Billy Crystal

Actor · Writer · Executive Producer
IVA Star Rating : 82
William Edward Crystal is an American actor, voice artist, comedian, singer, writer, producer, director, and television host. He gained prominence in the 1970s and 80s for television roles as Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and as a cast member and frequent host of Saturday Night Live. He then became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s... read more

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William Edward Crystal is an American actor, voice artist, comedian, singer, writer, producer, director, and television host. He gained prominence in the 1970s and 80s for television roles as Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and as a cast member and frequent host of Saturday Night Live. He then became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes The Princess Bride (1987), Throw Momma from the Train (1987), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), City Slickers (1991), Mr. Saturday Night (1992) and Analyze This (1999), and providing the voice of Mike Wazowski in the Monsters, Inc. films, starting in 2001. He will reprise his role in the upcoming Disney+ series Monsters at Work (2020).

Birth Name

William Edward Crystal

Born

Sunday, 14 March 1948

Links

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Actor Filmography

History of the Sitcom Jode Dallas 2021
Monsters at Work Mike 2021
City of Ali Self 2021
Here Today Charlie Berns / Charlie Burnz 2021
The Story of Late Night Self 2021
Feeding America Comedy Festival Self 2020
Never Have I Ever Billy Crystal 2020
Standing Up, Falling Down Marty 2020
Visible: Out on Television Self (actor - Soap) 2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self - Guest 2019
(see additional filmography)

