David Walliams

David Walliams is an English children's author, comedian and actor, born in London in 1971. He first became known on television as one half of the Little Britain double act with Matt Lucas (2003-2006), and later sat on the Britain's Got Talent judging panel from 2012 to 2022. He turned to children's fiction in 2008 with “The Boy in the Dress”, and has since written “Mr Stink” (2009), “Billionaire Boy” (2010), “Gangsta Granny” (2011), “Demon Dentist” (2013), “Awful Auntie” (2014) and “The Ice Monster” (2018), among many others, several of them adapted for television. His books have sold more than 50 million copies and have been translated into more than 50 languages. He was appointed OBE in 2017 for services to charity and the arts.