
|The Muppets
|Deleted Scenes Only (Cut from Theatrical Release)
|The Unbelievers
|Escape from Planet Earth
|Mr. James Bing (voice)
|Muppets Most Wanted
|Dominic Badguy
|Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
|Dr. McPhee
|The Little Prince
|The Conceited Man (voice)
|The Jim Tavaré Show
|Various characters
|7 episodes
Writer of 12 episodes
|Comedy Lab
|Clive Meadows
|Episode: "Golden Years"
Also writer
|The 11 O'Clock Show
|20 episodes
|Writer of 5 episodes
|Meet Ricky Gervais
|6 episodes
|Episode: "Dissolution"
|The Office (UK TV series)
|David Brent
|15 episodes
Also co-creator, writer, director
|Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe
|Penguin (voice)
|TV Special
|Episode: "Real Dancing"
|Ricky Gervais Live: Animals
|Stand-up Special
|Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics
|Stand-up Special
|Daniel Ryan
|Episode: "Façade"
|The Office (U.S. TV series)
|David Brent
|2 episodes
Also co-creator, executive producer, writer
|Andy Millman
|13 episodes
Also co-creator, writer, director, executive producer
|The Simpsons
|Charles Heathbar (voice)
|Episode: "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife"
Also writer
|Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame
|Stand-up Special
|The F Word
|Series 3 Episode 9 TV Series Documentary
|Ricky Gervais: Out of England - The Stand-Up Special
|Stand-up Special
|Sesame Street
|3 episodes
|SpongeBob SquarePants
|Episode: "SpongeBob's Truth or Square"
|67th Golden Globe Awards
|TV Special
|The Ricky Gervais Show
|Himself (voice)[154]
|39 episodes
Also co-creator, writer, executive producer
|An Idiot Abroad
|21 episodes
Also co-creator, executive producer
|Dr. Ben
|2 episodes
|Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2 - The Stand-Up Special
|Stand-up Special
|Ricky Gervais Live 4: Science
|Stand-up Special
|The Marriage Ref
|Episode 4
|68th Golden Globe Awards
|TV Special
|2011, 2013
|Life's Too Short
|7 episodes
Also co-creator, writer, director, executive producer
|The Simpsons
|Himself (voice)
|Episode: "Angry Dad: The Movie"
|Curb Your Enthusiasm
|Episode: "The Hero"
|Trust Us With Your Life
|Episode 4
|69th Golden Globe Awards
|TV Special
|Family Guy
|Billy Finn (voice)
|Episode: "Be Careful What You Fish For"
|Derek Noakes
|Also creator, writer, director, executive producer
|Episode: "Dungeons and Dragon Lady"
Video games[edit]
|Scarface: The World Is Yours
|Grand Theft Auto IV
|Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
|Dr. McPhee
Awards and nominations[edit]
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- Gervais, Ricky (March 2005). Flanimals. Putnam Juvenile. ISBN 0399243976.
- Gervais, Ricky (March 2006). More Flanimals. Putnam Juvenile. ISBN 0399246053.
- Gervais, Ricky (October 2006). Flanimals of the Deep. Faber Children's Books. ISBN 0571234038.
- Gervais, Ricky (October 2007). Flanimals: The Day of the Bletchling. Faber Children's Books. ISBN 0571238513.
- Gervais, Ricky (December 2007). Flanimals: A Complete Natural History. Faber Children's Books. ISBN 0571238505.
- Gervais, Ricky (March 2010). Flanimals Pop-up. Candlewick. ISBN 0399246053.
- Gervais, Ricky; Merchant, Stephen (November 2006). Extras: The Illustrated Scripts: Series 1 & 2. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 0316030392.
- Gervais, Ricky; Merchant, Stephen (August 2007). The Office: The Scripts Series 1. BBC Books. ISBN 0563488476.
- Gervais, Ricky; Merchant, Stephen (August 2007). The Office: The Scripts Series 2. BBC Books. ISBN 0563487410.
- Pilkington, Karl (September 2006). Ricky Gervais presents: The World of Karl Pilkington. Hachette Books. ISBN 1401303420.