Actor Filmography

History of the Sitcom Jode Dallas 2021
Monsters at Work Mike 2021
City of Ali Self 2021
Here Today Charlie Berns / Charlie Burnz 2021
The Story of Late Night Self 2021
Feeding America Comedy Festival Self 2020
Never Have I Ever Billy Crystal 2020
Standing Up, Falling Down Marty 2020
Visible: Out on Television Self (actor - Soap) 2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self - Guest 2019
The Movies Self - Actor, Self - Actor, This is Spinal Tap, Self - Actor, Monsters, Inc. 2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate 2019
Untogether David 2019
Which Witch? 2019
Shut Up and Dribble Himself 2018
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind Himself 2018
Hollywood Insider Self 2018
Andre the Giant Himself 2018
The Comedian Billy Crystal 2016
Kareem: Minority of One Himself 2015
Jay Leno's Garage Himself - Comedian / Actor 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
The Comedians Billy 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden Himself 2015
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards Himself - Nominee & Presenter 2014
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip Himself 2014
Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays Himself 2014
Party Central Mike 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest, Self 2014
And the Oscar Goes To... Himself - Nine-Time Oscar Host (archive footage) 2014
Broad City Mickey Gordon 2014
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall Himself (archive footage) 2013
Celebrity Page Self 2013
Monsters University Mike (voice) 2013
Parental Guidance Artie Decker 2012
Christmas in Rockefeller Center Himself 2012
Katie Himself - Guest 2012
Larry King Now Himself - Guest 2012
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America Mezz Mezzrow (voice) 2012
Small Apartments Burt Walnut 2012
Inside Comedy Himself 2012
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis Himself 2011
The Love We Make Himself 2011
Close Up Himself - Interviewee 2011
Web Therapy Garreth Pink 2011
When Harry Met Sally 2 Billy Crystal / Harry Burns 2011
I'm Still Here Billy Crystal 2010
Tooth Fairy Jerry 2010
Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief Himself 2010
Modern Family Billy Crystal 2009
The Jay Leno Show Himself - Guest 2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Himself - Guest 2009
Studio 42 with Bob Costas Himself 2009
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America Himself - Host 2009
Web Therapy Garreth Pink 2008
Pioneers of Television Self 2008
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project Himself 2007
The Pixar Story Himself 2007
Chelsea Lately Artie Decker in 'Parental Guidance' 2007
Sicko Himself 2007
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition Himself 2007
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s and '70s 2007
The Graham Norton Show Self - Guest, Self 2007
Tony Bennett: An American Classic Himself 2006
Comic Relief 2006 Himself - Host 2006
Cars Mike Car 2006
CollegeHumor Originals Billy Crystal 2006
Who Needs Sleep? Himself 2006
The Colbert Report Himself - Guest 2005
Made in Hollywood Self - Guest 2005
Mantle Himself 2005
Costas Now Himself 2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found Himself 2005
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales Narrator 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Himself - Guest 2005
Howl's Moving Castle Calcifer 2004
The Tony Danza Show Himself - Guest 2004
The Insider Himself 2004
Tell Them Who You Are Himself 2004
Christmas from Hollywood 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Himself - Guest 2003
Enough Rope With Andrew Denton Himself - Guest 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher Self - Guest 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Himself - Guest, Himself 2003
Freedom: A History of Us Union Soldier 2003
Analyze That Ben Sobel 2002
Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776 John Adams 2002
American Idol Self 2002
Mike's New Car Mike (voice) 2002
Muhammad Ali: Through The Eyes Of The World Himself 2001
The Bernie Mac Show Billy Crystal 2001
Monsters, Inc. Mike 2001
The Concert for New York City Himself 2001
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' Himself 2001
America's Sweethearts Lee Phillips 2001
Primetime Glick Himself 2001
Goodnight Moon 2001
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle Mattress Salesman 2000
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies Himself 2000
The Martin Short Show Himself 1999
Analyze This Dr. Ben Sobel 1999
The Directors Himself 1999
Get Bruce Himself / Self 1999
Comedy Lab Himself (archive footage) 1998
Comic Relief VIII Himself - Host 1998
My Giant Sam 'Sammy' Kamin 1998
Deconstructing Harry Larry / The Devil 1997
The View Himself - Guest, Himself 1997
Fathers' Day Jack Lawrence 1997
Stand Tall Himself 1997
Hamlet First Gravedigger 1996
The Daily Show Self - Guest 1996
Mundo VIP Himself 1996
E! True Hollywood Story Himself 1996
Muppets Tonight Himself 1996
Forget Paris Mickey Gordon 1995
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel Self - Commentator (segment "Extra Point"), Self - Commentator 1995
In Search of Dr. Seuss The Voice of America 1994
Friends Tim 1994
Baseball Himself (voice), Himself 1994
Extra with Billy Bush Self (archive footage), Self 1994
Inside the Actors Studio Himself - Guest 1994
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold Mitch Robbins 1994
Dennis Miller Live Himself, Himself - Guest 1994
The Critic Gary Grossman 1994
Modern Marvels Customer 1993
Frasier Jack 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Himself - Guest 1993
Late Show with David Letterman Himself - Guest, Himself - Surprise Guest / Shows up unscheduled with a pony, Himself, Himself - Attending New York Yankee's spring traning in Tampa 1993
Friday Night Himself 1992
Mr. Saturday Night Buddy Young Jr. 1992
The Larry Sanders Show Billy Crystal 1992
HBO First Look Himself 1992
Getaway Himself 1992
Oscar's Greatest Moments Himself (archive footage) 1992
City Slickers Mitch Robbins 1991
Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow himself 1989
When Harry Met Sally... Harry Burns 1989
Comic Relief III Himself 1989
Inside Edition Himself 1988
Memories Of Me Abbie 1988
Throw Momma From The Train Larry 1987
The Princess Bride Miracle Max 1987
The Wil Shriner Show Himself - Guest 1987
Biography Self 1987
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Billy Crystal Special himself 1986
Running Scared Danny Costanzo 1986
American Masters Narrator 1986
Comic Relief Himself 1986
The Richard Belzer Show Himself - Guest 1984
This Is Spinal Tap Morty the Mime 1984
Not Necessarily the News Himself 1983
Faerie Tale Theatre Larry 1982
Late Night with David Letterman Himself - Guest 1982
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour Himself - Host 1982
Darkroom Paddy 1981
Simon & Simon Ben Crane 1981
Entertainment Tonight Himself, Himself (archive footage) 1981
The Steve Allen Comedy Hour 1980
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb Lieutenant Jacob 'Jake' Beser 1980
Fridays Himself - Guest Host 1980
Animalympics Art Antica (voice) 1980
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Danny Doyle 1979
60 Minutes Himself 1979
Human Feelings Miles Gordon 1978
Live Wednesday Himself 1978
America 2-Night Himself 1978
Rabbit Test Lionel Carpenter 1978
Soap Jodie Dallas 1977
The Love Boat Newton Weems 1977
SST: Death Flight David 1977
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Gabe Kaplan Himself 1977
Sha Na Na Himself 1977
The Barbara Walters Summer Special Himself (archive footage) 1976
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Muhammad Ali Himself 1976
Saturday Night Live Various, Fernando Lamas / Buddy Young Jr. / Harvey / Rabbi, Prince / Fernando Lamas / Himself / Joe Franklin, Howard Cosell / Prince / Dale Butterworth / Hunter / Robert Latta / Little Caesar, Himself / Various, Self, Pop / Billy / Leonard Willoughby / Lew Goldman / Joe Garagiola, Sammy Davis Jr. / Fernando Lamas / Self - Co-Host, Willie / Rose Cosell / Tony Minetti / Fernando Lamas, Himself / Howard Cosell / Fernando Lamas, Various / Self - Host 1975
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell Himself 1975
Keep on Truckin' Himself 1975
Dinah! Himself - Guest 1974
Rock Concert Himself 1973
All in the Family Al Bender 1971
Sesame Street Ricky 1969
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Himself - Guest, Himself - Comedian, Himself - Guest Host, Himself 1962
The Mike Douglas Show Himself - Comedian, Himself - Co-Host 1961

Director Filmography

Producer Filmography

2014EmmyOutstanding Writing for a Variety Special Nominated
2014EmmyOutstanding Variety Special Nominated
2012EmmyOutstanding Special Class Programs Nominated
2012EmmyOutstanding Writing for a Variety Special Nominated
2004EmmyOutstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Nominated
2001EmmyOutstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Nominated
2001EmmyOutstanding Made for Television Movie Nominated
2000EmmyOutstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Nominated
1998EmmyOutstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program Won
1997EmmyOutstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program Nominated
1996EmmyOutstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Nominated
1993Golden GlobeBest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical Nominated
1993EmmyOutstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Nominated
1992Golden GlobeBest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical Nominated
1992EmmyOutstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program Won
1992EmmyOutstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Nominated
1991EmmyOutstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Won
1991EmmyOutstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Won
1990Golden GlobeBest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical Nominated
1990EmmyOutstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Nominated

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