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Ricky Dene Gervais (born 25 June 1961) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, writer, film producer, director and musician. He is perhaps best known for creating, writing and acting in the British television series The Office (2001–2003). He has won seven BAFTA Awards, five British Comedy Awards, two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and the Rose d'Or twice (2006 and 2019), as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In 2007, he was placed at No. 11 on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups and at No. 3 on the updated 2010 list. In 2010, he was named on the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people.
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‘After Life’ therapy bench installed in Nottingham vandalised

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Ricky Gervais‘ After Life, has been vandalised.The bench at Nottingham’s Arboretum was one of 25 donated to councils by Netflix and suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) in the wake of the series’ conclusion.Nottingham City Council said the vandalism over the weekend was “unacceptable and heart-breaking” [via BBC News].

Nottinghamshire Police, meanwhile, called it a “despicable act” and said it was investigating the incident.In After Life, sometimes suicidal widower Tony Johnson (Gervais) sits on a graveyard bench where he remembers his late wife.

He is often joined by fellow widow, Anne (Penelope Wilton), whom he met there after visiting the graveyard to grieve.Audra Wynter, portfolio holder for highways, transport and parks at the city council, told the BBC: “We were devastated to see that the After Life bench, which has recently been installed at the Arboretum was destroyed over the weekend.Disgraceful.

The bench was donated by @rickygervais https://t.co/Th5GMwG5ta— NottinghamshireLive (@nottslive) May 22, 2022“This is mindless vandalism and in no way reflects how people in Nottingham look out for each other.“We thank the member of public who alerted us to this and took the time to collect all the damaged sections.

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