- Time Magazine (2008). Renaissance Man: Ricky Gervais by Joel Stein
- The Independent, et al. (2005). Ricky Gervais: My life as a pure superstar
- The Guardian Newspaper, et al. (2005). "Second Coming" by Tim Adams
- Gervais's video interview on Big Think
- Video interview & acceptance speech of Ricky Gervais winning Sir Peter Ustinov Award for Comedy @2010 Banff World TV Festival
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By PT-CRUISER -666 on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 114,000overall rating 4 of 10rating details
Pros: "COOL LOOKING -"
Cons: "This was my PT Bruiser! And I got Bruised."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 4
"When it first came out I wanted it badly, I am glad I waited to purchase this car, The first thing they had to replace was the Smog stuff that was under warranty, Then 3 months later I had to replace Air Conditioning metal hoses - A really bad design. cost over $600 to fix It still to this day keeps acting up. 2 years from purchasing and less than 100,000 miles the Transmission went out that was a $3600 charge and on top of that the Motor mounts broke $400 and since then I have replace a Cam sensor $100, Ignition sensor $100, Water pump Timing Belt $600.00, Air fan $150.00, Motor Fan assembly $650.00 - Totaling over $6200.00 in 4 years - I purchased for $5500 + traded my 1998 Dodge Caravan for it. Nice looking Car.. But A major LEMON when I bought it!!! They should use the body and put on a Toyota Prius drive train. I still own this car only because I have to much into it. and at least I know it's gonna work for a while. It should last me at least 100,000 mile.. The Transmission is under warranty."
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By wally on Sunday, January 04, 2009
overall rating 10 of 10rating details
"Great little car. Performance and economy are great for its size and class. Easy to get in and out of, even for adults in the rear seating area. Needed only maintance items, tires, brakes, ect..."
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By InfernoCruiser86 on Friday, June 01, 2012
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 115,000overall rating 8 of 10rating details
Pros: "Affordable, Easy to find inexpensive part, comfort"
Cons: "Turning radius"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 8
"I have a 2002 Limited Edition PT Cruiser, inferno red! I have wanted a PT Cruiser since I was a teenager, and the inferno red was the exact color I wanted! After 10 or so years we finally bought one, but not after reading about 1000 reviews to get opinions from all over the U.S., due to different climates, driving habits, etc. What we found was that there are a few MAJOR issues that the PT Cruiser encounters, however most of the reviewers were all having these issues before hitting 100K miles! When we went shopping for the "right" one, we made sure we found out if all these major issues had been repaired or replaced, by asking for a carFax or service reports/receipts. Fortunately we were able to find an Inferno Red Limited Edition loaded, with a 5 speed manual ( I wanted that ), with 114,789 miles, and sure enough inside of the owners' manual were ALL of the service reports and receipts from the first two owners prior to us. Everything had been replaced or repairs in the past 30K miles! We've seen so many reviewers complaining about expensive repairs, and a much as I love the PT Cruiser, they have issues, but once fix they can be very reliable! So unfortunately for the first owner or two the Cruiser can be very unreliable and expensive, However it's a dream car for owners after repairs are made! Ours runs like a brand new one, and you would never believe it's had over $8000 in repairs made to it in the past 30k miles, so we are quite confident that it will be more reliable for us! Another thing we also realized was that a lot of people do not understand that certain issues or repairs may come up sooner than expected or more could go wrong then expected by it just being in a certain climate, or bad driving habits. We noticed a lot of people complain that they are not fast...THE PT CRUISER IS NOT A RACE CAR, OR A SPORTS CAR. It's engine can not handle a lot of hot rodding! It's not made like that, a lot of plastic and rubber piece in the engine area, not mean to take off fast all the time and drive like it's in the FAST AND THE FURIOUS. It's called a PT CRUISER, Not A PT RACER, it's a cruiser for a reason. Great commuter or travlel car! I commute 53 mile one way to work, and I have been averaging 31 mpg, which a lot of people complain and only get 22 mpg or so, again, driving conditions and habits!!! Drive it like it's meant to be driven! It's will be good to you! AFTER the "normal" issues are repaired. And yes, we do believe these "issues" should be recalled, but hey, what can you do?"
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By Jan on Saturday, April 19, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 63,000overall rating 8 of 10rating details
Pros: "comfortable, roomy, dependable"
Cons: "under-powered, poor gas mileage"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 5
"The roomy PT Cruiser is terrific for comfort. Road trips over a thousand miles are no problem in this sturdy car. Back doors open wide for ease of access, even for large dogs! Under-powered for the hills of PA, especially with 4 adults. Power OK for flatter terrain or fewer people. Gas mileage is disappointing, about 18/23."
