He didn't pop into the spotlight overnight. He was a presenter on obscure UK cable channels for a few years, then he became a presenter on the support show for Big Brother, then he gradually worked his way onto mainstream UK channels, then he got into Hollywood. He was already very famous in the UK before he got into Hollywood.
He shouldn't be trusted, though. I've read his first biography, and he openly admits he is a massive liar. Many of his stories involve him telling massive lies. In his biography he follows the idea 'if you're going to tell a lie, make it a big one'. For example, he was going to be fired from his job as a teacher of English to foreign students, due to absence, so he pretended he had AIDS to keep his job.
He didn't pop into the spotlight overnight. He was a presenter on obscure UK cable channels for a few years, then he became a presenter on the support show for Big Brother, then he gradually worked his way onto mainstream UK channels, then he got into Hollywood. He was already very famous in the UK before he got into Hollywood.
He shouldn't be trusted, though. I've read his first biography, and he openly admits he is a massive liar. Many of his stories involve him telling massive lies. In his biography he follows the idea 'if you're going to tell a lie, make it a big one'. For example, he was going to be fired from his job as a teacher of English to foreign students, due to absence, so he pretended he had AIDS to keep his job.