David Walliams

What fascinates me about David Walliams is the sheer range. He first lodged himself in the public mind through Little Britain, a sketch show whose comedy was deliberately abrasive, yet he pivoted into writing children's books that millions of kids adore. That dual identity, provocateur and beloved storyteller, is rare. A University of Bristol graduate who can be crude on television and tender on the page, he understands audiences from both ends of life. The Order of the British Empire feels earned. I read him as a genuine entertainer-author, someone who treats laughter and literature as the same craft rather than separate careers, and that conviction is what keeps him interesting to me.

Name (English)

David Walliams

Name (Japanese)

デヴィッド・ウォリアムス

Reading

でゔぃっど・うぉりあむす

Born

August 20, 1971 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Boar

Origin

Wimbledon, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / comedian / writer / novelist / autobiographer

University

University of Bristol

Awards & achievements

• 1200 Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/dwalliams/
• Xhttps://x.com/davidwalliams
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9

Tags

• actor
• comedian
• writer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.