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David Edward Williams (born 20 August 1971), known as David Walliams (), is an English comedian, actor, author, television personality and activist, known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the BBC One sketch shows ''Little Britain'', ''Rock Profile'' and ''Come Fly with Me''. Since 2012 Walliams has been a judge on the ITV talent show ''Britain's Got Talent''. He wrote and starred in two series of the BBC One sitcom ''Big School'', playing the role of chemistry teacher Keith Church. Walliams is also a writer of children's books. By the end of 2014, his books had sold over 4 million copies and he has been described as "the fastest growing children's author in the UK": his literary style has been compared to that of Roald Dahl.〔Philip Ardagh, (Awful Auntie review – David Walliams's best book yet ), The Guardian, 25 September 2014.〕 ==Early life and education== Walliams was born David Edward Williams in Merton, London. He was the son of Peter, a London Transport engineer, and Kathleen Ellis, a lab technician and grew up in Banstead, Surrey. Walliams was educated at Collingwood Boys' School in Wallington, and the independent Reigate Grammar School in Surrey, where he was a contemporary of Robert Shearman. From 1989 to 1992, he studied at the University of Bristol, where he resided at Manor Hall and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Drama) in 1992. During university holidays in 1990, Walliams performed with the National Youth Theatre, where he met future comedy partner Matt Lucas. He changed his stage name to David Walliams when he joined the actors' union Equity, as there was already a member named David Williams. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Walliams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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