Most Recent Role: Guest on Late Show with David Letterman
Alias Name(s): Bill Crystal
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA
Birthday: 3-14-1947
Birth Name: William Jacob Crystal
Alias Name(s): Bill Crystal
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA
Birthday: 3-14-1947
Birth Name: William Jacob Crystal
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Since he was nine years old, he wanted to be a professional baseball player, and played all throughout high school. He attended Marshall University in West Virginia on a baseball scholarship, but the program was abolished the following year. He then transferred to Nassau Community College in Long Island, and then to New York University to study film and television directing, completing his...
Most Recent Appearance
Show #2906
Monday 21 April 2008 on CBS
Dave discusses Harry's T-ball debut; the backdrop scalper tries to sell Papel Mass tickets a week late; Chris Elliott and Gerard Mulligan spend a day at New York Rangers' practice; Billy Crystal riffs on turning 60 and playing one game for the Yankees; Dave and Billy play tennis on 53rd Street...
News Headlines
- Mork and the gang reunite for Comic Relief 2006 2006-09-07 14:35:00
- external: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2006-02-16
- external: Billy Crystal: I passed on Oscar job 2006-01-10
- external: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2006-01-05
- external: Late Show with David Letterman 2005-12-05
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Billy was introduced to his wife Janice by good friend Steve Kohut.
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Billy says that his wife Janice was his first and only date.
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You're a Good Man Charlie Brown was Billy's first theater job in 1968. He was a house manager.
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Besides acting, Billy wrote some pieces for Playboy and The New York Times.
(edit) In 1992, Billy was the first guest of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. (edit)
(edit) In 1992, Billy was the first guest of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. (edit)
Billy: Women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place.
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Billy: (on his wife) The reason we are together is because she puts lead in my shoes and doesn't let me fly off the earth. And it's always been that way.
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Billy: As soon as they announced the nominations, I'd wake up thinking Shakespeare jokes - Shakespeare in love, Shakespeare in Heat, Private Ryan, General Ryan, Saving Shakespeare, Ryan in Love, y'know?
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Billy: Even when I was in school shows, in elementary school doing plays, I'd always go off book and start improvising.
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Billy: I had really good hearing and when you're scared it gets heightened so you hear scratching noises or something.
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Liberty's Kids
John Adams |
Saturday Night Live
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Soap
Jodie Dallas |
The Academy Awards
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Late Night With David Letterman
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Late Show with David Letterman
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Saturday Night Live
Himself |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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$20,000 Pyramid
Billy Crystal & Sal Viscuso Himself |
$20,000 Pyramid
Lynn Redgrave & Billy Crystal Himself |
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All in the Family
New Year's Wedding Al |
America 2Night
I Am Democracy himself |
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American Idol
Idol Gives Back 2008 Himself |
Battle of the Network Stars
Special #7 Host |
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Friends
The One With The Ultimate Fighting Champion Tim [uncredited] |
Good Morning America
July 9, 2007 Self |
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"One of the all-time greats"Superb Thank you for 700 Sundays. I always knew you were brilliant, now I know where it comes from Continue » Posted Feb 14, 2007 12:11 am PST |
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"Personal favorite"Perfect Billy Crystal Continue » Posted Jan 20, 2006 7:46 am PST |
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"Talented"Superb I have seen only two of his movies. Continue » Posted Sep 10, 2005 7:02 pm PST |
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