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By cruiserdude on Saturday, April 27, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 203,000overall rating 8 of 10rating details
Pros: "Handles great, stereo cranks, sunroof is cool,"
Cons: "turning radius seats are small window switches"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"My Cruiser had 197,000 miles on it when I bought it so I wasn't really expecting much. I have been pleasently surprised. I've had to do the normal maint and repairs such as brakes, timing belt, water pump, belts and hoses but besides that not a single breakdown. I've put about 5K miles on it but it just keeps going and going. Gets about 19 or 20 mpg around town and it's best trip scored at 27 mpg and that was at 80 mph. If I drove it easier it probably would get close to 30 mpg. A/C has a slow leak I haven't chased down yet but I will and hopefully it won't cost too much to repair. Seats could be a bit bigger, feels like your going to fall out of them going around corners. Which reminds me the turning radius is not so great. Sometimes it takes more than one try to get in a parking place. But all in all for what this little car has been thru over the years I can't complain. Never uses oil and has NO drips which i love. Great little car for the money."
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Its great to see the church rebuilt, i was stationed in the school as part of the united nations in 1992. i would love to return to see how much the place has changed. this photo has brought back many memories thank you,
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J. Parra - obrigado pela visita e comentários. Um grande abraço de Recife, Brasil.
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I have a 32" LCD TV that was broken about a year ago. The screen is cracked, any ideas as to how much it will cost to repair it? It cost around $400, it's a 1080p LG, its very nice. I saw on hardcore pawn that their TV repairers fixed a cracked LCD screen for like $50, and it was much bigger than mine. The entire screen is cracked, it needs to be replaced. How much do you think it will cost? I'm gonna call a TV repair shop tomorrow.
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how much to fix my LCD tv?
I have a 32" LCD TV that was broken about a year ago. The screen is cracked, any ideas as to how much...
Posted 22 March 2012 - 07:19 AM
dude,obviously call LG so you can see how much it cost to repair it mite b for free if you still have the receipt.
Posted 22 March 2012 - 07:29 AM
no idea....might be better off buying a new tv when there's a good sale
Posted 22 March 2012 - 11:30 AM
Usually LCD's are not worth the cost of repairing them. You're probably better off buying a new one.
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Wrong by Crystallic Rain
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 4]
Summary: He wanted her so badly and he hated it. He knew she was all wrong, that they were all wrong, but something still pulled painfully inside his brain every time he saw her. Rose/Scorpius
Hesitation by Crystallic Rain
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 2]
Summary: Teddy Lupin stood before the barrier, his gateway to her, the only thing standing in their way, still hesitating. He always hesitated. Teddy/Victoire, DH missing moment
A Raven's Song by indigo_mouse
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 17]
Summary: Muggles and Wizards alike have legends of Faerie, some grim and shadowed, some bright and beautiful. It is a twilight land between light and dark, where love and sorrow intertwine with enchantment. Twenty one years after the fall of the Dark Lord, a girl walks out of the legend and brings a very old magic to Hogwarts.
Winner of the 2008 Quicksilver Quills Best Romance Between Other Characters.
The Five Senses by Hermione_Rocks
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 12]
Summary: Sirius Black explores his five senses. Sirius/Lily. Oneshot.
Written for Slytherin House, for the Salazar's Secret Swap. This is for mrsmcclnt. Hope you enjoy this, Marsha.
Salvation Dear by Mione of Ravenclaw
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 11]
Summary: After Severus Snape dies in the Shrieking Shack, none other than Lily Potter greets him to the other side. She helps Snape to find closure and finally feel at peace.
For Him by Indigoenigma
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 9]
Summary: She has unerringly distilled my problem to that of a simple choice: James or Lily?
This was written for the Dumbledore's Hat Fic Exchange in the SBBC. The prompt was the following quote: "If we are to be damned, let us be damned for what we really are."
Rachel, this is for you.
Where We Walk by Emily_the_Poet
Rated: 6th-7th Years [Reviews - 3]
Summary: Narcissa always wanted to be free. Family duty told her to suck in her pride and become the woman she never wanted to be. And she did...At least until she found him.
All warnings are pretty slight, but I do not want to offend anyone. Also, this is courtesy Emily_the_poet of Ravenclaw house.
Sunrise Gifts by indigo_mouse
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 4]
Summary: Sometimes the very beginning of love is too thin to support the weight of words. A shared dawn, a gift stands in for what has not been said by a girl out of Faerie and a pure-blooded Slytherin.
