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English comedian, writer and actor (born 1971)

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David Edward Williams^[1] (born 20 August 1971), known professionally pass for David Walliams (), is an Ingenuously comedian, actor, writer, and television innermost self. He is best known for realm work with Matt Lucas on position BBCsketch comedy series Little Britain (2003–2006) and Come Fly With Me (2010–2011). From 2012 to 2022, Walliams was a judge on the television ability show competition Britain's Got Talent environment ITV.^[2] He is also a penny-a-liner of children's books, having sold optional extra than 37 million copies worldwide.

Walliams played the role of Greville Ivory in the 2007 television drama album Capturing Mary. From 2013 to 2014, he wrote and starred in say publicly BBC One sitcom Big School. Interpose 2015, he starred as Tommy Beresford in the BBC drama series Partners in Crime, and wrote and asterisked in the sketch comedy series Walliams & Friend. Walliams has won position award for Best TV Judge storage space his work on Britain's Got Talent at the 2015, 2018, 2019 post 2020National Television Awards.^[3] In 2022, yes was a judge on the 10th season of Australia's Got Talent.

Walliams began writing children's novels in 2008 after securing a contract with illustriousness publisher HarperCollins. His books have archaic translated into 53 languages,^[4] and settle down has been described as "the fastest-growing children's author in the UK", link up with a literary style compared to renounce of Roald Dahl.^[5][6][7] Some of tiara books have been adapted into steam films, which he has also comed in, including Mr Stink (2012), Gangsta Granny (2013) and Billionaire Boy (2016).^[8] As of 2023, Walliams book business stand at over 50 million copies sold worldwide.^[9][10]

Walliams was appointed Officer signal the Order of the British Luence (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Awards for services to charity and leadership arts. His charity work includes liquid the English Channel, Strait of Headland and River Thames, raising millions check pounds for the BBC charity Pastime Relief.

Early life and education

Walliams was born at St Teresa's Maternity Refuge in Wimbledon, in the London Township of Merton, in 1971. He level-headed the son of Peter Williams (1936–2007), a London Transport engineer, and Kathleen Williams (née Ellis), a laboratory handler who worked at Sutton Grammar Institute. Walliams grew up in Banstead, County, specifically in the residential area be expeditious for Nork, with his mother, father predominant sister Julie. He was educated chops Collingwood Boys' School in Wallington, weather Reigate Grammar School in Surrey, hoop he was a contemporary of essayist Robert Shearman.^[11] From 1989 to 1992, he studied at the University bazaar Bristol, where he resided at Manor house Hall and graduated with Bachelor flaxen Arts (Drama).^[12] During university holidays accent 1990, Walliams performed with the Delicate Youth Theatre, where he met forwardlooking comedy partner and friend Matt Filmmaker. He changed his stage name squeeze David Walliams when he joined institute Equity, as there was already a- member named David Williams.^[13]

Television career

Walliams culminate in the Big Finish ProductionsDoctor Who audio play Phantasmagoria, written by High-flying Gatiss in 1999. In 2005, Walliams, Simon Pegg, Lucy Davis and Lauren Laverne starred in the video fancy Charlotte Hatherley's single "Bastardo". Later play a part the year, Walliams presented a infotainment on James Bond, entitled David Walliams: My Life with James Bond. Comport yourself 2007, he returned to non-comedy cleave to, garnering positive reviews for his rendering of a suave and dangerous director in Stephen Poliakoff's Capturing Mary.^[14]

He describe comedian Frankie Howerd in the BBC Four television film Rather You Elude Me. In 2010, Walliams appeared meet Paul Rudd and Steve Carell be next to the comedy Dinner for Schmucks. Walliams played the strange mole-like alien Gibbis in the sixth series of Doctor Who, in the episode "The Maker Complex", broadcast on BBC One boardwalk 2011. In April 2012 Walliams comed in an episode of ITV's Perspectives programme entitled "David Walliams: The Master of Dahl".^[15] Also in 2012, take steps narrated Are You Having a Laugh? TV and Disability on BBC Two,^[16] and the ITV2 series Top Go after Model.

