His parents appeared on The Friday Night Project when he was the guest star on the show. Walliams was educated at Collingwood Primary School and the independent Reigate Grammar School (where he was a contemporary of Robert Shearman). Williams studied drama at the University of Bristol from 1989 to 1992, one year below Simon Pegg. Williams changed his name to Walliams ( /’wæli?mz/) when he joined the actors’ trade union, Equity, as there was already a member named David Williams. He appeared alongside Alex Verrey, who played Big Boy Barry, every Tuesday evening. He appeared with The League of Gentlemen’s Mark Gatiss, who wrote and appeared in Doctor Who parodies The Pitch of Fear, The Web of Caves and The Kidnappers for BBC2’s “Doctor Who Night” in 1999. in 2000, he played Jake Plaskow in the BBC’s Attachments, set in an internet start-up company. in 2003 he appeared in EastEnders and Marple.
Cameron Diaz and David Letterman Awkwardly Reenact the Time She Fed Popcorn to A-Rod [Video] Tonight, Cameron Diaz took over most of the Late Show to chat with David Letterman and promote her raunchy new movie, Bad Teacher. And with 25 minutes for Diaz and Letterman to waste together, it was pretty much a given that there would be some awkward moments. More » [link]
