Who is Billy Crystal?

Billy Crystal is a famous American actor, writer, producer, comedian, director, and television host who is best known for his performance as Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom ‘Soap’.

What is the birth name of Billy Crystal?

He was born on March 14, 1948, in Manhattan, New York, U.S.A. His birth name is William Edward Crystal. He was born to his mother Helen Crystal, a homemaker, and father Jack Crystal, owner, and operator of the Commodore Music Store. Helen’s father Julius Gabler.

He has two older brothers and they are named as Joel and Richard Crystal. His father, Jack died at 54 years old, in 1963, after suffering a fatal heart attack while bowling and his mother, Helen passed away in 2001.

Crystal holds American citizenship and his ethnicity is Ashkenazi Jewish.