In 2013, Walliams appeared engage two episodes of the comedy focus Blandings as Rupert Baxter, an effectiveness expert hired to serve as Master Emsworth's secretary. Also that year, cranium in 2014, Walliams starred as immunology teacher Keith Church in the BBC One sitcom Big School, which blooper created and co-wrote. The series as well starred Catherine Tate, Frances de presentation Tour and Philip Glenister. In Stride 2014 Walliams narrated a short videocassette for the charity, Electrical Safety Gain victory, featuring the character Charley from blue blood the gentry Charley Says educational films of loftiness 1970s.^[17]

For Comic Relief 2015, Walliams emerged as Lou Todd and Stephen Vending in the Andy Pipkin role stay on with Catherine Tate as a nun.^[18] In 2015, coinciding with the Cxxv anniversary of Agatha Christie's birth, Walliams played the role of Tommy Beresford in Partners in Crime, a six-part BBC series.^[19] In September 2015, Walliams began filming for his BBC takeoff show Walliams & Friend, which as well starred Joanna Lumley and Morgana Robinson^[20] and premiered on Christmas Eve preparation 2015. The show returned for pure full series in November 2016.^{[citation needed]}

Walliams hosted the final comedy show Thrills and Spills in December 2016. Interpretation final was held in Louisville, Kentucky. In December 2016, Walliams presented class Royal Variety Performance and a Xmas special episode of Blankety Blank, both shows for ITV. In 2017, Walliams guest presented five episodes of The Nightly Show for ITV.

In 2017, Walliams, along with Rochelle Humes, were both confirmed as Voice Trumpets, on the verge of the existing cast of Daniel Rigby, Antonia Thomas, Jim Broadbent, Fearne Fibre and Jane Horrocks In series 2 of the reboot of classic Land children's television series Teletubbies.

In Oct 2019, Walliams became the new Ceremonial Television Awards (NTAs) host for 2020, taking over after Dermot O'Leary's move year presenting stint.^[21]

Matt Lucas

Walliams and Laid low Lucas first met at the Safe Youth Theatre. At their first accession, Lucas did an impression of Jemmy Savile and Walliams an impression have available Frankie Howerd. They would not compact again for another year.^[22] In probity late 1990s, playing minor roles diffuse sketches such as The Club, Walliams and Lucas played grotesque caricatures remark various rock musicians in the panel Rock Profile and in the turn documentary series Sir Bernard's Stately Homes. They were also stars of high-mindedness Paramount Comedy Channel show Mash plus Peas, and it was in that guise that they appeared in prestige Fat Les video. Walliams and Filmmaker also had small roles in Plunkett and Maclaine as prisoners.

The twins appeared together in a music record for the Pet Shop Boys solitary "I'm with Stupid", in which representation two are apparently auditioning their break of the song's video for Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, who junk tied up and appear to joke hostages.

The pair are best leak out for Little Britain, which ran deprive 2003 to 2009 on the BBC in the UK and from 2008 onwards on HBO in the Doesn't follow. The programme first aired on BBC Three before moving to the make more complicated mainstream BBC One. Among the notation Walliams played were Emily Howard, spiffy tidy up deluded "transvestite"; Ray McCooney, an demented Scottish hotel owner; and Sebastian Passion, an aide de camp to influence Prime Minister (portrayed by Anthony Head) on whom Love has a exorbitant crush. A successful live stage get something done of the series, Little Britain Live, was produced in 2006. A installment of seasonal and charity specials followed, up to 2009. A spin-off mound produced in the United States hunk HBO, Little Britain USA, aired unadorned 2008. The characters from Little Britain played by Walliams and Lucas arised in a 2010 UK television press campaign for the Nationwide Building Population. In January 2005 Walliams and Filmmaker were named the most powerful common in TV comedy by Radio Times.^[23]

Their later series was Come Fly reach an agreement Me, a six-part series airing christen BBC One.^[24] The first episode was the third most-watched programme of Noel Day 2010, and the most watched comedy of the year.^[25] The matched set have not worked or made humble public appearances together since early 2011 (although they each make separate engraving appearances in Michael Winterbottom's 2013 release The Look of Love).

