Billy Crystal
Autor von 700 Sundays
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William Edward "Billy" Crystal was born on March 14, 1948 in Manhattan. He is an 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 box mehr anzeigen office successes When Harry Met Sally... and City Slickers. He has hosted the Academy Awards nine times from 1990 through the 84th Academy Awards in 2012. After graduation from Long Beach High School in 1965 Crystal attended Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia on a baseball scholarship. He later attended New York University, where he graduated in 1970 with a BFA from its Tisch School of the Arts. Crystal's earliest prominent role was as Jodie Dallas on Soap, one of the first unambiguously homosexual characters in the cast of an American television series. After hosting Saturday Night Live in 1984, he joined the regular cast. Crystal's first film role was in Joan Rivers's 1978 film Rabbit Test. Crystal also made game show appearances such as The Hollywood Squares, All Star Secrets and The $20,000 Pyramid. Crystal starrred in the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally in 1989 for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. Crystal then starred in the comedy City Slickers in 1991. Next, he went on to write direct and star in Mr. Saturday Night and Forget Paris. He continued working in film with roles in movies such as Analyze This and Analyze That. Crystal won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event for 700 Sundays, a two-act, one-man play, which he conceived and wrote about his parents and his childhood growing up on Long Island. Following the initial success of the play, Crystal wrote the book 700 Sundays for Warner Books, which was published on October 31, 2005. His written works include Absolutely Mahvelous, I Already Know I Love You, and Grandpa's Little One. He made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2013 for his title Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys? (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys? (2013) 674 Exemplare
Forget Paris / Fathers' Day / My Giant (Triple Feature Video) (2006) — Director & Actor — 6 Exemplare
4 Film Favorites: Romance: Best Friends | Forget Paris | The Goodbye Girl | Her Alibi (2007) — Regisseur — 5 Exemplare
You Look Mahvelous 1 Exemplar
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As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride (2014) — Erzähler, einige Ausgaben — 2,495 Exemplare
Horton Hears a Who and Other Sounds of Dr. Seuss [Horton hatches an egg/Thidwick] (2008) — Reader — 38 Exemplare
61* : The Story of Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle and One Magical Summer (2001) — Vorwort — 26 Exemplare
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind [2018 documentary] — Actor — 6 Exemplare
Mike's New Car [2002 shirt film] — Actor — 5 Exemplare
Faerie Tale Theatre: The Three Little Pigs 3 Exemplare
Party Central [2013 short film] — Actor — 2 Exemplare
Rabbit Test [1978 film] — Actor — 2 Exemplare
Disney•Pixar Ultimate Collection 1 Exemplar
Muppets Tonight: Season 1 1 Exemplar
Untogether — Actor — 1 Exemplar
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Crystal, William Edward
- Andere Namen
- CRYSTAL, Billy
CRYSTAL, William Edward - Geburtstag
- 1948-03-14
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Wohnorte
- Long Beach, New York, USA
New York, New York, USA
Pacific Palisades, California, USA - Ausbildung
- New York University (BFA, 1970)
- Berufe
- actor
comedian - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2007)
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2.5 stars. I mostly know Billy's Crystal's later work - from City Slickers to his award-hosting stints to appearances on late-night talk shows. He seems like a nice guy, and this book wasn't bad. It's a combination of stand-up type material (some performed in front of a live audience) and memoir. I found some parts slow, and I also found some of his language extremely jarring. I just wasn't expecting so many f-bombs from him!
A bit about the format. This was my first audio book. I listened to it on my way to and back from work. In my opinion, this format is great for something just like this, a memoir, or maybe an historical biography. However, I just can't see myself listening to a novel. For me, fiction is meant to be read.
With that said, this memoir made me laugh, made me get misty, made me a tad bit angry in a few parts, made me reminisce, and it made me think. That's five stars for me. Pick it up, it's a great read, or listen.… (mehr)
With that said, this memoir made me laugh, made me get misty, made me a tad bit angry in a few parts, made me reminisce, and it made me think. That's five stars for me. Pick it up, it's a great read, or listen.… (mehr)
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The reader/listener will be shocked (shocked! I say) to learn that Billy grew up in a happy home, has always been pretty funny, and didn't go into comedy right away. I should have recalled, but learned more deeply here, that Billy has a love of baseball, especially the New York Yankees, that is long and deep and is rooted in the limited time he had with his father.
This is a love story between Billy and life, with a little death thrown in for added poignancy and drama. Recommended for any fan and even non-fans.… (mehr)