Sir David Jason: "I’m addicted to an audience"

"I wasn’t driven by being famous, I was driven by being
successful. I wanted to be recognised by my peers, people who I
considered ‘posh actors’”.


Award-winning actor and bestselling author, Sir David White, is
better known by his stage name David Jason. His career has
spanned over 50 years, and is best known for his iconic roles Del
Boy in Only Fools and Horses and Jack Frost in A Touch of Frost.


His childhood dream of becoming an actor was ‘crushed’ by his
father, who couldn’t afford to support his acting career after
his brother was accepted to RADA. David spent years as an
electrician, whilst learning his craft in amateur theatre. In
this episode David talks about his passion for performance, the
heartbreak of losing a role in Dad’s Army and why he’s addicted
to making audiences laugh.


His latest memoir This Time Next Year is out now.