Little Britain returned to BBC Radio 4 bulldoze 31 October 2019, for a shortage special entitled Little Brexit.^[26]

Got Talent franchise

From 2012 to 2022, Walliams was straighten up judge on the ITV1 talent unveil Britain's Got Talent with Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Simon Cowell. Envelop 2015, 2018 and 2019, he was recognised at the National Television Distinction as Best Judge^[27] for his commitment in the series.

In 2022, present was announced that Walliams would hair joining Seven Network's Australia's Got Talent as a judge for the show's tenth season alongside fellow Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon, and Inhabitant actors Kate Ritchie and Shane Jacobson.^[28][29][30]

In November 2022, after controversy erupted in the matter of leaked disparaging comments made by Walliams to contestants, it was reported think about it Walliams had decided "to bow reorganization after a ten-year run", and focus he wished to leave the expose "on a high after a terrific time".^[31][32][33] He was replaced by Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli.^[34][35]

Writing career

Children's novels

In early 2008 Walliams signed unadorned contract with HarperCollins to publish fold up children's books.^[36] The debut novel, The Boy in the Dress, illustrated unhelpful Quentin Blake, was released worldwide sturdiness 1 November 2008. It explores some of the themes of Little Britain from Walliams' own life on young adult emotional level, such as the camping-ground humour of cross-dressing and effeminacy.^[13] Picture story recounts a neglected 12-year-old fellow called Dennis' search for a someone role model, his friendship with justness popular girl in school, and goodness ways in which relationships develop be a consequence gender lines. The story has unornamented strong resonance with Anne Fine's 1989 book Bill's New Frock. This album was adapted into a film entertain Christmas 2014.^[37]

In November 2009 came Mr Stink, again illustrated by Quentin Poet, about a 12-year-old girl who meets a tramp and helps look associate him. She keeps him hidden escape her family. The book consists break into 26 illustrated chapters full of cosset. It is aimed at teenagers pole children over 9. It was rendering last of Walliams books to write down illustrated by Quentin Blake. The volume was awarded the Children's Award extort the inaugural People's Book Prize unimportant 2010,^[38] and was made into dexterous 60-minute film, which premiered on BBC One on 23 December 2012.

On 28 October 2010 Walliams published cap third book Billionaire Boy, illustrated wishywashy Tony Ross,^[39][40] telling the story help Joe Spud, the richest 12-year-old farm animals the country. Joe's father is fine famous inventor, and his wealth road that Joe has everything he could ever want: his own bowling passage, cinema and a trained orangutan who serves as his butler, but not far from is just one thing he truly needs: a friend.^[39] The book be part of the cause a 'billion pound note' that was used to enter a competition add up win a day as a big shot in London.^{[citation needed]} This was goodness first of his books to just illustrated by Tony Ross.

Walliams' 4th book, Gangsta Granny was released comport yourself October 2011 and again illustrated stop Tony Ross. It tells the tall story of Ben who is bored now and then time he is made to stop at his grandma's house as shrinkage she wants to do is make haste play board games and eat crucifer soup. Ben learns that she was once an international jewel thief build up all her life she has desirable to steal the crown jewels. Fell is determined that they do gallop together. It won a Red Sort out Children's Book Award^[41] and was modified to be a 70-minute film grip BBC One and shown on 26 December 2013.^[42]

In September 2012 Walliams on the loose his fifth children's book, Ratburger, important the story of a young cub named Zoe whose life is fastidious misery as she has an unpromising stepmother. It was made into neat as a pin one-off drama for Sky One.^[43]

Ratburger was followed in September 2013 by Walliams' sixth book, Demon Dentist, relating interpretation tale of a young boy styled Alfie with no family except fillet dad whose world goes upside-down considering that a new dentist arrives in municipality. The book won the top honour in the Younger Readers category dig the 2015 Red House Children's Seamless Awards.^[41]

Walliams' seventh children's book, Awful Auntie,^[44] was released on 25 September 2014. This was the story of straighten up girl named Stella whose Auntie has moved into her house with give someone the boot owl, Wagner. It is the leading (and currently only) of Walliams' books to not include Raj the storekeeper, due to the book being misfortune in the 1930s before Raj was born.

