Billy Crystal

Actor, TV Producer

1948 –

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Who is Billy Crystal?

William Edward "Billy" Crystal is an American actor, writer, film producer, director, comedian, singer, and television host. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes When Harry Met Sally..., City Slickers, and Analyze This and providing the voice of Mike Wazowski in the Monsters, Inc. franchise. He has hosted the Academy Awards nine times, beginning in 1990 and most recently in 2012.

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Born
Mar 14, 1948
Upper East Side
Also known as
  • William Edward Crystal
  • Bill Crystal
  • Face
  • Billy
  • William Edward "Billy" Crystal
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Marshall University
  • Nassau Community College
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, Tisch School of the Arts
    ( - 1970)

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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