Billy Crystal
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William Edward Crystal is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is known as a stand-up comedian and for his film and stage roles. Crystal has received numerous accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award as well as nominations for three Grammy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2007, the Critics' Choice Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2023.
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Billy Crystal is an American television and film actor, director, and baseball player. Born in New York City on March 14, 1948, he is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. His career began in 1975, and he has worked in English. Crystal has received several honors, including the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the Disney Legends award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
Crystal was educated at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Marshall University, and HB Studio. He resides in Pacific Palisades and is of American Jewish ethnicity. His notable works include *When Harry Met Sally...*, *Parental Guidance*, *700 Sundays*, *Ben Kacin Kurasiyim*, and *We're Live In 5*. He has one child, Jennifer Crystal Foley.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 14 March 1948
- Works
- 23
Top works
- Parental Guidance
- 700 Sundays
- Ben Kacin Kurasiyim
- When Harry Met Sally...
- We're Live In 5
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Film & TV
Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA
William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American actor, filmmaker, and comedian. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom “Soap” and became a Hollywood film star during the 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes When “Harry Met Sally...” and “City Slickers.” He is also known for his role as Mike in the “Monsters Inc.”…
Known for
- The Hollywood Rabbi — Himself2026
- 9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later — Self2026
- FireAid Benefit Concert — Self2025
- Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words — Self2025
- Monsters Funday Football — Mike Wazowski (Voice)2025
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self2025
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night — Self2025
- King Kong: Monster and Myth — Self - Actor (archive footage)2024
- Before — Dr. Eli Adler2024
- It Ain't Over — Self2023
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1948
Discography
Member of
- Saturday Night Live1984–1985
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Billy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- HB Studio
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Notable work
- Monsters, Inc.
- Genre
- satire
- Instrument
- voice
- Sport
- baseball
- Image
- Billy Crystal by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- Height
- 168.3
- Residence
- Pacific Palisades
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- Commons category
- Billy Crystal
- date of birth
- 1948-03-14
- ethnic group
- American Jews
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- name in native language
- William Edward Crystal
- different from
- Bill Kristol
- social media followers
- 731725
- influenced by
- Jackie Mason
- birth name
- William Edward Crystal
- notable role
- Mike Wazowski
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Encyclopedic overview
William Edward Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is known as a stand-up comedian and for his film and stage roles. Crystal has received numerous accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award as well as nominations for three Grammy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2007, the Critics' Choice Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2023.
Crystal gained prominence for television roles as Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap from 1977 to 1981 and as a cast member and frequent host of Saturday Night Live from 1984 to 1985. Crystal then became known for his roles in films such as Running Scared (1986), Throw Momma from the Train (1987), The Princess Bride (1987), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), City Slickers (1991), Forget Paris (1995), Father's Day (1997), Analyze This (1999), its sequel Analyze That (2002), and Parental Guidance (2012). Crystal is the voice of Mike Wazowski in Pixar's Monsters, Inc. franchise. He has hosted the Academy Awards nine times, beginning in 1990 and most recently in 2012.
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