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Billy Crystal
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Born
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1948-03-14
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March 14, 1948
(age 76)
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Occupation(s)
| Actor, writer, producer, director, singer, comedian, television host
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Known for
| Acting roles:
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Spouse
| Janice Crystal (
m.
1970)
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Children
| Jennifer Crystal
Lindsay Crystal
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Awards
| Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in Special Events
1989
The 31st Annual Grammy Awards
Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
1990
Midnight Train to Moscow
1991
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards
1992
The 64th Annual Academy Awards
Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
1991
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards
1998
The 70th Annual Academy Awards
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Billy Crystal
(born March 14, 1948) is a
Golden Globe Award
-nominated and
Emmy Award
-winning
American
actor
,
writer
,
producer
,
comedian
,
singer
,
movie director
and
television host
. He became famous in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the
ABC
Comedy-drama
,
Soap
. Crystal was a castmember of
Saturday Night Live
. He became a
Hollywood
movie star during the late 1980s and the 1990s, appearing in the box office successes
When Harry Met Sally...
and
City Slickers
.