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Billy Crystal
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Analyze That
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Billy Crystal Biography
Birth Name:
William Crystal
Birth Place:
Long Beach, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
03/14/1948, Pisces
Profession:
Actor; comedian; TV Host; writer; director; producer; author
Billy Crystal Fast Facts:
Father was a jazz producer and owned a record shop, while his uncle Milton Gabler began the first independent jazz label, Commodore Records.
Singer Billie Holiday was one of his babysitters.
Went to Marshall University on a baseball scholarship, but transferred after one year.
Studied film under Martin Scorsese at NYU.
Was to appear as a guest on the first episode of
Saturday Night Live
in 1975, but backed out after he was told that his segment had to be shortened.
Got his big TV break as Jodie Dallas on
Soap
, the first regular gay character on prime time.
1992's
Mr. Saturday Night
was his feature-film directorial debut.
Co-wrote and starred in the autobiographical one-man show
700 Sundays
, for which his wife won a 2005 Tony (Special Theatrical Event) as a producer. The title refers to the amount of Sundays Crystal spent with his father, who died suddenly when he was 15.
Billy Crystal Relationships:
Helen Crystal - Mother
Jack Crystal - Father
Janice Crystal - Wife
Jennifer Crystal Foley - Daughter
Joel Crystal - Brother
Lindsay Crystal - Daughter
Richard Crystal - Brother
Billy Crystal Awards:
1990 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1992 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1993 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
2001 Emmy: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special - Nominee
1988 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Events - Nominee
1988 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Events - Nominee
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Winner
1985 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1987 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1988 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1990 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1991 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Winner
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1996 Emmy: Outstanding Performance for a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1998 Emmy: Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Winner
2000 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
2004 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
2001 Emmy: Outstanding Made for Television Movie - Nominee
1997 Emmy: Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1989 Emmy: Outstanding Performance in Special Events - Winner
1990 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special - Nominee
1990 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Winner
1991 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Winner
College:
Attended Marshall University, Huntington, WV; attended Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY; New York University, New York City, NY (BFA in Film and TV Direction, 1970)
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