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Not only is the Feb. 26 Oscar party hosted by former emcee Billy Crystal, the nomination leaders are chuck full of remember-when themes. Both the family fable, Hugo, (with 11 nominations) and the black-and-white silent film, The Artist, (with 10) count...
Winfrey, who's the recipient of the Academy's Jean Hershold Humanitarian Award this year, will be joined on the post-Oscars show by George Clooney, Tom Hanks, Martin Scorsese and Helen Mirren, among others. Billy Crystal will kick off the program and...
Alexandra Edenborough, the wife of British actor Gary Oldman, arrives for the German premiere of the movie "Dame, K�nig, As, Spion" (original title "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy") in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Oldman was nominated Tuesday,... View Photo »
Some of the best moments of my career have happened on the Oscar stage. I am thrilled to be back there. Actually, I am doing this so that the young woman in my pharmacy will stop asking me my name when I pick up my prescriptions
Born in Manhattan, He grew up in and around the local jazz scene. His father was a huge figure, hosting jazz greats like Louis Armstrong and Billy Holiday and promoting concerts from his record store and label, Commodore. In this setting, Crystal and...
Emmy winner, Oscar nominee for The Color Purple and recipient of the Academy’s Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award last year, will join a line-up of Kimmel guests that will also include George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Martin Scorsese, Tom Hanks, Helen...
Crystal, who is hosting the Oscar ceremony, will help kick off Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Academy Awards. Nominees Meryl Streep, George Clooney and Martin Scorsese will be among the stars. A performance by Coldplay will wrap up the show, reports AP. ...
Wim Wenders a German director of the movie 'Pina' poses after an interview with the AP at his office in Berlin, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Wender's movie 'Pina' was nominated Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 for an Academy Award for best documentary film. The Oscars... View Photo »
Don't you see, man. Billy Crystal's going to croak. There will be a giant Billy Crystal-shaped void in the universe, one that I intend to fill.
The announcement contradicted earlier reports that Uggie had been rehearsing a sketch with host Billy Crystal. Do you think it’s because, since Uggie just retired due to health problems, they’re afraid he’s going to die before the Oscars, and they...
William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian, and film director. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the box office successes When Harry Met Sally... and City Slickers. Full Article
Host Billy Crystal performs his monologue at the start of the 72nd Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles in this March 26, 2000 file photograph. Oscar organizers on November 10, 2011 brought back funnyman Crystal to host the film awards after recent days of turmoil that led to the...
View Photo »Comedian Billy Crystal opens the 76th annual Academy Awards as he hosts the show at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood in this February 29, 2004 file photograph. Oscar organizers on November 10, 2011 brought back funnyman Crystal to host the film awards after recent days of turmoil that led...
View Photo »Actor Billy Crystal waits for the start an NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Jets Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, in East Rutherford, N.J.
View Photo »Alexandra Edenborough, the wife of British actor Gary Oldman, arrives for the German premiere of the movie "Dame, K�nig, As, Spion" (original title "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy") in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Oldman was nominated Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 for an Academy Award...
View Photo »Wim Wenders a German director of the movie 'Pina' poses after an interview with the AP at his office in Berlin, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Wender's movie 'Pina' was nominated Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 for an Academy Award for best documentary film. The Oscars will be presented Feb. 26 at the...
View Photo »Janet McTeer, who plays a woman posing as a male laborer in "Albert Nobbs," is interviewed in New York on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. McTeer was nominated Tuesday for an Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role in the film. The Oscars will be presented Feb. 26 at the Kodak...
View Photo »BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MAY 04: Actress Sophia Loren and actor Billy Crystal arrive to The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' tribute to Sophia Loren on May 4, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.
View Photo »Actor Billy Crystal helps position Italian actress Sophia Loren as they pose during arrivals for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Tribute to Sophia Loren in Beverly Hills, California May 4, 2011. Crystal was the host of the tribute.
View Photo »FILE - In this May 4, 2011 file photo, Billy Crystal arrives at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Tribute honoring Sophia Loren in Beverly Hills, Calif. Crystal will host the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012.