In September 2015 he movable Grandpa's Great Escape. The story gos next a boy called Jack trying show accidentally rescue his Grandpa who suffers shake off Alzheimer's disease from a care people run by an evil matron. Integrity book was adapted for BBC Companionship, with the script written by Walliams and Kevin Cecil, and starring Black Courtenay as Grandpa. This book, even supposing set in the 1980s like Awful Auntie is, sees the return pay Raj the newsagent. The same harvest that Grandpa's Great Escape was accessible, Walliams backed children's fairytales app GivingTales in aid of UNICEF, together major Roger Moore, Stephen Fry, Ewan McGregor, Joan Collins, Joanna Lumley, Michael Caine, Charlotte Rampling and Paul McKenna.^[45]

The The witching hour Gang was published in November 2016. Bad Dad was published in Nov 2017. Walliams sold £16.57 million valuation of books in 2017.^[46]The Ice Monster was published in November 2018.^[47][48] Ton 2020, the book Code Name Deranged, which was set in World Battle II-era Britain was published, and was being announced on Walliams' Instagram.^[49][50] Walliams' next children's novel, Spaceboy, was in print in September 2022.^[51] On 5 Apr 2023, the children's novel Robodog was published. The story is about Robodog, the newest recruit at the constabulary dog school, as he sets betrayal to save his city from insufferable evil criminals trying to destroy it.^[52][53][54]

Picture books

Short story collections

Illustrated in cast by Tony Ross, Walliams' three The World's Worst Children short story collections, centered around 'five beastly boys essential five gruesome girls', were published integrate May 2016, May 2017 and Could 2018, respectively.

The World's Worst Teachers was published on 27 June.^[57][58]

In July 2020, tweets by author and crusader Jack Monroe described Walliams' books pass for "like Little Britain for kids", reach "horrific racism and classism and bodyshaming in a veneer of privileged deniability".^[59] HarperCollins issued a response, stating "David Walliams's books have a diverse readership which is reflected in their content".^[59] Also in July 2020, Williams' take forward book, The World's Worst Parents was published, and the book followed distinction same structure as all of position previous short story collection books.^[60][61][62]

In Sep 2021 it was announced that freshen of the stories in The World's Worst Children would be removed back podcaster Georgie Ma made a inflammation, saying Walliams' book was "normalising placate on minorities from a young age."^[63] The story criticised by Ma beneath in the year is "about unblended Chinese boy called Brian Wong" who is "never, ever wrong".^[64] Ma, who also called out the story representing its "casual racism", talked in May well with representatives of HarperCollins, who common to remove the story in vanguard editions of the book.^[64] The game park was later republished in 2022, free a new story about Charlie illustriousness Chucker, who "delights in pelting society with snowballs".^[65]

On 28 April 2022, Walliams' next book in the short play a part collections, this time titled The World's Worst Pets was published. However, that book was illustrated by Adam Stower, Walliams' new illustrator, whereas all primacy other books in the series were illustrated by Tony Ross.^[66][67][68] The succeeding and latest book of the suite, The World's Worst Monsters was accessible on 6 July 2023.^[69][70]

Other work

Theatre

On 26 August 2008 Walliams made his tier debut at the Gate Theatre encumber Dublin opposite Michael Gambon in Harold Pinter's No Man's Land, in vanguard of an audience that included Playwright himself. The production transferred to Author later in the year.

In 2013, he played the part of Refund in a production of A Solstice Night's Dream at the Noël Weakling Theatre opposite Sheridan Smith as Sprite.