I am indigo_mouse of Gryffindor and this is my submission for Air.
Fairytale by x_lily_evans_x
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 39]
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Rose Weasley has always liked romance of the fairytale variety. She thinks shes found her Prince Charming in Daniel Corner, the handsome Ravenclaw Seeker. But into her life enters Scorpius Malfoy, and its unclear whether hell be leaving it anytime soon. Suddenly its as if Rose is trapped in one of those devastatingly romantic soap operas her mother keeps telling her about
only that shes not sure if it will have a happy ending
if she will have a happy ending.
Differences Aside by cassie123
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 9]
Summary: For Dean, it's the differences between he and Luna that hold them together, and he is willing do to anything keep it that way. But if the one thing that is pulling them apart is Luna herself, Dean is helpless.
Dean Thomas/Luna Lovegood One-shot.
Hints by lucilla_pauie
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 6]
Summary: A Mudblood and a Black princess. It had to have begun a little — if not very — painfully. The Mudblood couldn't be too bold, and the Black princess had limits as to lowering her chin. Before it blossomed unhindered, Ted and 'Dromeda's romance began with hints.
Originally created for the SPEW Lovenotes~
Summary: Victoire has always won everything, maybe even something of Teddy's.
Only the Faithless by Soap
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 23]
Summary: "Those who are faithless know the pleasures of love; it is the faithful who know love's tragedies." -Oscar Wilde
Lily didn't always love James. There was a man she loved before James, a man she loved during. See the desperate journey of Lily Evans' heart from the beginning of her Seventh year, when the person she least expected is named Head Boy.
Vanity and Pride by Ironic Inspiration
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 20]
What is a story without a scandal?
Underneath every burn hole on the tapestry of the Black family tree, there is a story, and underneath every story, there is a scandal.
In 1924, the Blacks were the most powerful family of the Wizarding World. They were greedy, back-stabbing, malicious, and power-hungry. And Cedrella was no exception. She was her father's favourite daughter; the pride of the Blacks, and it has earned her a conceited nature like no other.
But during her seventh year at Hogwarts, her life begins to become a little more clear, her family a little more conniving. She is arranged to wed the infamous Abraxus Malfoy and has people watching her every move to make sure she follows through. It makes it even more difficult when Septimus Weasley, a blood traitor and fellow classmate, starts to convince her, that for once in her life, she could have what she wanted.
A scandal forms between the two; a forbidden love between Black and Weasley behind the walls of Hogwarts. If they are found out, their lives will be ruined. But even under the opposition, what a Black wants...
a Black gets.
Starlight by R_Ravenclaw
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 3]
Summary: Edward is the one who caught Cecilia when she fell; Edward is the one who has always understood her; Edward is also the one who has been in love with her for years, without her ever knowing.
Six months after Tom Riddle leaves Cecila, her best friend professes his love, and she needs to give her answer. If only she knew how she felt.
Second part in the Watching Over Her trilogy. This won't make sense without first reading The Buried Heart.
Purple Heart by Colores
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 2]
Summary: Valentine's Day is rapidly approaching, and Neville ponders what to do about his crush on Luna.
I am Colores of Hufflepuff and this is my entry for the Colour of Love challenge.
Balcony Scene Not Included by Cinderella Angelina
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 4]
Summary: Alice is a hopeless romantic. Frank is sensible and down-to-earth and very kind. Can Alice bring herself to look past what she thinks she needs?
The Six by helgaandgodric
Rated: 6th-7th Years [Reviews - 28]
Summary: What are six best friends to do? Enjoy their seventh year, if possible! Join Air, Layla, May, Sean, Jack, and Theo, Ravenclaws in Ginny's year, as they fall in and out of love, survive and accident or two, and stick together, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health.
This was originally prompted by a challenge from awhile ago that I couldn't participate in. There will be two chapters of Autobiography, four (notice the new number!) of Conflict, six of Great Love, and one of Resolution.
New rating as a precautionary for later chapters, and warnings might pop up along the way. Also, it has been edited to comply with DH, so you might want to reread some chapters. It is not necessary, though.
Pepperup Potions by Pondering, LilykinsLove
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 1]
Summary: Severus Snape is sick and tired of the ill students in his Potions class. Unfortunately, the Hospital Wing is out of Pepperup.
