Billy Crystal Facts: Actor's Age, Wife, Kids, Height & Movies Revealed

December 26, 2022, 6:07 PM

Billy Crystal.

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Billy Crystal is one of the most celebrated comedic actors of all time.

The American star first found fame in the 1970s and 1980s for TV roles on shows such as Soap and Saturday Night Live.

Billy Crystal became a Hollywood movie star in the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in such films as running scared, The princess bride, Throw mama off the train, when Harry met Sally, City people and Analyze this.

He also provided the voice of Mike Wazowski in the Monsters, Inc series, and also starred in several Broadway shows.

Billy has won many awards over the years, including six Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Billy has celebrated the Oscars nine times, from 1990 to 2012.

1. How old is Billy Crystal and who was his family?

   

   Billy Crystal in 1979.
   
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   Full name William Edward Crystal was born on March 14, 1948. He celebrated his 74th birthday in 2022.

   He was born in Manhattan, New York City.

   He has older brothers Joel, an art teacher, and Richard, nicknamed Rip. Their parents were Helen (née Gabler), a housewife, and Jack Crystal, owner of the Commodore Music Store, founded by Billy’s grandfather, Julius Gabler.

   His father was also a jazz promoter, producer and an executive for the jazz record label Commodore Records, founded by Billy’s uncle, musician Milt Gabler.

   Billy is Jewish (his family previously emigrated from Austria, Russia and Lithuania).

   Billy first got a taste of performing when he and his brothers performed comedy routines.

   Unfortunately, after the decline of jazz and the rise of cheap record stores, Billy’s father lost his business in 1963 and died later in the year at age 54 of a heart attack. His mother died in 2001.

2. Is Billy Crystal Married?

   

   Billy Crystal and his wife Janice in 1988.
   
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   In 1970, Billy Crystal married his high school girlfriend, Janice Goldfinger.

   As of 2022, the couple is still together after more than 50 years of marriage.

3. Does Billy Crystal have children?

   

   L-R: Lindsay Crystal, Janice Crystal, Billy Crystal, and Jennifer Crystal Foley.
   
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   Billy and Janice have two daughters together: Jennifer and Lindsay

   Jennifer is also an actor and is best known for her roles in the TV shows Once and again and House.

4. How tall is Billy Crystal?

   Billy is about 6 feet 8 inches (168.3 cm) tall.