Billy Crystal

Actor / Comedian

Billy Crystal is a former cast member of Saturday Night Live (1984-85), the star of such comedies as When Harry Met Sally... (1989, with Meg Ryan) and Analyze This (1999, co-starring Robert DeNiro) and a frequent host of the Academy Award telecasts. Crystal grew up around show business (his dad was a concert promoter) and began as a stand-up comedian. During the 1970s he was a regular guest on TV talk shows and became famous for his role as a gay man on the controversial comedy series Soap (1977-81). He spent only one season on SNL, but many of the characters he created became staples of the show, and their catchphrases made their way into the pop culture lexicon (including "You look maaah-ve-lous!"). In the late '80s and early '90s he established himself as a leading man in comedy films like City Slickers (1991, with Jack Palance) and Forget Paris (1995). He made his directorial debut with 1992's Mr. Saturday Night. His other films include The Princess Bride (1987), Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Analyze That (2002).

Extra credit: Crystal is a longtime fan of the New York Yankees baseball team. He directed the 2001 HBO movie 61*, about the 1961 seasons of Yankees teammates Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle.