Birth Place: Long Beach, NY, USA
BILLY CRYSTAL is a Tony and Emmy Award winning comedian, actor, producer, writer, and director. He is known around the world as the star of such feature films as When Harry Met Sally…, City Slickers and Analyze This; as a cast member of NBC’s Saturday Night Live; and the acclaimed nine-time host of the Academy Awards®. Crystal has hosted the GRAMMY® Awards three times and earned 5 Emmys for his work as host, writer and producer on both shows. Billy won his 6th Emmy for the HBO Comedy Special “Midnight Train to Moscow.”
Crystal was the 2007 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and is a NY Times best-selling author of 5 books. In 2004, Crystal made his Broadway debut with the original production of his one-man show 700 Sundays, for which he won a Tony Award. The Broadway production was released as an HBO special, garnering 4 Emmy Nominations.
Crystal’s latest work includes the friendship comedy Standing Up, Falling Down opposite Ben Schwartz, as well as Here Today, for which Crystal co-wrote the screenplay, directed, produced, and starred opposite Tiffany Haddish. He has been married to Janice for 51 years and they have two children and four grandchildren.
From: Photo Coverage: An Unforgettable Evening Benefitting EIF's Women's Cancer Research
From: Photo Coverage: An Unforgettable Evening Benefitting EIF's Women's Cancer Research
From: Photo Coverage: An Unforgettable Evening Benefitting EIF's Women's Cancer Research
From: Photo Coverage: An Unforgettable Evening Benefitting EIF's Women's Cancer Research
Billy Crystal, Mr. Saturday Night
Billy Crystal, Mr. Saturday Night
Billy Crystal, Mr. Saturday Night
Billy Crystal, Mr. Saturday Night
Billy Crystal, Mr. Saturday Night
Billy Crystal, Mr. Saturday Night
Billy Crystal, Mr. Saturday Night
Billy Crystal, 7 Sundays
Billy Crystal, 7 Sundays
Billy Crystal, 7 Sundays
The Original Broadway Cast Album of Gutenberg! The Musical! featuring GRAMMY Award winners and Tony Award nominees Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells will be released in May.
Hennepin Theatre Trust has announced that American actor, comedian, writer, director and producer Ben Schwartz will return to Minneapolis by popular demand at the historic Orpheum Theatre (910 Hennepin Ave.) on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 at 8 p.m.
Adelaide Festival Centre has announced that The Princess Bride in Concert and legendary flamenco guitarist, Paco Peña's Requiem for the Earth will be two highlights at this year's Adelaide Guitar Festival.
The original cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's final musical, Here We Are, will be released next month. The musical, also by David Ives, will release an album on CD and digital platforms worldwide on Friday, May 17. Preorder the album here!
Audible will present an encore engagement of Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares, starring Tony Award winner Laura Benanti. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
Adios Abuelita, Director Anthony Romaguera’s second short film, follows a young Cuban-American man coming to terms with the fact that he is the broken link in a cultural chain while sending his Abuela's ashes out to sea in Miami Beach.
Hell's Kitchen, the new musical conceived by Alicia Keys, begins previews tonight, March 28, with an opening night set for Saturday, April 20 at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. Meet the cast of Hell's Kitchen here!
Goodman Theatre has revealed the initial cast for Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
The Kennedy Center collaborates with Netflix to stream the Mark Twain Prize, and sets the cast. Get the latest updates on this exciting partnership and the star-studded cast lineup. This year's program will feature a cast of leading performers, including Dave Burd aka “Lil Dicky,” Dave Chappelle, Jimmy Fallon, Tiffany Haddish, and more.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 14, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Andrew Barth Feldman has joined the cast of SNL 1975, an origin film about the beginning of Saturday Night Live. Jason Reitman's behind-the-scenes film based on the start of the iconic comedy series. The film will have up-and-coming talent playing roles like Gilda Radner, Billy Crystal, Jane Curtin, Jim Henson, Lorne Michaels, and more.
Join Hollywood legend Henry Winkler for an unforgettable evening at the Carpenter Center on April 6.
Season two guest stars reprising their roles from the “Monsters, Inc.” franchise include Aubrey Plaza, Nathan Fillion, and Bobby Moynihan, along with Jennifer Coolidge, Rhys Darby, Janelle James, Jenifer Lewis, Ali Wong, Bowen Yang, Paula Pell, Danny Pudi, Cody Rigsby, Jimmy Tatro, Danny Trejo, Joe Lo Truglio and Alan Tudyk.
Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen's Allen Media Group, has acquired North American VOD rights to QUEEN OF KNIVES. BroadwayWorld can exclusively report that the comedy feature film will be available to rent/own on all digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms worldwide, as well as on DVD.
Script2Stage2Screen will present a fully staged reading of a new original comedy, Life, Love, and the Pursuit, written by Shelly Chester and directed by Don Cilluffo.
Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor Judith Light has joined Shakespeare Theatre Company's star-studded line-up and honorees to be celebrated at its annual Gala on April 15, 2024.
New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts will honor world-renowned film director Ang Lee, critically acclaimed film, television and Broadway actor Corey Stoll, and multi-platinum singer and songwriter Madison Love. Learn more about the honorees and about the gala!
The complete cast has been revealed for the Broadway premiere of the new musical HELL’S KITCHEN, set to begin performances next month! Learn more about who is joining the company here!
AKW Productions has just announced the Broadway premiere of the new musical HELL’S KITCHEN and we have the full list of stars and newcomers!
Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron’s Love, Loss and What I Wore will be presented at Theatre Aspen in March. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!
Billy Crystal's next show will be Mr. Saturday Night which opens on 4/27/2022 on Broadway.
Billy Crystal has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.
Billy Crystal has not appeared in the West End.
Billy Crystal has been nominated for various awards for his roles in Broadway shows. These include Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Outstanding Book of a Musical, Contribution to the Theater Award, Distinguished Performance Awards, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, and more. Some of the specific awards he has been nominated for include Drama Desk Awards, Drama League Awards, Outer Critics Circle Awards, Tony Awards, and BroadwayWorld Awards. Notable shows that earned him nominations include "Mr. Saturday Night" and "700 Sundays."
Billy Crystal has won several awards for his contributions to the theater, including the Contribution to the Theater Award at the Drama League Awards for "Mr. Saturday Night," Best Special Theatrical Event at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "700 Sundays," Outstanding Solo Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "700 Sundays," and Outstanding Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for "700 Sundays."
Billy Crystal has written 2 shows including 700 Sundays (Playwright), Have a Nice Day (Playwright).
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