Billy Crystal



First NameBilly
Last NameCrystal
Full Name at BirthWilliam Jacob Crystal
Other NamesFace
Age63
Date of BirthMarch 14, 1948
BirthplaceLong Beach, Long Island, NY
Height5' 7" (170 cm)
BuildAverage
Hair ColorBrown - Dark
Star SignPisces
ReligionJewish
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
High SchoolLong Beach High School, Long Beach, NY (1965)
UniversityMarshall University, Huntington, WV (transferred to Nassau)
Nassau Community College
BFA Film and Television, New York University (1970)
Occupation CategoryComic
Claim to FameWhen Harry Met Sally
Favorite ColorsRed, Blue

William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes When Harry Met Sally... and City Slickers. He has hosted the Academy Awards eight times.


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Filmography

Selected Billy Crystal film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2012
Parental Guidance
Artie Decker

2011
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2010
Jerry

2010
Small Apartments
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2006

2004
Calcifer

2003
Union Soldier

2002
Ben Sobel

2002
Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776
John Adams

2000
Mattress Salesman

1999
Dr. Ben Sobel

1998
Sam 'Sammy' Kamin

1997
Larry, The Devil

1997
Jack Lawrence

1996
First Gravedigger

1995
Mickey Gordon

1994
The Voice of America

1994
Tim

1994
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1993
Jack

1992
Buddy Young Jr.

1992
Billy Crystal

1991
Mitch Robbins

1988
Abbie

1987
Miracle Max

1986
Danny Costanzo

1984
Morty the Mime

1983
Likely Stories, Vol. 3
Tony Manetti

1982
Larry

1982
World of Magic
Billy Crystal

1981
Paddy

1981
Ben Crane

1980
Rugs Turkell

1980
Lieutenant Jacob 'Jake' Beser

1980
The Steve Allen Comedy Hour
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1979
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Danny Doyle

1979
The T.V. Show
Various Characters

1978
Lionel Carpenter

1978
Human Feelings
Miles Gordon

1977
David

1977
Jodie Dallas

1977
Newton Weems

1975
Keep on Truckin'
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1975
Various, Fernando Lamas

1971
Al Bender

1969
Ricky

Producer Credits

2012
Parental Guidance
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2003
My Uncle Berns
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2002
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2001
61*
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1999
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1998
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1997
Survival on the Mountain
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1995
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1991
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1991
Sessions
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1989
Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow
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1987
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Lost Minutes
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1986
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Billy Crystal Special
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1986
Comic Relief
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Writer Credits

2012
Parental Guidance
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1998
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1997
The 69th Annual Academy Awards
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1995
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1992
The 64th Annual Academy Awards
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1991
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards
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1991
Sessions
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1989
Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow
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1987
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Lost Minutes
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1986
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Billy Crystal Special
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1986
Comic Relief
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1984
Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line
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1983
Likely Stories, Vol. 3
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1979
The T.V. Show
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1977
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