Billy Crystal

Easy Reader: Peggy Pope of Nine to Five Tells Her Irresistible Show-Biz Story

David Finkle | Posted 05.23.2012

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David Finkle

Her show-biz resume began accumulating credits not too long after she'd settled in Manhattan -- and all of it Pope recounts with great humor. She's a naturally funny woman when she's merely recounting the facts. Laughing out loud through these pages is a regular response.

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WATCH: Billy Crystal Recalls Strange Experience With Redd Foxx

Posted 05.23.2012

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On the 'Late Show' on Thursday, Billy Crystal reveals to David Letterman an experience he had with "the original dirty comedian" Redd Foxx in 1979. Ac...

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Billy Crystal Presents Happy Birthday Video To David Letterman

Posted 04.13.2012

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David Letterman turned 65 on April 12, while Billy Crystal is right behind him at 64-years-old. So the two commiserated on the joys of growing older w...

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Little Billy Blackface: The Academy Awards and the Reestablishment of the Social Order

Javon Johnson | Posted 05.08.2012

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Javon Johnson

A couple weekends back, the Academy Awards, since its inception in 1929, awarded just its 14th Black Oscar winner in an acting category. Octavia Spenc...

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Eddie Murphy: Oscars Would Have Been 'A Little Quicker With Me Driving'

Posted 05.01.2012

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While some had gripes with Billy Crystal's blackface routine hosting stint during the 84th Academy Awards, most were impressed that the typically long...

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Bring Some Chutzpah Back: Billy's 9th and Last Oscar Telecast

Jon Chattman | Posted 04.28.2012

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Jon Chattman

It was as if Crystal was preserved in time like Austin Powers, thawed out for the 84th Annual Academy Awards, and recycled past bits without trying at all to show off something fresh and new.

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Monday Poll: Was Sacha Baron Cohen's Prank The Only Good Oscar Moment?

Posted 02.27.2012

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We feel a little ashamed. We spend so much time with you, the reader, yet we know so little about you, and vice versa. So to bring us all a littl...

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Oscars Ratings On The Rise

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 04.28.2012

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NEW YORK — The return of Billy Crystal helped boost viewership for the Academy Awards but not enough to prevent a cultural oddity: The Oscars we...

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Did Billy Crystal's Blackface Go Too Far?

Posted 04.28.2012

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After director Brett Ratner resigned as Oscars producer in disgrace because he uttered a homosexual slur, it was assumed that new Academy Awards produ...

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The 2012 Oscars: Billy Crystal Was Better Than Last Year's Hosts, But It Was Far From His Best

Michael Russnow | Posted 04.28.2012

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Michael Russnow

Billy Crystal was best in his sincere tribute to his friend, veteran Oscar producer Gil Cates, who died last year. However, memories are a funny thing and it's unfortunate Crystal had to compete with long ago terrific performances by himself.

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Billy Crystal's Oscar Highlights

Posted 04.27.2012

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"Oscar! Oscar! ... You didn't think I wasn't going to do this, did ya?" exclaimed a singing Billy Crystal during the 84th Annual Academy Awards. Ho...

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WATCH: Did Billy Crystal Go Too Far?

AP | By JAKE COYLE | Posted 04.27.2012

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-- Some are questioning Billy Crystal's impression of Sammy Davis Jr. in his opening number as Oscar host. As part of Crystal's opening montage, he ...

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Ron Dicker

Botox Costs How Much For Oscar Night?

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 02.26.2012

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Sunday's Academy Awards are all about celebrating art, the highfalutin will tell you. It's about the mastery of a medium that has enthralled us for ge...

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2012 Oscar Drinking Game

Posted 02.24.2012

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As anyone who has ever made it through the less riveting parts of the Oscar broadcast knows, alcohol can be helpful. But if you prefer to imbibe with ...

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Billy Crystal's Top On-Screen Performances

AP | By CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 02.23.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Billy Crystal is back Sunday as host of the Academy Awards, a responsibility he's held eight times before. By now, the 63-year-old come...

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A Fast and Furious Look at the Oscars

Lawrence Shulruff | Posted 04.23.2012

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Lawrence Shulruff

Spicing up the broadcast would be a quick fix -- It's time to add some new award categories. So Hollywood, take note: These recommendations could be the cure for that after-party hangover.

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Gary Susman

Rating 60 Years Of Oscar Hosts, From Worst To Best

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 04.17.2012

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They've tried everything. One host. Two hosts. Four hosts. 32 hosts. Comic hosts. Serious-thespian hosts. Hollywood-legend hosts. Young hosts. Old hos...

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Billy Crystal Is at It Again! Why Oscar Needs This Baby Boomer!

Pat Gallagher | Posted 04.22.2012

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Pat Gallagher

The Academy Awards got it right again this year. Billy Crystal -- the funniest baby boomer alive -- will host The Greatest Show on Earth for the ninth time. We can all breathe a sigh of relief.

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'Inside Comedy': Billy Crystal Talks About The Stress Of Hosting The Oscars

Posted 02.17.2012

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Billy Crystal will be hosting the 2012 Academy Awards on Sunday, February 26 and on "Inside Comedy" (Thurs., 11 p.m. EST on Showtime) he opened up abo...

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Oprah Joins Kimmel's Post-Oscar Extravaganza: Show Will Also Include Streep, Clooney And More

AP | Posted 04.17.2012

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LOS ANGELES — Oprah Winfrey is the latest celebrity to join Jimmy Kimmel's seventh post-Oscar special. ABC made the announcement Thursday....

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The New Post 50: Why We All Get To Be The Boss

Carol Orsborn | Posted 04.16.2012

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Carol Orsborn

I no longer view being old as an ending to my involvement in life in a vital and powerful way. Rather, I see it as the initiation of a new life stage during which I am freer than ever to achieve my true human potential.

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Uggie At The Oscars? Billy Crystal Reportedly Planning Sketch With 'Artist' Dog

Posted 04.01.2012

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Forget George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep and Viola Davis; awards season has been dominated by one star and one star only: Uggie the dog. From a ...

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Boycott the Oscars Over the Harry Potter Diss?

Linda Kenney Baden | Posted 03.31.2012

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Linda Kenney Baden

I love films and movies. But the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences must stop acting with ancient out-of-date mentality.

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Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel Go On A Far Flung Journey

Posted 01.05.2012

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We knew he was in a bind, but we had no idea Brian Grazer needed a reputable Oscar host this badly. This first trailer for the 2012 Academy Awards ...

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Who's The Best Post50 Host: Billy Or Ricky?

Posted 11.20.2011

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Despite the ripples of anger and resentment felt across certain Hollywood circles in the wake of Ricky Gervais' controversial performance as host of t...

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