View Photo »Actress Sophia Loren, right, and Billy Crystal arrive at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Tribute honoring her in Beverly Hills, Calif. , Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Loren's life and career will be celebrated by friends and colleagues Wednesday.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 05: Actors Robin Williams, Russell Brand, and Billy Crystal attend the after party for the New York premiere of 'Arthur' at The Harvard Club on April 5, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 05: Actor Billy Crystal attends the New York premiere of 'Arthur' at the Ziegfeld Theatre on April 5, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 31: Actor/comedian Billy Crystal the opening night of 'Bengal Tiger At The Baghdad Zoo' at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on March 31, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 31: Actor/comedian Billy Crystal and wife Janice Crystal attend the opening night of 'Bengal Tiger At The Baghdad Zoo' at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on March 31, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »Actor Robert DeNiro, left, chats with actor Billy Crystal before an NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Jets Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, in East Rutherford, N.J.
View Photo »HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 22: Actor Billy Crystal arrives at the premiere of the HBO documentary 'His Way' at Paramount Studios on March 22, 2011 in Hollywood, California.
View Photo »Actor Billy Crystal and his wife Janice pose at the premiere of the HBO documentary "His Way", which portrays the life of legendary movie producer Jerry Weintraub, at the Paramount theatre in Los Angeles March 22, 2011.
View Photo »FILE - In this March 22, 2011 file photo, Billy Crystal arrives at the premiere of the HBO documentary film "His Way" in Los Angeles.
View Photo »FILE - In this March 22, 2011 file photo, Billy Crystal arrives at the premiere of the HBO documentary film "His Way" in Los Angeles. Crystal says he is hosting the Academy Awards. The 63-year-old comedian and Oscar-hosting veteran said Thursday on Twitter that he is "doing the Oscars...
View Photo »Actor Billy Crystal (L) and his wife Janice Crystal arrive at the Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night awards banquet in Scottsdale, Arizona, March 19, 2011. The event raises money for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center and other charities.
View Photo »PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 19: (L-R) Actor Billy Crystal, musician Greg Phillinganes and photographer Howard Bingham attends Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XVII at JW Marriot Desert Ridge Resort & Spa on March 19, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona.
View Photo »PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 19: Actor Billy Crystal, Nancy Walker, and actress Bo Derek attend Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XVII at JW Marriot Desert Ridge Resort & Spa on March 19, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona.
View Photo »PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 19: Actor Billy Crystal (L) and Celebrity Fight Night Foundation founder Jimmy Walker attend Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XVII at JW Marriot Desert Ridge Resort & Spa on March 19, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona.
View Photo »PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 19: Celebrity Fight Night Foundation founder Jimmy Walker, actor Billy Crystal and wife Janice Crystal arrive at Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XVII at JW Marriot Desert Ridge Resort & Spa on March 19, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona.
View Photo »PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 19: Actor Billy Crystal speaks onstage during Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XVII at JW Marriot Desert Ridge Resort & Spa on March 19, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona.
View Photo »Host Billy Crystal performs his monologue at the start of the 72nd Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles in this March 26, 2000 file photograph. Oscar organizers on November 10, 2011 brought back funnyman Crystal to host the film awards after recent days of turmoil that led to the...
View Photo »Some of the best moments of my career have happened on the Oscar stage. I am thrilled to be back there. Actually, I am doing this so that the young woman in my pharmacy will stop asking me my name when I pick up my prescriptions
Don't you see, man. Billy Crystal's going to croak. There will be a giant Billy Crystal-shaped void in the universe, one that I intend to fill.
Don't you see, man. Billy Crystal's going to croak. There will be a giant Billy Crystal-shaped void in the universe, one that I intend to fill.
It was oddly reminiscent of his first time hosting the show, when he seemed nervous and unsure of just how far he could go. A defanged Gervais might make the event more comfortable for the stars, but it defeats the purpose of inviting the guy to host. He's not Billy Crystal; taking it easy on everyone a...
If you’ve been waiting to see Billy Crystal, last a movie lead nine years ago in ‘Analyze That,’ back on the big screen, wait no more ... Directed by Jonas Akerlund, ‘Small Apartments’ is a comedy, based on a script and novel by Chris Millis, about a deadbeat who kills his landlord.
But he is a lot older now. This moment is very, very different. One of my students actually said to me, ‘Isn’t Billy Crystal dead?’
Billy Crystal was the perfect guy at the perfect cultural moment
Why hire James Franco and then give him Billy Crystal’s monologue? It was like, 'Oh, we’ll hire these young hosts and then we’ll just do the same sh*t we do every f*cking year' ... I think they just approached it wrong. They didn’t think it through, and they were way underprepared. I think they hung him...
I sure think it would be fun. But Billy Crystal has always been my favorite host of all time. No one does it better than he does.
