Oliver Hardy
American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy (1892-1957)
Billy Crystal is an acclaimed American comedian, actor, and filmmaker known for his standout television roles, iconic film performances, and award-winning work on stage. Over his illustrious career, he has amassed numerous accolades, including Emmy, Tony, and Critics’ Choice awards, cementing his status as a true Hollywood legend.
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About the Billy Crystal
William Edward Crystalis an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is known as a standup 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), Memories of Me (1988), When Harry Met Sally… (1989), Mr. Saturday Night (1992), Forget Paris (1995), Father’s Day (1997), and America’s Sweethearts (2001). Crystal provided the voice of Mike Wazowski in the Pixar animated 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 in 2022, for which Crystal received two Tony Award nominations 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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Billy Crystal has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including six Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and nominations for three Grammy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He has also been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the Critics’ Choice Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Kennedy Center Honors.
Billy Crystal is known for his roles in films such as Running Scared, Throw Momma from the Train, When Harry Met Sally…, Mr. Saturday Night, and the Pixar Monsters, Inc. franchise, where he provided the voice of Mike Wazowski.
Billy Crystal has hosted the Academy Awards nine times, beginning in 1990 and most recently in 2012.
Billy Crystal made his Broadway debut with his one-man show, 700 Sundays, which he won a Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event. He later revived the show in 2014, and it was filmed by HBO and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
In addition to his one-man show, Billy Crystal wrote and starred in the Broadway musical Mr. Saturday Night based on his film, for which he received two Tony Award nominations for Best Actor in a Musical and Best Book of a Musical.
Billy Crystal gained prominence for his 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.
Yes, Billy Crystal has written five books, including his memoir Still Foolin’ Em, published in 2013.
13 Quotes by Billy Crystal
- 1.
Bambi, to a kid, was scary.
Billy CrystalAmerican actor and comedian
- 2.
Change is such hard work.
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Well, the way things are going, aside from wheat and auto parts, America’s biggest export is now the Oscar.
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- 4.
From the first time I saw Sid Caesar be funny I knew that’s what I had to do.
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- 5.
Nobody is more truthful when he’s acting than De Niro.
Billy CrystalAmerican actor and comedian
- 6.
Gentlemen, start your egos.
Billy CrystalAmerican actor and comedian
- 7.
Women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place.
Billy CrystalAmerican actor and comedian
- 8.
Even when I was in school shows, in elementary school doing plays, I’d always go off book and start improvising.
Billy CrystalAmerican actor and comedian
- 9.
That’s the thing about jazz: it’s free flowing, it comes from your soul.
Billy CrystalAmerican actor and comedian
- 10.
To be good, you need to believe in what you’re doing.
Billy CrystalAmerican actor and comedian
- 11.
I’m comfortable being old… being black… being Jewish.
Billy CrystalAmerican actor and comedian
- 12.
My granddaughter’s birth has made me want to create things she will love.
Billy CrystalAmerican actor and comedian
- 13.
I can’t be funny if my feet don’t feel right.
Billy CrystalAmerican actor and comedian