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Wallace in 2008
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Born |
Daniel Frederick Wallace 16 November 1976 Dundee, Scotland |
Residence | London, England |
Nationality | British |
Citizenship | Kingdom of Lovely |
Education | Media studies |
Alma mater | University of Westminster |
Occupation | Broadcaster, filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor |
Years active | 1998–present |
Known for | Join Me; Yes Man; How to Start Your Own Country |
Home town | London |
Spouse(s) | Greta Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wallace (née McMahon) |
Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
Website | Official website |
Daniel Frederick "Danny" Wallace (born 16 November 1976) is a British filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television. His notable works include the books Join Me, Yes Man, voice acting as the narrator for Thomas Was Alone and as Shaun Hastings for the Assassin's Creed game series, as well as the TV series How to Start Your Own Country.
Wallace was born in Dundee, Scotland and attended Park Place Primary School, also growing up in Loughborough and Bath, England. He began writing reviews for video game magazines at the age of 13 for school work experience: a reviewer had become ill and so Wallace was given the opportunity to review a game. At 18 he started writing comedy, mainly through the magazine Comedy Review. He specialised in media studies at the University of Westminster.
At 22, he became a BBC producer. He was part of the production team behind British Comedy Award-winning Dead Ringers, the original producer of the critically acclaimed cult hit The Mighty Boosh, and the creator and producer of Ross Noble Goes Global.
As a journalist, Wallace has worked for The Scotsman, The Guardian, The Independent, Elle, Cosmo, The Times and other publications.