David Walliams
| David Walliams | |
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Walliams in 2014
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| Born |
David Edward Williams 20 August 1971 Merton, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Comedian, actor, author, television presenter |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Television | Rock Profile (1999–2000) Little Britain (2003–2007) Come Fly with Me (2010–2011) Britain's Got Talent (2012–) Big School (2013–2014) Partners in Crime (2015) Walliams and Friend (2015–) |
| Spouse(s) | Lara Stone (m. 2010; div. 2015) |
| Children | 1 |
David Edward Williams (born 20 August 1971), known as David Walliams (/ˈwæliəmz/), is an English comedian, actor, author, presenter, television presenter and activist, known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the BBC One sketch shows Little Britain, Rock Profile and Come Fly with Me.
Since 2012 Walliams has been a judge on the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent. He wrote and starred in two series of the BBC One sitcom Big School, playing the role of chemistry teacher Keith Church. In 2015 he starred as Tommy Beresford in the BBC series Partners in Crime based on the Tommy and Tuppence novels by Agatha Christie.
Walliams is also a writer of children's books. To date he has sold more than 12.5 million copies and his books have been translated into 46 languages. He has been described as "the fastest growing children's author in the UK": his literary style has been compared to that of Roald Dahl.
Walliams was born David Edward Williams in Merton, London. He is the son of Peter Williams, a London Transport engineer, and Kathleen (Ellis), a lab technician, and grew up in Banstead, Surrey. Walliams was educated at Collingwood Boys' School in Wallington, and the independent Reigate Grammar School in Surrey, where he was a contemporary of Robert Shearman. From 1989 to 1992, he studied at the University of Bristol, where he resided at Manor Hall and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Drama) in 1992. During university holidays in 1990, Walliams performed with the National Youth Theatre, where he met future comedy partner and friend Matt Lucas.
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