Matt Lucas Biography

Fast Facts

• Won £62,500 for the Karen Morris Memorial Trust, a charity dedicated to helping leukemia patients and their families, on a celebrity edition of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"
• Formed John Stanley Productions in 2011 to produce comedy programs for television and radio and give new writers an opportunity to have their work produced
• Attended the University of Bristol
• Started performing on London's stand-up circuit in 1992
• Met his future writing partner, David Walliams, at the National Youth Theatre
• Quote: "It's important to challenge yourself․ I tried Shakespeare and I also appeared in Boy George's musical, 'Taboo․'"
• Quote: "Obviously, America is a huge place so you don't become an overnight success there․ You have to build gradually․"
• Hosted the radio show "And the Winner Is" in 2010
• Appeared in the music video "Country House" by Blur in 1995