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Billy Crystal

American actor, writer, and comedian
Also known as: William Edward Crystal
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Billy Crystal (born March 14, 1948, New York, New York, U.S.) is an American actor, writer, director, and comedian, known for a highly expressive manner that lent itself to a wide range of comedic characters. Crystal, whose father was a jazz promoter and record label executive, spent most of his childhood in Long Beach, New York. In high school Crystal was an avid baseball player, and after graduating he briefly attended Marshall University in Huntington,...

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