Matt Lucas

Matt Lucas
Matthew Richard Lucas, born March 5th 1974, Paddington, is an English comedian, actor, screenwriter and singer in which is known for his work with David Walliams in the TV show 'Little Britain'. He also played Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee in Alice in Wonderland (2010) and the sequel, Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) both produced by Tim Burton, Bridesmaids (2011) and Shaun of the Dead (2004).

Matt Lucas' career began in 1995 when he appeared on the show, 'The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer and then went onto another show called 'Shooting Stars' which is a British TV comedy panel game, broadcast on BBC 2 and hosted by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. As a child, Matt Lucas wanted to be a drama teacher, then he wanted to work in a children's foster home, then a painter/decorator as he was a fan of art and that's when he moved on to theatre. Lucas said that even though school was tough for him, he felt relaxed, in control and at home when he was performing on stage. 

Scenes from 'Little Britain':

He suffers from Alopecia Universalis (causes rapid hair loss including the eyelashes and eyebrows), and lost all his hair at 6 years of age. At school, he played a character called Accrington Stanley in the school's play, The Roman Invasion of Ramsbottom. This then went on to be shown at the Edinbough Festival in which landed him a place in the West End at the age of 14. By the age of 19, Lucas auditioned for the 'National Youth Music Theatre' where he met his future TV partner, David Walliams. Later on, he was best man at David Walliams and his wife, Lara Stone's wedding in 2010. 

Matt Lucas has also been listed number 9 for the most influential gay men and women in the UK public sphere, where he was number 16 in the previous year. He studied drama at Bristol university, until he dropped out due to being offered parts in TV shows while studying drama at uni. This was at the time Little Britain was created and became a huge success.

I quote I found on IMDB stated that he liked the 1986 TV show, Pingu because he liked 'the way they used gibberish' and I believe this is how he gathered his inspiration for the TV show, Pompidou (2015) which only has one season released and there has been no further notice as to whether another season is going to be recorded.