Biography

Billy Crystal was born 14 March 1947, in Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA. This likable comedian is one of the few who has successfully made the transition from stand-up to movie star. He became noticed for his performance in the amuzing TV sitcom Soap back in 1977. He broke through into the big screen when he played the worlds first pregnant man in Rabbit Test (1978). He has since gone onto feature in many movies such as Running Scared (1986), When Harry Met Sally (1989), Forget Paris (1995), Analyze This (1999), America's Sweethearts (2001) and Analyze That (2002).

Filmography

Analyze That (2002) .... Ben Sobel
"Liberty's Kids" (2002) TV Series .... John Adams
Mike's New Car (2002) (V)(voice) .... Michael 'Mike' Wazowski
As You Wish: The Story of the Princess Bride (2001) (V) .... Himself
Monsters, Inc. (2001)(voice) .... Mike Wazowski
Concert for New York City (2001) (TV) .... Himself
America's Sweethearts (2001) .... Lee Phillips
Journey, The (2001/I) .... Himself
72nd Annual Academy Awards, The (2000) (TV) .... Himself/Host
How Harry Met Sally... (2000) (V) .... Himself
When It Was a Game 3 (2000) (TV)(voice) .... Himself
Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle, The (2000)(uncredited) .... Mattress Salesman
... aka Abenteuer von Rocky und Bullwinkle, Die (2000) (Germany)
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV) .... Himself
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (1999) (TV) .... Himself
Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is (1999) (TV) .... Himself
Analyze This (1999) .... Ben Sobel, M.D.
Get Bruce (1999) .... Himself
... aka Get Bruce! (1999) (USA: promotional title)
American Movie: The Making of Northwestern (1999)(uncredited) .... Academy Awards EmCee
... aka American Movie (1999) (USA: short title)
Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies (1998) (V) .... Sammy Davis jr.
Warner Bros. Story: 75 Years of Laughter, The (1998) (TV) .... Host
Comic Relief VIII (1998) (TV) .... Host
My Giant (1998) .... Sam 'Sammy' Kamin
70th Annual Academy Awards, The (1998) (TV) .... Himself/Host
"Celebrity Profile" (1997) TV Series .... Himself
Deconstructing Harry (1997) .... Larry
Fathers' Day (1997) .... Jack Lawrence
I Am Your Child (1997) (TV) .... Himself
69th Annual Academy Awards, The (1997) (TV) .... Himself/Host
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV)(uncredited) .... Himself
Hamlet (1996) .... First Gravedigger
... aka William Shakespeare's Hamlet (1996)
Caesar's Writers (1996) (TV) .... Host of wraparounds
Comic Relief VII (1995) (TV) .... Host
20 Years of Comedy on HBO (1995) (TV)(archive footage) .... Himself
Forget Paris (1995) .... Mickey Gordon
What Makes You Laugh? (1995) (TV) .... Himself
Century of Cinema, A (1994) .... Himself
In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994) (TV)(voice) .... The Voice of America
"Baseball" (1994) (mini) TV Series .... Himself
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) .... Mitch Robbins, Station manager at WBLM
... aka City Slickers II (1994) (USA: short title)
... aka City Slickers: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) (UK)
All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994) (TV) (USA: complete title)
Comic Relief VI (1994) (TV) .... Host
65th Annual Academy Awards, The (1993) (TV) .... Himself/Host
Comic Relief V (1992) (TV) .... Himself
Horton Hatches the Egg (1992)(voice) .... Narrator
Oscar's Greatest Moments: 1971 to 1991 (1992) (V) .... Himself
When It Was a Game 2 (1992) (TV)(voice) .... Himself
Mr. Saturday Night (1992) .... Buddy Young, Jr.
64th Annual Academy Awards, The (1992) (TV) .... Host
Comic Relief (1991) (TV) .... Himself
Voices that Care (1991) (TV) .... Choir Member
City Slickers (1991) .... Mitch Robbins
63rd Annual Academy Awards, The (1991) (TV) .... Himself/Host
62nd Annual Academy Awards, The (1990) (TV) .... Himself/Host
Comic Relief III (1989) (TV) .... Himself
Midnight Train to Moscow (1989) (TV) .... Himself
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversay (1989) (TV) .... Himself
When Harry Met Sally... (1989) .... Harry Burns
All-Star Toast to the Improv, An (1988) (V) .... Himself
Memories of Me (1988) .... Abbie
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Lost Minutes (1987) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Lost Minutes of Billy Crystal, The (1987) (TV) (USA)
Throw Momma from the Train (1987) .... Larry Donner
Princess Bride, The (1987) .... Miracle Max
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started (1986) (TV) .... Himself/Fernando/Sammy Davis Jr/Buddy Young Jr/Whoopi Goldberg
Comic Relief (1986/I) (TV) .... Himself
Running Scared (1986) .... Danny Costanzo
Richard Lewis 'I'm in Pain' Concert, The (1985) (TV) .... Witness
"Saturday Night Live" (1975) TV Series .... Himself (1984-1985)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (1975) (USA)
... aka "SNL 25" (2000) (USA: new title)
... aka "SNL" (1975)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 80" (1980) (USA: new title)
... aka "Saturday Night" (1975)
Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line (1984) (TV) .... Himself
This Is Spinal Tap (1984) .... Morty the Mime
Likely Stories, Volume 3 (1983) (V) .... Tony Manetti
"Faerie Tale Theatre" (1982) TV Series .... Larry (Three Little Pigs)
... aka "Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre" (1982) (USA)
"Billy Crystal Comedy Hour, The" (1982) TV Series .... Host
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980) (TV) .... Lieutenant Jacob 'Jake' Beser
Animalympics (1979)(voice) .... Lodge Turkell
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1979) (TV) .... Danny Doyle
T.V. Show, The (1979) (TV) .... Various Characters
Rabbit Test (1978) .... Lionel Carpenter
Human Feelings (1978) (TV) .... Miles Gordon
... aka Miles the Angel (1978) (TV) (USA: video box title)
Battle of the Network Stars III (1977) (TV) .... ABC Team Contestant
"Soap" (1977) TV Series .... Jodie Dallas
SST: Death Flight (1977) (TV) .... David
... aka Death Flight (1977) (TV)
... aka Flight of the Maiden (1977) (TV) (USA)
... aka SST: Disaster in the Sky (1977) (TV) (USA: reissue title)