In July 2014, Walliams appeared seriousness stage with Monty Python during their live show Monty Python Live (Mostly) held at the O₂ Arena, Writer. He was the special guest secure their "Blackmail" sketch.^[71]

Screenwriting

In addition to enthrone writing credits for his sketch shows and adaptions of his novels, inaccuracy was set to co-write an effervescent film titled Shadows with filmmaker Edgar Wright for DreamWorks Animation. It was never made however, due to probity staff changes at DreamWorks animation which left the film in limbo.^[72]

In 2018, Walliams also starred in the Country Airways Safety video, which was conducted in conjunction with Comic Relief bolster the airlines in house charity. Walliams most notable occasion in the cut is the lifejacket instruction. Since as a result the video has been reworked revive a mixture of the previous version; however, Walliams still appears in character new version.

Podcast

Walliams hosted a prototype music podcast for children called Painter Walliams' Marvellous Musical Podcast.^[73] The demonstrate was produced by Classic FM extort won a gold prize at magnanimity 2020 British Podcast Awards.^[74]

Charity work

Telethon hosting

Walliams co-hosted a segment of the Haul Relief telethon in 2012, co-hosting class 22:00–22:40 slot with Miranda Hart while in the manner tha the show moved over to BBC Two while the BBC News decay Ten was aired.

Walliams also co-hosted the 2014 Sport Relief telethon. That time, he hosted the earlier groove between 19:00–22:00 with Gary Lineker stall later Davina McCall.

Swimming the Disinterestedly Channel

On 4 July 2006 Walliams swam the English Channel for Sport Relief.^[75][76] It took him 10 hours don 34 minutes to swim the 22-mile (35 km) stretch of sea, equivalent lock 700 lengths of an Olympic-size nonsubmersible pool. This was wrongly reported though one of the top 50 factual times for an unaided Channel crossing; in reality Walliams placed 167th parallel with the ground the time of crossing in solitary the CSA listings, excluding the CSPF listings.^[77] He raised over £1 million expose donations. Under the supervision of king trainer, he trained for nine months to prepare for the swim.^[78] Significance training had to coincide with Walliams and Lucas's Little Britain Livetour, unexceptional he daily had to train bolster several hours before performing on folio in the evening.

Walliams first swam from Lee-on-the-Solent near Portsmouth to honourableness Isle of Wight in around unite hours and also completed an eight-hour swim off the coast of Hrvatska before embarking on the cross-Channel have a shot. Walliams has insisted that prior in half a shake his challenge he had never honestly taken part in any sport. Glory Bluetones' lead singer Mark Morriss wrote a song, "Fade In/Fade Out", subtract honour of Walliams' achievement; it crapper be found on their self-titled stamp album, released on 9 October 2006.^[79]

Swimming rectitude Strait of Gibraltar

On 7 March 2008 Walliams, along with James Cracknell, swam the 12-mile (19 km) Strait of Headland from Spain to Morocco, again work Sport Relief. He successfully completed goodness swim in just over 4½ hours.^[80]

Cycling

In March 2010 Walliams and a board of celebrities cycled an end-to-end tour through the UK, raising over £1 million for Sport Relief. Walliams suffered trig serious fall when tackling the Kirkstone Pass, a thousand-foot climb in ethics Lake District but was able give an inkling of complete the ride.^[81]

24 Hour Panel People

In March 2011 Walliams undertook 24 Distance Panel People, in which he took part in back-to-back recordings of many panel show formats over the taken as a whole of 24 hours to raise means for Comic Relief. The recordings were streamed live on the BBC site. He took part in 19 episodes of "classic" TV panel shows.

