David Walliams

David Edward Williams (born 20 August 1971), known professionally as David Walliams, is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain (2003-2007) and Come Fly With Me (2010-2011).
Early life
Born on 21 August 1971 in Wimbledon, London to Peter, a London Transport engineer, and Kathleen Williams, a lab technician, Williams was brought up in Banstead, Surrey. His parents appeared on The Friday Night Project when he was the guest star on the show.
He was educated at Collingwood Boys' School in Wallington (now Collingwood School) and the independent Reigate Grammar School (where he was a contemporary of Robert Shearman).
He was a member of the National Youth Theatre, where he met Matt Lucas. Williams studied drama at the University of Bristol from 1989 to 1992, one year below Simon Pegg.
Williams changed his name to Walliams () when he joined the actors' trade union, Equity, as there was already a member named David Williams. This was spoofed in a mock interview on Rock Profile, when Robbie Williams was continuously referred to as 'Robbie Walliams'.
Career
Walliams was also a judge for BGT(Britain's Got Talent). In September 2011, he swam the entire 140 mile length of the River Thames, raising over PS1,000,000 for a charity called Sport Relief.
Personal life
Walliams has bipolar disorder. He was married to Lara Stone from 2010 until their divorce in 2015. The couple's son, Alfred, was born on 6 May 2013.
Bibliography
Non-fiction
Inside Little Britain (with Boyd Hilton and Matt Lucas): London: Ebury Press: 2006:
Autobiography
Camp David (2012)
Children's fiction
Novels
The Boy in the Dress (illustrated by Quentin Blake) (2008)
Mr Stink (illustrated by Quentin Blake) (2009)
Billionaire Boy (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2010)
Gangsta Granny (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2011)
Ratburger (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2012)
Demon Dentist (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2013)
Awful Auntie (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2014)
Grandpa's Great Escape (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2015)
The Midnight Gang (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2016)
Bad Dad (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2017)
The Ice Monster (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2018)
Fing (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2019)
The Beast of Buckingham Palace (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2019)
Slime (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2020)
Code Name Bananas (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2020)
Megamonster (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2021)
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2021)
Spaceboy (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2022)
Robodog (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2023)
Short story collections
The World's Worst Children (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2016)
The World's Worst Children 2 (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2017)
The World's Worst Children 3 (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2018)
The World's Worst Teachers (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2019)
The World's Worst Parents (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2020)
The World's Worst Pets (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2022)
The World's Worst Monsters (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2023)
Picture books
The Slightly Annoying Elephant (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2013)
The First Hippo on the Moon (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2014)
The Queen's Orangutan (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2015; for Comic Relief)
The Bear Who Went Boo! (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2015)
There's a Snake in My School! (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2016)
Boogie Bear (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2017)
Geronimo (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2018)
The Creature Choir (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2019)
Little Monsters (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2020)
Marmalade: The Orange Panda (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2022)
Grannysaurus (illustrated by Adam Stower) (2022)
World Book Day book
Blob (illustrated by Tony Ross) (2017)
References
1971 births
Living people
Actors from London
Actors from Surrey
Alumni of the University of Bristol
British children's writers
British swimmers
British television producers
British television writers
Comedians from London
English movie actors
English television actors
English voice actors
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
People with bipolar disorder
Writers from London
Writers from Surrey