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Character in The Office acted by Ricky Gervais.

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  • David Brent
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  • Character in The Office acted by Ricky Gervais.
  • David Brent is a white-collar office middle-manager and the main character of the BBC mockumentary series, The Office UK, as well as a recurring character in the NBC series of the same name, portrayed by co-writer and director Ricky Gervais. He is the general manager of the Slough branch of the Wernham–Hogg paper merchants, and the boss to most of the other characters present in the series. Much of the comedy and pathos of the series centers on Brent's many idiosyncrasies, hypocrisies, self-delusions and self-promotion (including playing up to the 'documentary' cameras present in his workplace). He is obsessed with being an entertainer as well as a boss but he often accidentally annoys or offends the other characters with his jokes. He is also bad at wooing woman. There are many skills he
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Job
  • Failed musician; Regional manager of Wernham-Hogg Slough
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  • David Brent
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  • The Brent Meister General, Bluto, Mr. Toad
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  • Male
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  • David Brent is a white-collar office middle-manager and the main character of the BBC mockumentary series, The Office UK, as well as a recurring character in the NBC series of the same name, portrayed by co-writer and director Ricky Gervais. He is the general manager of the Slough branch of the Wernham–Hogg paper merchants, and the boss to most of the other characters present in the series. Much of the comedy and pathos of the series centers on Brent's many idiosyncrasies, hypocrisies, self-delusions and self-promotion (including playing up to the 'documentary' cameras present in his workplace). He is obsessed with being an entertainer as well as a boss but he often accidentally annoys or offends the other characters with his jokes. He is also bad at wooing woman. There are many skills he claims to have that he shows people and this proves he is actually bad at at such as guitar playing, dancing and moonwalking. His counterpart in the U.S. series is Michael Scott. In the Season 7 episode The Seminar, he appears in the cold open, encountering Michael on the elevator. As the two have the same sense of humor and immaturity they become great friends and Brent tells Michael to tell him if there are any job openings in the building, but is told that there are no openings at the moment. David later appears again apparently having been informed on the leave of Michael Scott as manager and applies for the job himself via video conference as he is back in Britain. He gives a long, confusing and rambling presentation about himself and appears quite cocky finishing with "So... When do I start?" (Search Committee). He does not get the job.
  • Character in The Office acted by Ricky Gervais.
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