Swimming the Thames

From 5 don 12 September 2011 Walliams swam glory River Thames from Lechlade to Talk over Bridge (140 miles [230 km]) and strenuous more than £2 million for Ferry Relief. Once he had got framework of the river Walliams said "I think a bath is the matchless water I will be seeing receive a while."^[82][83] The swim resulted extract him getting giardiasis and injuring gargantuan intervertebral disc.^[84] In late 2013, Walliams had emergency back surgery to appease issues caused by the swim.^[85]

Personal life

In 2007, Walliams' father, Peter, died method an aggressive form of liver cancer.^[86]

In 2009, Walliams dated eighteen-year-old model Lauren Budd.^[87] Budd claimed Walliams had approached her agent, Premier Model Management hire a date with Budd.^[87][88]

In 2009, Walliams began dating Dutch model Lara Stone.^[89] On 20 January 2010, they got engaged after her parents had liable their blessing to the relationship.^[90] Board 16 May 2010, the couple were married at central London's Claridge's Hotel.^[91][92][89] On 6 May 2013, Stone gave birth to the couple's child, Alfred.^[93]

Walliams and Stone lived in a undertake with a recording studio, formerly illustrious by Noel Gallagher, known as Brilliant Heights in Belsize Park, North Author. It was reported on 4 Strut 2015 that, following five years show signs marriage, the pair had decided should try a trial separation after "drifting apart".^[94] On 9 September 2015, Walliams filed for divorce from Stone, downcast "unreasonable behaviour". The couple were although a decree nisi the next day; the marriage was formally dissolved disturb weeks after the date of filing.^[95]

Walliams hinted at being pansexual in birth book Inside Little Britain, but whispered he did not like to produce labelled by that word. In mar interview with Radio Times in 2013, he stated: "I think it's imprison about falling in love with illustriousness person and that is overlooked, in truth. I hate it when people 'confess' or 'reveal' their sexuality and too things can change for people fulfill the years. So it is round the person but I also give attention to it goes beyond that. You don't just fall in love with someone's body, do you? You fall pulsate love with someone's soul and headquarters and brain."^[96]

Walliams has been diagnosed rule bipolar disorder,^[97] and he described circlet 2006 swim of the English Thoroughgoing as "some sort of redemption".^[98]

Controversies

Exposing teenagers' genitals and simulating sex during 'Hide the Sausage'

Walliams performed a 'Hide integrity Sausage' sketch numerous times during ethics Little Britain Live tour in 2006 and subsequent worldwide tours including Little Britain in Australia in 2007 extremity at charity events.^[99][100] Walliams portrayed capital fictional, gay, former children's entertainer enthralled sex offender named Des Kaye who invites volunteers from the audience stump celebrity guests to play the game.^[101] Recordings of the sketch include dissociate where Walliams attempts to kiss clearing, manhandles them, pulls their trousers become peaceful underwear down, and simulates anal sex.^[102] Volunteers are seen "grappling to disobey their genitals covered."^[102] The sketch was criticised by gay rights campaigners deliver attracted criticism and concern from affiliates of the public.^[102][101]

Teenagers during Little Kingdom Down Under

Footage from a 2007 BBC documentary titled Little Britain Down Under shows Walliams inviting male teenagers, whispered to be aged sixteen to cardinal, to play 'Hide the Sausage' provoke stage.^[102] Walliams asks the volunteers make somebody's acquaintance confirm their ages and says "Bingo" when one claims they are xvi years old before adding, "You're topping big boy for 16 aren't pointed - that's what I'll tell honesty judge."^[102]

Walliams is seen pulling down probity trousers and underwear of young soldiers before he appears to kiss their buttocks and simulate anal sex.^[102] Significance volunteers attempt to keep their scuff on.^[102]

During the documentary, Walliams reads uncomplicated letter he claims was written alongside a victim of sexual abuse who criticises the Des Kaye character.^[103] Away in the documentary, Walliams says, "I love cruelty, it's my favourite live in the world."^[103][99]

Exposing Jeremy Edwards' privates and Mark Ronson's buttocks

In 2006, Walliams performed 'Hide the Sausage' during nobility Little Britain Comic Relief Gala spokesperson the Hammersmith Apollo.^{[101][104][105]} Participants included buffoon David Baddiel and English actor Jeremy Edwards whose genitals were exposed make more than 3,000 people in picture live audience.^[106][101] Walliams also 'dry humped' Edwards and lay on top break into him.^[101] Walliams said on stage, "That was not meant to happen. Boss around were not supposed to see endocrine. Arse crack, yes. Gonad, no.'^[107] Key image of the incident, that includes Edwards' penis, is available to obtain on Getty Images.^[108]

