David Walliams

In 2009, David Walliams began dating Dutch model Lara Stone, and got engaged in January 2010. They got married on May 16, 2010. On May 6, 2013, their first son Alfred was born. In September 2015, Walliams got a divorce from Lara Stone, due to "unreasonable behavior".

He had hinted in the book ‘Inside Little Britain’, and also in an interview, of being pansexual. However, he said he doesn’t want to be labeled by that word.

He suffers from bipolar disorder.

David Edward Williams was born on August 20, 1971, in London. He is the son of Kathleen Williams, who is a lab technician, and Peter Williams, who was a London Transport engineer.

He studied at Collingwood Boys' School in Wallington, and Reigate Grammar School in Surrey. In 1992, he graduated with Bachelor of Arts (Drama) from the University of Bristol.

During his university days, he performed with the National Youth Theatre, and joined the actors' union named Equity. It was around this time that he changed his name to “David Walliams” to avoid confusion as there was already another actor in the union called “David Williams.”

David Walliams performed in ‘Phantasmagoria’, a science fiction audio series in 1999. From 2003 to 2005, he co-wrote and co-starred in three series of the TV sketch show ‘Little Britain’ with Matt Lucas.

In 2005, he starred in the video for Charlotte Hatherley's single ‘Bastardo’. The same year, he presented a documentary titled ‘David Walliams: My Life with James Bond’.

In 2007, he did a non-comedy television series, and portrayed a dangerous manipulator in Stephen Poliakoff's ‘Capturing Mary’. The same year, he portrayed comedian Frankie Howerd in television film ‘Rather You Than Me’.

On August 26, 2008, he made his stage debut in Harold Pinter's ‘No Man's Land’. That year, HarperCollins signed a contract with him to publish two children's books. His first novel was ‘The Boy in the Dress,’ which was released worldwide on November 1, 2008.

His second book ‘Mr Stink,’ was released in November 2009. It was about a 12-year-old girl who meets a tramp and looks after him.

The TV Sketch show ‘Little Britain’ is definitely David Walliams’ best known work which propelled him to fame. It was written by him in collaboration with Matt Lucas. The duo also starred in the super-hit show.

All his books for children, especially ‘Mr Stink,’ ‘Billionaire Boy,’ and ‘Demon Dentist’ are undoubtedly remarkable creations for which he has garnered many reviews and critical acclaims.

‘Walliams & Friend’, a TV sketch show, wherein he starred and also produced, is another major work of his.