This fic was co-written by LilykinsLove and Pondering for the Final Exam of bertiebott12's Rare Pair class.
La Vie en Rose by Pendraegona
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 12]
Summary: A scarlet stain, a maroon jumper, a bloody nose, a blush.
A laugh, an embrace, a punch in the face, a kiss.
Scorpius doesn't know when he started trying to live vicariously through her, but he is certain of one thing: there is no shade of red quite like Rose Weasley. Second place in the Colour of Love Challenge.


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CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines — Three Chinese nationals were arrested in a buy bust operation that resulted in the seizure of 26.7 kilos of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) worth P135 million, which was to be sold in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, the police said on Wednesday.
Senior Superintendent Ismael Fajardo Jr., head of a special operation unit of the police Anti-Illegal Drug Special Operations Task Force (AIDSOTF), named the arrested foreigners as Yang Mou, Cai Chun Yuan and Xu Jian Ye who were subjects of an arrest warrant issued by a court in Manila.
In a phone interview Wednesday, Fajardo said the authorities had been monitoring the group's movement since they learned about the alleged warehouse that the suspects had been renting in Barangay (village) De Ocampo in Trece Martires City in Cavite.
The police set up a buy-bust operation in Binondo, Manila, on Tuesday afternoon that resulted in the arrest of Mou and Yuan.
However during the entrapment operation, Ye was able to escape, prompting the operatives to chase him towards Cavite province.
"We learned that he went back to their warehouse in Cavite," Fajardo said.
AIDSOTF operatives, in coordination with the Cavite police, arrested the third suspect around 10 p.m.
The police recovered around 26.7 kilograms of shabu amounting to P135 million kept inside Ye's car.
Fajardo said they have been coordinating with the Bureau of Immigration to verify the identities of the suspects who, he said, could be part of a larger drug syndicate.
The Chinese nationals were detained at the AIDSOTF's detention facility in Camp Crame in Quezon City.
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Men's Golf Hosts Wolf Run Intercollegiate
The 15 team tournament gets underway at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday in Zionsville, Ind.
Indiana Hosts 14-team Field At Wolf Run Intercollegiate
The Hoosiers finished as runner-up last year
Men's Golf Announces 2013-14 Schedule
105 Hoosiers Earn Academic All-Big Ten Honors for the Spring
Peaper Named Division I PING All-Region Team
The senior from Tequesta, Fla., picks up his first all-region honor
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Head Coach Mike Mayer discusses the 2013 Big Ten Championship
Coach Mayer discusses the Windon Memorial
Head Coach Mike Mayer talks about last week's runner-up performance at Wolf Run and looks ahead to another strong tournament at the Windon Memorial in Skokie, Ill.
Watch Peaper curl in a birdie on the ninth hole
Brant Peaper curls in a birdie putt on the ninth hole of the final round at Wolf Run Golf Club (Sept. 16, 2012)
Coach Mayer previews the first tournament of the year
Head Coach Mike Mayer previews the Northern Intercollegiate, the first tournament of the 2012-13 season.
Coach Mayer talks about the team and the 2012-13 season preview
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Photos from the Wolf Run Intercollegiate on Sept. 15, 2012 at Wolf Run Golf Club in Zionsville, Ind.
2012-13 (Senior)
Played in all team events for the Hoosiers ... posted a season scoring average of 73.43, which ranks 20th on the all-time single-season scoring list at IU ... had eight top 25 finishes and three finishes inside the top five ... carded a score of 220 (75-74-71, -11) at the season opening Northern Intercollegiate, putting him in a tie for fourth place as the Hoosiers brought home the team title ... took home medalist honors at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate with a total score of 202 (65-70-67) as the team finished second ... finished T23 at the Windon Memorial after posting a score of 225 (73-78-74) ... logged another top 25 finish with a T20 at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational after a score of 218 (73-70-75) ... went 2-0-1 at the Big Ten Match Play Championship, defeating Boo Timko (OSU) and Nick Losole III (NW) and halving with Adam Schenk (PUR) ... registered a T11 finish at the Bayou City Collegiate Championship with a 215 (72-71-72) ... rallied with a 69 on the final day to finish second at the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular with a overall score of 213 (72-72-69), as the team also brought home the team title ... finished eighth at the NYX Hoosier Invitational, helping the Hoosiers to another team win with his total score of 212 (70-69-73) ... came in T17 at the Big Ten Championships at the Pete Dye Course in French Lick with a four-round total score of 300 (72-68-79-81) ... was 42nd at the NCAA Regional in Fayetteville, Ark., with a score of 230 (74-79-77) ... named Academic All-Big Ten.
