David Walliams net worth stems from comedy, writing and television. He is an English comedian, actor and writer who’s career covers comedy, literature and theatre.
The estimated David Walliams net worth
David Walliams net worth is estimated at $25 million according to Celebrity Net Worth. His income comes from his best-selling children’s books sales, multifaceted acting roles, television and screenwriting.
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Career highlights
Film and television
David Walliams early role included performing in the play Phantasmagoria in 1999. Later on, he presented the documentary David Walliams: My Life with James Bond in 2005. He also earned praise for his role in “Capturing Mary” in 2007.
David Walliams co-created and starred in the BBC One sitcom Big School from 2013 to 2014. He also appeared in the BBC series Partners in Crime in 2015.
From 2015 to 2016, he starred in his own sketch show Walliams & Friend on BBC One. In 2017, he joined the reboot of Teletubbies as a voice character.
From 2012 to 2022, he served as a judge on Britain’s Got Talent. As a result, he won National Television Awards for Best Judge in 2015, 2018 and 2019.
In 2022, he joined Australia’s Got Talent as a judge for the tenth season.
David Walliams and Matt Lucas collaboration
They first met at the National Youth Theatre and from 2003 to 2009 became widely known for Little Britain, a BBC comedy series that achieved international success and birthed “Little Britain USA” in 2008.
The duo also created the British mockumentary television series, Come Fly with Me in 2010, which became the most-watched comedy that year.
Theatre performances
David Walliams made his stage debut in No Man’s Land in 2008. In 2013, he performed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He also appeared in Monty Python’s Live (Mostly) in 2014.
Authoring
David Walliams is also a children’s author. His first novel was The Boy in the Dress published in 2008. His 2009 novel Mr Stink, won the People’s Book Prize. Other books he has published and adapted for television include:
- Billionaire Boy (2010)
- Gangsta Granny (2011) – Red House Children’s Book Award
- Ratburger (2012)
- Demon Dentist (2013) – Red House Award for Younger Readers
His other works include:
- Awful Auntie (2014)
- Grandpa’s Great Escape (2015)
- The Midnight Gang (2016)
- Bad Dad (2017)
- The Ice Monster (2018)
- Code Name Bananas (2020)
- Spaceboy (2022)
- Robodog (2023)
David Walliams has also published short story collections titled:
- The World’s Worst Children 1, 2 and 3
- The World’s Worst Teachers
- The World’s Worst Pets
- The World’s Worst Parents
- The World of David Walliams Book of Stuff
His picture books are:
- The Creature Choir
- Grannysaurus
- The Slightly Annoying Elephant
- Geronimo
- Boogie Bear
- The First Hippo on the Moon
- Little Monsters
- Boogie Bear
- Fabulous Stories for the Very Young
- The Creature Choir
- Marmalade
- Geronimo
Most notably, in 2024, he wrote his first graphic novel titled ASTROCHIMP.
Podcast
David Walliams also hosted David Walliams’ Marvellous Musical Podcast for children, which won a Gold award at the 2020 British Podcast Awards.
Summary of David Walliams net worth
To sum up, David Walliams has earned his net worth through his successful career in comedy, television and writing. Furthermore, he is a best-selling children’s author with royalties from adaptations of his books.
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