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Billy Crystal
UNTITLED MEMOIR ON TURNING 65
Publication: May 2013 Manuscript available: December 2012
Editor: Gillian Blake
Legendary comedian and actor Billy Crystal brings his trademark
humor to the aging process in this memoir about growing older and
reaching a milestone. Holt will publish next spring, timed to coincide
with Crystal’s sixty-fifth birthday. It will be a comedic look at aging
and what to expect as we get older, as well as a reflection on Crystal’s
long career, and the milestones of his life as a son, father, and
grandfather. Crystal is widely known and much beloved for his film
roles in “When Harry Met Sally…,” “City Slickers,” and “The Princess
Bride,” and for his multiple Academy Awards host appearances. The
book will be exactly what you’d expect from him--very funny, but also
touching, and sure to resonate with baby boomers throughout the
world.
Billy Crystal was born on March 14, 1948. He grew up in Long Beach, New York. He graduated
from New York University with a BFA from the Tisch School of Arts in 1970. His breakthrough
role was on the nighttime series “Soap” from 1977 to 1981. In 1984 he hosted “Saturday Night Live”
and then joined the cast. His most famous creation was Fernando, a talk-show host with the tagline
“You look mahvelous!” His film career includes “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984), “Running Scared” (1986),
“Throw Momma from the Train” (1987), “Forget Paris” (1995) and “Monsters, Inc.” (2001). He
directed the HBO film “*61*” (2001) about the race between Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris to
break Babe Ruth’s single-season home-run record. He is the recipient of the 2007 Mark Twain Prize
for American Humor. His previous books include “Absolutely Marvelous” (1986), “700 Sundays”
(2005) and two children’s books, “I Already Know I Love You” (2004) and “Grandpa’s Little One”
(2006). Crystal is well known for hosting the Oscars® a total of nine times; he has also hosted the
Grammy Awards three times and, as a result of his work in television, has won six Emmy Awards.
He will next be seen starring alongside Bette Midler in the family comedy “Parental Guidance,”
coming out Christmas 2012. He will also reprise his role as Mike Wazowski in “Monsters
University,” the prequel to “Monsters, Inc.,” to be released in 2013.
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