David Walliams
David Edward Williams born August 20 1971 known professionally as David Walliams is an English actor comedian writer and television personality He is best known for his work with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain 20032006 and Come Fly With Me 20102011 From 2012 to 2022 Walliams was a judge on the television talent show competition Britains Got Talent on ITV He is also a writer of childrens books having sold more than 37 million copies worldwide Walliams played the role of Greville White in the 2007 television drama film Capturing Mary From 2013 to 2014 he wrote and starred in the BBC One sitcom Big School In 2015 he starred as Tommy Beresford in the BBC drama series Partners in Crime and wrote and starred in the sketch comedy series Walliams Friend Walliams won the award for Best TV Judge for his work on Britains Got Talent at the 2015 2018 2019 and 2020 National Television Awards In 2022 he was a judge on the tenth season of Australias Got Talent Walliams began writing childrens novels in 2008 after securing a contract with the publisher HarperCollins His books have been translated into 53 languages and he has been described as the fastestgrowing childrens author in the UK with a literary style compared to Roald Dahls Some of his books have been adapted into television films which he has also appeared in including Mr Stink 2012 Gangsta Granny 2013 and Billionaire Boy 2016 As of 2023 Walliams book sales stand at over 50 million copies sold worldwide Walliams was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to charity and the arts His charity work includes swimming in the English Channel the Strait of Gibraltar and the River Thames and raising millions of pounds for the BBC charity Sport Relief
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