Billy Crystal
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
03/13/1948
Long Beach, NY |
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CHANNEL SURFER: It's Charlton Heston Week!
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Sept. 1, 2000 -- As the countdown to the season premiere of "Nash Bridges" continues, TV is pretty much just phoning it in until the start of the new fall season. How bad is it? Well, A&E’s venerable "Biography" series is running a full week of shows dedicated to Adam West and the actors who played villains on "Batman" in the 1960s. Oh, and there’s also a weeklong, four-hours-per-night "The Facts of Life" endurance test on Nick at Nite. Let us be the first to say finally! Hey, rememb
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CHANNEL SURFER: 'Survivor' for History Buffs
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHOLLYWOOD, June 11, 2000 -- This is really the best time of year to be writing a weekly TV column. It's a time of promising summer replacements (such as "Clerks," which has, um, already been canceled), cool film festivals and new original cable series. Even PBS lets its hair down and gets a little experimental, in its own, starched collar kind of way. If we can steal gameshows from England, what's to stop the British from moving in on our reality-based TV territory? Nothing, apparently, becaus
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TV STUFF: Yes, Virginia, 'God' Is Dead
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 30, 2000 -- Picky stations and antsy advertisers were bad enough. And then "God, the Devil and Bob" had to go and commit the worst TV sin: Bad ratings. NBC announced Wednesday that it was pulling the half-hour animated series from its 8:30 p.m. Tuesday time slot effective immediately. For "God," the end came after only four broadcasts. In a statement, the network said it was "very proud of the work" but "disappointed that it wasn't able to garner a larger audience."
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ROLE CALL: Adam Sandler's Non-Specific Specifics
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 23, 2000 -- It doesn't get any less specific than this: Adam Sandler is set to star in an untitled, unwritten, uncast romantic comedy for New Line Cinema. While the movie sounds barely formed, today's Daily Variety assures us that it will "take [Sandler] in the direction he has been headed toward with 'The Wedding Singer' and 'Big Daddy.' " Meaning it'll make him a lot of money? COWBOYS AND COWGIRL: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett are locked in fo
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TV STUFF: Oscar Ratings Bad, Not 'Titanic'
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif. March 27, 2000 -- Yes, the Oscars were inescapable Sunday night. How could they not be? They only ran for, like, 10 (well, four-plus) hours. Early estimates this morning say 78 million incredibly patient and tolerant individuals watched all, or part, of ABC's marathon Academy Awards broadcast. In the nation's biggest markets, the show -- which marked the return of host Billy Crystal and the crowning of "American Beauty" as Best Picture -- pulled a 31.7 rating. If that numbe
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Oscar Hero to Get His Reward (and Tix to Show)!
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTLOS ANGELES, March 23, 2000 -- He's not getting an Oscar, but he is getting the booty. And a ticket to the main event to boot. For Hollywood.com's complete Oscar coverage, go here. Willie Fulgear, the man who found 52 out of 55 stolen Oscars, was presented here today with a $50,000 reward for returning the MIA gold-plated statuettes, which he found while rummaging around a garbage bin. "It feels good," said Fulgear, the 61-year-old self-employed scrap-metal dealer said at an afternoon press
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EXTRA: Are the Oscars Jinxed?
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 10, 2000 -- "Fight Club" wasn't within spitting distance of a Best Picture nomination. But to the organizers of the 2000 Oscars, macho soap salesman Brad Pitt is a winner. Brad Pitt The actor has signed up to be a presenter at the 72nd Annual Academy Awards, organizers announced today. Now, normally this sort of thing is no big deal -- it's a rather routine gesture for the biggest stars in Hollywood -- except for the fact Pitt reportedly had earlier declined the
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Psychics Agree Ñ 'Friends' Not Cursed!
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 23, 2000 -- So, is the "Friends" curse over?This past weekend saw the nation's top box-office spots filled by "The Whole Nine Yards" and "Hanging Up" -- two films starring two, yes, "Friends." ("Yards," with Matthew Perry, took in a strong $15.9 million; "Hanging Up," with Lisa Kudrow, $15.7 million.) "Friends" For a time, box-office analysts found themselves pondering if the six primary cast members of the popular sitcom might not have some type of hideous spell c
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NEWSMAKERS: Jerry Lewis, 'Ladies' Man'
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 18, 2000 -- He who laughs last ... is a she, it seems.After shocking the audience at last week's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival by saying he didn't like female comedians (and didn't love Lucy!), Jerry Lewis has done the remedial tail-tuck between the legs and issued a statement offering his "humble apology" for his comments at the Aspen, Colorado, event. Jerry Lewis "There are times when half-statements get misinterpreted, and that's what happened at the Aspen U.S. Comedy
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NEWSMAKERS: Catherine Douglas or Catherine Zeta-Douglas?
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 7, 2000 -- Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston can relax; they are now surpassed in the couples rumor mill by the betrothed Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. So we're here to quash some buzzings and entertain you with others. The latest rumor is that Zeta-Jones wants to take Douglas' name after they wed, according to the New York Daily News. Does this make her Catherine Douglas or Catherine Zeta-Douglas? We're not sure. But while we find out, we can tell you that sh