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Orthoco, Inc. Reminds Health Professionals to Restock on Professional Cold Packs During the Holidays
Orthoco, a top online retailer of professional grade cold packs, Kinesio Tape and TENS electrodes, has issued a reminder for rehab therapy professionals to stock up on cold packs and other therapy supplies during the holidays this year. The holidays are typically a slow time for many health professionals, but an ideal time to replenish stocks before the new year.
Wynnewood, PA (PRWEB) November 26, 2013
Orthoco today released a statement reminding health professionals everywhere to check their stocks of cold packs, and replenish them during the holidays.
"The holidays are typically a slow time for physical therapists, clinicians, and other bone, muscle and joint health practitioners because many patients would rather be out shopping than going to physical therapy," said Anthony Engel, CEO of Orthoco, Inc. "This makes the holiday season an ideal time for these health professionals to take inventory and restock their supply of professional grade cold packs."
Cold packs such as the Dynatronics Body Ice pack are professional tools that are used for reducing swelling on acute injuries. In addition to being sturdy and reliable, there are also a wide range of different cold packs available, each one tailored towards treating an injuries on different parts of the body.
"Body Ice Cold Packs are so tough that the manufacturer, Dynatronics, parked a three and a half ton Hummer H2 on top of one and it did not burst," said Engel.
The 22" cervical ice pack from Dynatronics is designed to help patients rehab neck injuries, while the standard 11×14" cold pack is an excellent option for providing relief for injuries to most joints, arms and legs. The 13X19" Oversize cold pack is ideal for treating nagging back injuries.
"Even though many health professionals may see a slowdown in visits during the winter months, it is only a few short months until the cold temperatures subside," said Engel. "When that happens, and people start to become more active outdoors, you can bet that it will be a busy season for rehab professionals, especially. That is why it is prudent to stock up now, before the Spring and Summer rush."
Orthoco, Inc. (Established in 1995)
Orthotics, Durable Medical Equipment, Clinical Office Supplies and Equipment.
OrthoCo, Inc. provides clinicians and patients with the finest quality, cost effective medical supplies and equipment available. OrthoCo continues to provide useful products and information assistance to patients, occupational and physical therapists, physicians, chiropractors, and massage therapists.
We understand the important purpose of the products we carry; and the role they play in assisting in patient recovery. OrthoCo strives to provide the best products, because their performance is integral to the successful, timely recuperation of the patient.
OrthoCo, Inc.
1445 City Line Ave, Suite 6B
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Web: http://www.orthoco.com
Toll-free (in U.S.): 1-888-422-4777
Phone Number: 856-795-6900
Fax Number: 856-795-6922
Our Email Addresses
Sales: sales(at)orthoco(dot)com
General: info(at)orthoco(dot)com
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So I think we've decided were going to get a PS3. It's mainly for the Blu-Ray and Rock Band. We got the game for the Wii, love it, but I hate the fact that it doesn't contain Downloadable Content. There are SO many songs I want to play that I can't right now.
SO the plan is to trade in the Wii Rock Band, PS2 (maybe) and get a PS3 and Rock Band for the PS3.
I would prefer to have one with Backwards compatability to the PS2, so that's the 60GB correct? They seem to be going for the same price as the 80GB (probably due to that fact).
If I can't have Backwards compatability, I will probably just go with the 40GB hard drive, those are running at $350 (refurbished).
So what should I do? Will I get ANYTHING for my PS2? And if not, will it even be worth it to pay the extra $100 for backwards compatability? My guess would be no.
This won't be happening for another week or 2 (at least) but I kind of wanted to get all of your opinions.


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Because your regular grill is too big to fit into a picnic basket.
15 Last-Minute Halloween Decorations You Can Make in a Flash
Reflective paint is this spectral mirror's secret. You can use any frame with glass; we chose one from Ikea, and spray-painted it black.
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Mix 2 tablespoons Mod Podge with 3 teaspoons water and 10 drops orange food coloring. Swish mixture inside Martinelli's brand apple juice bottles (we used two small, one large); pour out excess and dry. Heat in oven for 45 minutes at 225°F until bottles are transparent. Wrap bottlenecks with twine. Use permanent marker to draw faces.