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Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974) is an English writer, director, radio presenter, comedian, and actor. He is best known for his collaborations with Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington, as the co-writer and co-director of the popular British sitcom ''The Office''; co-writer, co-director, and co-star of ''Extras''; and co-host of ''The Ricky Gervais Show'' in its radio, podcast, audiobook, and television show forms. ''The Ricky Gervais Show'' in radio form won a bronze Sony Award. Merchant appeared as himself in the BBC series ''Life's Too Short'', which he co-wrote and co-directed. He also voiced the character Wheatley in the popular 2011 video game ''Portal 2'', co-developed the Sky1 travel series ''An Idiot Abroad'', and performs as a stand-up comedian. He has won three BAFTA Awards, four British Comedy Awards and an Emmy Award. He recently starred in a role on a show he created, wrote, and directed, called ''Hello Ladies''. His most recent project is starring in his first play by English playwright Richard Bean, ''The Mentalists'', which was in London at Wyndham's Theatre in July and August 2015. ==Early life== Merchant was born in Hanham, Bristol to Jane Elaine (née Hibbs), a nursery nurse, and Ronald John Merchant, an insurance representative.〔(Family detective: Stephen Merchant ), Telegraph.co.uk; accessed 8 March 2015.〕 He attended Hanham High School. He attended the University of Warwick in Coventry from 1993–1996, where he received a 2:1 Bachelor of Arts degree in Film and Literature. Merchant was a former film reviewer on the student radio station, Radio Warwick, where he began his broadcasting career.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Funny you asked )〕 The station's 1995/96 yearbook tipped him for great things: Members of Merchant's "posse" included film critic James King, Dan Warren, Neil the Maskell and Geraint the Welshman. Recently, a number of tapes of "The Steve Show", recorded at the time, have been rediscovered and are being distributed on various Merchant fansites. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stephen Merchant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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