Billy Crystal Net Worth

Billy Crystal's Quotes

• Women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place.
• In high school, I was the class comedian as opposed to the class clown. The difference is, the class clown is the guy who drops his pants at the football game, the class comedian is the guy who talked him into it.
• [on hosting the Academy Awards] Whatever your approach, the world is a rough room. And it's a big room. Not everybody is going to like what you have to say. But when you're up there, look like you want to be there. You're the captain of show business that night. That's your job.
• My first trip into the men's room at Yankee Stadium was when I was 8. Not being very tall, I was at eye level to a pretty horrible sight. They had these troughs. Everyone was standing over them. It was like all the horses in the lineup at the Kentucky Derby-like the wall would open and they'd all start running. It was awful. I couldn't pee in public restrooms until I was 39.
• [on his life as a university student] I have to admit I was a little bit of a misfit. I was a film directing major at NYU - I'm still not sure why I became a directing major when I was really an actor and a comedian. It was a class of film people and my professor was Marty [Martin Scorsese]. Mr. Scorsese, as I called him, which I still do when I see him because he gave me a C.

Interesting Facts about Billy Crystal

1. Younger daughter, Lindsay Crystal, is a filmmaker.
2. His famous uncle, record producer Milton Gabler, founded Commodore Records and later Decca Records (which turned down The Beatles), where he produced the Bill Haley hit "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock".
3. He appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care".
4. Became a grandfather for the 1st time at age 55 when his daughter Jennifer Crystal Foley gave birth to a daughter, Ella Ryan Foley, on June 20, 2003.
5. Attended Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia for his freshman year on a baseball scholarship but on his arrival was told freshman baseball was cancelled due to budget cuts. He did not return for the sophomore year choosing to attend community college before transferring to NYU.
6. He was Jay Leno's very first guest on May 25, 1992 when Jay took over the late night throne vacated by Johnny Carson on May 22, 1992.
7. Is a partial owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and is a long time and huge fan of the New York Yankees. He is also a huge fan of the Los Angeles Clippers.
8. Was cast as Rob Reiner's best friend in the All in the Family (1971) episode, All in the Family: New Year's Wedding (1976), and became his best friend in real life.
9. Was introduced to wife by close friend, Steve Kohut.
10. When he was a child, one of his babysitters was Billie Holiday.
11. His father, Jack Crystal, was a concert promoter who also ran a famous record store on New York City's 42nd Street.
12. Billy claims that his wife, Janice Crystal, was his first and only date.
13. Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 124-126. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
14. Attended and graduated from Long Beach High School in Long Beach, New York. Class of 1965 who voted him "Most Popular".
15. In his role imitating real-life character Fernando Lamas, he hit #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1984 with the catchy and comedic "You Look Mahvelous" which featured Paul Shaffer on keyboards.
16. Wrote the children's book, "I Already Know I Love You", dedicated to Ella Ryan Foley, his granddaughter, with illustrations by Elizabeth Saylos.
17. Auditioned for the role of Jack Tripper on Three's Company (1976) - the character of a straight man impersonating a gay man. Ironically, he went on to play the role of Jody Dallas on Soap (1977) - the first openly gay character on prime-time network television.
18. Won a Special Theatrical Event Tony Award in 2005 for his one-man show, "700 Sundays", described as an "autobiographical journey". In November 2013, Crystal is set to bring the show back to Broadway.
19. Is a huge fan of the Zach Braff sitcom Scrubs (2001), and donated a clip of When Harry Met Sally (1989) for an episode.
20. Considered for the role of Wilbur Turnblad in Hairspray (2007), which went to Christopher Walken.