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Gender: Male
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Birthday: 2-24-1966
Birth Name: William George Zane, Jr.
Height: 6'2" Sister: Lisa Zane Went to high school at Francis Parker High School in Chicago, IL. Classmates of Darryl Hannah and Jennifer Beals. Attended Harand Camp of the Theater Arts with Jeremy Piven. Previously married to Lisa Collins and previously engaged to Leonor Varela.

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TMZ on TV
March 28, 2008
Friday 28 March 2008 on Syndicated

Miley Cyrus gets a present from the paparazzi; Billy Zane trumps Audrina Patridge; Janice Dickinson should keep her clothes on; and Lukas Haas gives some trivia about himself.

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Trivia

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In 1998, Billy was nominated for a SAG award for his work in the movie Titanic. The category was Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture. (edit)
Billy was rumored to have dated Allysa Milano breifly during his stint on Charmed. (edit)
Billy attended the same school as Daryl Hannah. (edit)
Billy appeared in Six Dance Lessons In Six Weeks at the Theatre Royal in London. (edit)
Billy attended The American School in Switzerland. (edit)

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Billy: I was a theatre brat, growing up. I have loved theater, performing, as far back as I can remember. (edit)
Billy: I guess making my big screen debut in Back to the Future wasn’t such a bad thing. (edit)
Billy: I would love to do a comedy. The primary thing is complexity. The reason I play so many dark characters is because there is room for the unexpected. (edit)
Billy: I'm a superhero in disguise as a ne'er-do-well cad. (edit)
Billy: For me it's always about first impressions. I trust my instincts. I love to prepare if it's something that requires training. But I don't like to prepare the psychology too much. I enjoy the psychology of the character but I work better from a first impression. (edit)

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Boston Public
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Chapter Twenty-Six
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Charmed
Generation Hex
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