David Walliams

About David Walliams

Comedian, television personality, actor, and author who co-created the sitcom Little Britain with Matt Lucas in 2003. He's also a judge on the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent and has written and featured in the BBC One sitcom Big School.

David Edward Williams, known professionally as David Walliams, is an English comedian, actor, writer and television personality. He is known for his work with Matt Lucas in the BBC Rock Profile sketch series, Little Britain and Come Fly With Me. Since 2012, Walliams has been a judge of the Britain's Got Talent television competition on ITV. He is also a children's book writer, having sold more than 37 million copies worldwide. Walliams plays Greville White in the TV series Capturing Mary. He wrote and starred in the BBC One sitcom Big School, playing chemistry professor Keith Church. In 2015, Walliams played Tommy Beresford in the BBC series Partners in Crime, while writing the screenplay and starring in his own sketch series Walliams & Friend. He won the Best Television Judge award for his work on Britain's Got Talent at the National Television Awards 2015, 2018 and 2019

Occupation	Comedian, actor, writer, television personality
Children	1
Born	David Edward Williams, August 20, 1971, Wimbledon, London, England
Years active	1995–present
Alma mater	University of Bristol

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Trivia

He has a bipolar disorder, and swam across the English Channel in 2006 to redeem himself from his episodes of self-hatred and insomnia.

David Walliams before fame

While both of them were members of the National Youth Theatre, he met his future comedy partner Matt Lucas. He changed his name from Williams to Walliams after joining Equity, an actor's labor organization.

Achievement of David Walliams

He suffers from bipolar disease and swam across the English Channel in 2006 to purge himself of self-hatred and insomnia.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$25 Million

David Walliams family life

From 2010 to 2015, he was married to Lara Stone. Alfred, the couple's son, was born in 2013.

Associations of David Walliams

For six seasons, he was a judge on Britain's Got Talent alongside Simon Cowell.

David Walliams Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	188 cm
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Facts about David Walliams

• David Walliams won a TV Judge Award in 2015.
• David Walliams first son Alfred was born on May the 6th in 2013.
• David has written a number of books for children (e.g. u2018Gangsta Grannyu2019, u2018The Boy in the Dressu2019, u2018The Midnight Gangu2019, u2018Grandpau2019s Great Escapeu2019).
• David Walliams suffers from bipolar disorder.
• Why did he change his last name?
David changed his original last name to Walliams, after he had realized that there is also an actor named David Williams.
• Why did he start writing childrenu2019s books?
David Walliams found writing even more creative than performing on stage. While writing you have to start from a blank page and use imagination.
• David Walliams got divorced from Lara in 2015 due tou2019 her strange behaviouru2019.
• How did he meet Matt Lucas, a co-creator of u2018Little Britainu2019?
Being students, they met at the National Youth Theater.