RICKY Gervais boosted his companies’ earnings by £2million last year — and handed himself a $1.8million cash windfall.
The loaded comedian, 58, landed a megabucks deal for the second series of Netflix hit After Life, which airs next week.
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Gervais, now worth an estimated £100million, plays dog-owning grump Tony Johnson in the dark comedy — and has suggested he could do a third series.
According to latest accounts, Gervais earned his multiple registered companies $2.5million last year. One, Red Lion 100 Limited, saw profits go up $1.45million to $7million.
Assets in Derek Productions Limited rose from $3million to $3.56million.
Gervais also transferred $1.9million in cash out of Red Lion 99 LLP. The company still had assets worth $2.63million. Another $500,000 profit rise was spread through his other companies.
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Gervais lives in a $13.75million pad in Hampstead, North West London, with partner Jane Fallon, 59.
Earlier this week he said he had “no money growing up”.
But he added: “I realised all best things were free — friends, nature, learning and health care. And that’s why I pay my taxes. And why I clap the NHS.”
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