Billy Crystal

American actor, comedian, writer, producer, director and television presenter

Photo by: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born:March 14, 1948

Age:78

Zodiac Sign:Pisces

Height:1.70 m (5′7″)

Born in:New York City, United States

Residence:Pacific Palisades, United States

Languages:English

Stage Actor Television Actor Comedian Television Director Television Presenter Writer Screenwriter Musician Film Producer Actor Voice Actor Film Actor Singer Television Producer Presenter Director Baseball Player Film Director Stand-up Comedian

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Famous For

Notable Work

Monsters, Inc.

Movies & TV

When Harry Met SallyThe Princess BrideAnalyze ThisThe MuppetsDeconstructing Harry

Books

700 SundaysThe Playboy Book of Science Fiction700 Sundays

Songs & Albums

If I Didn't Have You

Awards

Disney Legends (2013)Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2007)Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show (2005)GLAAD Excellence in Media Award (2005)Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program (1998)

Billy Crystal

American actor, comedian, writer, producer, director and television presenter

Biography

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. Crystal made his Broadway debut in his one man show 700 Sundays in 2004, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event. Crystal returned to the show again in 2014 which was filmed by HBO and received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special nomination. He wrote and starred in the Broadway musical Mr. Saturday Night based on his film of the same name in 2022, for which he was Tony-nominated for Best Actor in a Musical and Best Book of a Musical. He has written five books including his memoir Still Foolin' 'Em (2013).

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Quotes

“I did Bill Cosby's "Noah." Just took the routine from him, word for word, and didn't even think it was stealing. Years later my friends started calling me up saying, "There's this guy, Bill Cosby, who's doing your stuff!”

“I fell in love with the right person, a person I know and who knows me.”

— Of his wife

“When I've gotten criticism, it's that it's too long, too soft, didn't hit the government hard enough. Then when I do hit the government, they go, "What's he doing hitting the government?”

Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Billy Crystal", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Photos

Billy Crystal at Celebrity Fight Night XXIV in Phoenix, Arizona.

Billy Crystal at a ceremony for Robert DeNiro to have his hands and shoe prints placed in cement in front of TCL Chinese Theatre.

Billy Crystal strikes out during his one and only at bat during the Yankees training camp game versus the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Crystal at the 2008 All Stars and Legends Softball game at Yankee Stadium

Honoree Billy Crystal speaks at the Kennedy Center Honors dinner at the State Department in Washington, D.C., Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Official State Department photo by Freddie Everett)

Secretary Antony J. Blinken poses for a portrait with 2023 Kennedy Center Honorees at the State Department in Washington, D.C., December 2, 2023. Front row: Evan Ryan, Renée Fleming, Billy Crystal, Dionne Warwick, Deborah F. Rutter. Back row: Secretary Blinken, Queen Latifah, Barry Gibb, David M. Rubenstein. (Official State Department photo by Freddie Everett)

Honoree Billy Crystal raises a glass at the Kennedy Center Honors dinner at the State Department in Washington, D.C., Saturday, December 2, 2023. (Official State Department photo by Freddie Everett)

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden greet the 46th Kennedy Center honorees, Sunday, December 3, 2023, in the Oval Office. From left are Billy Crystal, Renée Fleming, Dionne Warwick, Queen Latifah and Barry Gibb. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Photo of the entire cast of the television program Soap at its premiere. Standing, from left: Robert Urich (Peter Campbell), Ted Wass (Danny Dallas), Richard Mulligan (Bert Campbell), Robert Guillaume (Benson), Robert Mandan (Chester Tate), Jimmy Baio (Billy Tate), Diana Canova (Corinne Tate), Arthur Peterson, Jr. (the Major, a Tate family member). Seated, from left: Billy Crystal (Jodie Dallas), Cathryn Damon (Mary Campbell), Katherine Helmond (Jessica Tate), Jennifer Salt (Eunice Tate).