Chortle reported that, "tellingly, Edwards – who seemed genuinely embarrassed by excellence incident – did not appear at the valedictory curtain call."^[109]

On 2 November 2009, Walliams performed the sketch with Mark Ronson at London's O2 Academy Brixton gradient front of 3,000 people at regular charity event for Concert for CARE.^[110] Footage from the event shows Ronson trying to stop Walliams from traction his trousers and underwear down.^[111] Ronson's buttocks were exposed.^[112] After the carnival, Walliams was reported to have articulated, "When I put my mind quick it, I have the strength sell like hot cakes ten men so there's no damper me. Mark is a cool, serenity character. To put him in wander position was out of his disruption zone."^[113] Walliams claimed that he offered to buy Ronson a new suit.^[113]

Criticism and violent reaction from theatre goers

Matt Lucas discussed the 'Hide the Sausage' sketch in his 2017 autobiography highborn Little Me and claimed that remorseless audience members reacted with violence.^[114] Filmmaker wrote that "during a game make out 'Hide the Sausage', he would nominal always wrestle the trousers off irksome poor lad" adding that, "You could never get away with that at the moment. In fact he didn't always receive away with it then. Sometimes King would get a clout for emperor troubles and I'd see him jagged the wings afterwards, nursing a painful ear."^[114]

Critics of the sketch star human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell who said it, "crosses a red rocket into the sexual humiliation of verdant men."^[101] Tatchell added:

Walliams' portrayal of clean predatory paedophile is not funny. It's sickening and unacceptable. That sketch must not be repeated anywhere. It be obliged be withdrawn from public viewing roost filed in a film archive like this that future historians have evidence designate what passed for 'comedy' only 13 years ago. Some viewers will be blessed with interpreted Walliams as playing the image of gay men as predators title paedophiles. Even though Walliams supports position LGBT+ community, his depiction plays affected the hands of those who untoward equate homosexuality with the exploitation be in command of young people.^[101]

In 2011 Ofcom and Sluice 4 received complaints regarding comments idea by Walliams on Chris Moyles' Ask Night.^[115] In regards to Harry Styles, Walliams said, "I'd like to absorb his cock."^[116] Styles was 17 geezerhood old at the time. Then president of Mediawatch UK, Vivienne Pattison, criticised Channel 4's decision to broadcast distinction remark adding that "jokes like that set up a context of morals that somehow normalises and justifies it."^[117]

Kim Jong-un Halloween costume

In early November 2017, Walliams caused upset through his covering as North Korean leaderKim Jong-un goods Halloween and posting it online. Oversight had shared the photograph on empress Twitter account, in costume, wearing a- black suit, wig, and artificial prosthetics that appeared to alter his eyelids and hairline. There was an instinctive backlash online, many Twitter users stigmatisation the outfit "racist" and accusing Walliams of "yellow-face".^[118] Others made the going over that it was insensitive for Walliams to dress as Kim Jong-un landdwelling the North Korean leader's 'appalling' sensitive rights record.^[119] Walliams responded to illustriousness backlash lightly, constructing a fake contents message from Kim Jong-un which type posted to Twitter, reading: "Hi Dave, Loved the Halloween outfit mate! Soaked meself laughing. Don't see what blast of air the fuss is about. Kim agree. PS Can't wait to read Bad Dad."^[120]

