Nascut pe 14 martie 1947 in Long Beach, Long Island, New York, Statele Unite, fiu al unui producator de concerte jazz, Billy Crystal a crescut in compania unor legende muzicale cum ar fi Billie Holiday, Pee Wee Russell si Eddy Condon.
La varsta de cinci ani, Billy Crystal dorea sa devina un profesionist, nu in muzica, ci in baseball sau comedie. In 1978 are prima aparitie in film cu Rabbit Test. Billy Crystal are mult succes in filme precum: This is Spinal Tap (1984), The Princess Bride (1987), Throw Momma From the Train (1987) si
Când Harry a cunoscut-o pe Sally / When Harry Met Sally (1989).
In 1998, vedeta apare intr-o alta productie - My Giant, o comedie unde ca si in celelalte aparitii ale sale, s-a dovedit a nu fi un mare succes.
Billy Crystal face un salt in 1999 si apare in Analyze This, ca actor si producator executiv. Filmul este o comedie despre un sef mafiot, interpretat de
Robert De Niro, care face terapie la un psihiatru (Billy Crystal). Filmul a fost un mare succes. In 2002 a aparut in Analyze That, continuarea marelui succes Analyze This.
Filmografie:
1. Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2006)
2. The Fourth Annual TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2006) .... Himself
3. Comic Relief 2006 (2006) .... Himself - Host
4. AFI's 100 Years, 100 'Movie Quotes': The Greatest Lines from American Film (2005) .... Himself
5. Mantle (2005) .... Himself
6. Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004) .... Calcifer
7. Tell Them Who You Are (2004) .... Himself
8. The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) .... Himself - Host
9. A Tribute to Joe Mantegna (2004) .... Himself
10. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert De Niro (2003) .... Himself
11. Analyze That (2002) .... Dr. Ben Sobel
12. Mike's New Car (2002) .... Mike Wazowski
13. Reel Comedy: Analyze That (2002) .... Himself
14. Monsters, Inc. (2001) .... Mike Wazowski
15. America's Sweethearts (2001) .... Lee Phillips
16. As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' (2001) .... Himself
17. The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) .... Mattress Salesman
18. The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) .... Himself - Host
19. Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Rob Reiner (2000) .... Himself
20. AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) .... Himself
21. How Harry Met Sally... (2000) .... Himself
22. When It Was a Game 3 (2000) .... Himself
23. Analyze This (1999) .... Dr. Ben Sobel
24. Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies (1999) .... Himself/Sammy Davis Jr.
25. Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (1999) .... Himself
26. My Giant (1998) .... Sam 'Sammy' Kamin
27. The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) .... Himself - Host
28. Comic Relief VIII (1998) .... Host
29. Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998) .... Himself/Host
30. Deconstructing Harry (1997) .... Larry/The Devil
31. Fathers' Day (1997) .... Jack Lawrence
32. The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997) .... Himself - Host
33. I Am Your Child (1997) .... Himself
34. Hamlet (1996) .... First Gravedigger
35. Forget Paris (1995) .... Mickey Gordon
36. 20 Years of Comedy on HBO (1995) .... Himself
37. City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) .... Mitch Robbins
38. In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994) .... The Voice of America
39. The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) .... Himself - Host
40. Mr. Saturday Night (1992) .... Buddy Young, Jr.
41. Horton Hatches the Egg (1992) .... Narrator
42. The 64th Annual Academy Awards (1992) .... Himself - Host
43. When It Was a Game 2 (1992) .... Himself
44. Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration (1992) .... Himself
45. Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) .... Himself
46. Comic Relief V (1992) .... Himself
47. City Slickers (1991) .... Mitch Robbins
48. Comic Relief IV (1991) .... Himself
49. The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991) .... Himself - Host
50. The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) .... Himself - Host
51.
When Harry Met Sally / Când Harry a cunoscut-o pe Sally (1989) .... Harry Burns
52. Midnight Train to Moscow (1989) .... Himself
53. Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) .... Himself
54. An All-Star Toast to the Improv (1988) .... Himself
55. Memories of Me (1988) .... Abbie
56. The 60th Annual Academy Awards (1988) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Sound
57. The 30th Annual Grammy Awards (1988) .... Himself - Host
58. Throw Momma from the Train (1987) .... Larry Donner
59.
The Princess Bride / File de poveste (1987) .... Miracle Max
60. Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Lost Minutes (1987) .... Himself
61. Running Scared (1986) .... Danny Costanzo
62. Comic Relief (1986) .... Himself
63. Big City Comedy (1986) .... Himself
64. Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started (1986) .... Himself/Fernando/Sammy Davis Jr/Buddy Young Jr/
Whoopi Goldberg65. The Richard Lewis 'I'm in Pain' Concert (1985) .... Himself - Witness
66. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) .... Morty the Mime
67. Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line (1984) .... Himself
68. Likely Stories, Vol. 3 (1983) .... Tony Manetti
69. Catch a Rising Star's 10th Anniversary (1982) .... Himself
70. Animalympics (1980) .... Lodge Turkell
71. Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980) .... Lieutenant Jacob 'Jake' Beser
72. The T.V. Show (1979) .... Various Characters
73. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1979) .... Danny Doyle
74. Rabbit Test (1978) .... Lionel Carpenter
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