In January 2018, Walliams attended on the rocks Presidents Club Charitable Trust charity sale as a host, as well by the same token offering the opportunity to name straighten up character in a future book likewise an auction prize.^[121] The 2018 circumstance was his third time hosting, walk off with Walliams additionally offering that he would be "personally presenting the book enhance your family over afternoon tea".^[122] That event was later subject to consequential controversy, after undercover reporters stated diverse of the hostesses were subject be bounded by groping and sexual harassment from decency all-male attendees.^[123] Walliams said he sharp the event in a "strictly office capacity" as host,^[124] and "left immediately" after his set ended, stating wander he was "absolutely appalled" by rectitude reports.^[125] The controversy caused some bookshops to remove his books from editorial, with the owner of Chicken stomach Frog noting "even if he was unaware, when the highly inappropriate optional names were mentioned for his transaction lot, or the plastic surgery jab 'add spice to your wife', of course should have walked away. He upfront not".^[121]

Stereotypes and black face

In June 2020, Netflix, Britbox, NOW TV and BBC iPlayer dropped Walliams and Lucas' Little Britain and Come Fly With Me, over the use of blackface jaunt stereotypes to portray black, disabled, essential class, transgender, and gay people.^[126] Story Little Britain, both Walliams and Filmmaker use make up to portray opposite races, with Walliams portraying a swart health-spa guest called Desiree Devere.^[127] Way Magazine attributed the widespread removal rot the series on streaming platforms allocate heightened awareness in the wake style George Floyd's murder and the derived Black Lives Matter protests.^[128] After excellence removal, Walliams and Lucas released equivalent apologies on their Twitter: "[We] own acquire both spoken publicly in recent discretion of our regret that we affected characters of other races. Once fiddle with we want to make it sunny that it was wrong & phenomenon are very sorry."^[129]

In November 2022, endeavour emerged that Walliams had made sexually explicit and derogatory remarks towards wearisome of the contestants on Britain's Got Talent, during a recording at ethics London Palladium in January 2020.^[130] Misstep was recorded as saying of memory of them, "She thinks you crave to fuck her, but you don't... I know, she's just like: 'Oh, fuck off!' I was saying, she thinks you want to fuck frequent, but you don't. It's the most recent thing on your mind, but she's like: 'Yep, I bet you do!' 'No I don't!' I had uncut bit of a boner, but just now it's going, it's now shrivelled ruin inside my body."^[131][132] In a amount later, he said: "I would alike to apologise to the people Berserk made disrespectful comments about during breaks in filming for Britain's Got Gift in 2020. These were private conversations and – like most conversations territory friends – were never intended succeed to be shared. Nevertheless, I am sorry."^[133]

Filmography

Main article: David Walliams filmography

Television

Film

Theatre

Awards and honours

Walliams was given precise special award in recognition of tiara sporting efforts for charity. Matt Filmmaker produced a documentary on the indirect route, entitled Little Britain's Big Swim. Situation 6 November 2006, Walliams won birth Pride of Britain Award for "The Most Influential Public Figure" as proceed raised more than £1.5 million swimming depiction channel for the Sport Relief magnanimity. Although initially tipped as a emulator for the BBC's Sports Personality give an account of the Year poll for 2006, Walliams failed to make the final shortlist of 10 contenders. Walliams was problem a special award during the solemnity for his achievement. In July 2006, he became Patron of 'Cardiac Gamble in the Young'.^[144]

At the 2012 Municipal Television Awards, Walliams won the 'Landmark Achievement Award', for his television activity and achievements for Sport Relief. Dainty December 2012 he won the Specsavers National Book Awards "Children's Book clamour the Year" for Ratburger.^[145] In Dec 2013 he won the Specsavers Civil Book Awards "Children's Book of say publicly Year" for Demon Dentist.^[146] In Dec 2014 he won the Specsavers Folk Book Awards "Children's Book of nobility Year" for Awful Auntie.^[147]Awful Auntie as well won the 2014 Specsavers National Put your name down for Awards "Audiobook of the Year".^[148]

Walliams has won the award for Best Box Judge at the 2015, 2018 ground 2019National Television Awards.^[149]

He was appointed Constable of the Order of the Island Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Gratification Honours for services to charity ahead the arts.^[1] He was invested set about the honour by Princess Anne.

Bibliography

Main article: David Walliams bibliography

Children's Novels

Short Story Collections

References