Billy Connolly
Billy Connolly is a Scottish born stand-up comedian, musician, presenter and actor. Before turning to acting as a profession he was a welder in the Glasgow Shipyards. He gave it up in the late 1960s to become a folk singer. In the mid-1970s he made the transition to comedian and later to actor. He appeared in Indecent Proposal, The Last Samurai and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Connolly is also a playwright and his three credits his name: An' Me Wi' A Bad Leg Tae, When Hair Was Long And Time Was Short and Red Runner.
Fast Facts
- Name: William "Billy" Connolly
- Nickname: The Big Yin (The Big One)
- Born: November 24, 1942
- Birthplace: Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland
- Wife: Pamela Stephenson
- 2003: Appointed CBE
- Known for: Long hair, goatee beard, and bad language
Quotes from Billy Connolly
- "I'm very big in Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Canada and America. It's nice. I have a lovely life, and actually it pays better than the movies. Well, it doesn't pay better than Tom Cruise in the movies. But it pays better than I get. I get bus fare compared to these guys." — Billy Connolly on his life
- "I don't believe in angels, no. . . . But I do have a wee parking angel. It's on my dashboard and you wind it up. The wings flap and it's supposed to give you a parking space. It's worked so far." — Billy Connolly on angels
- "I think my securities far outweigh my insecurities. I am not nearly as afraid of myself and my imagination as I used to be." — Billy Connolly on himself
- "I worry about ridiculous things, you know, how does a guy who drives a snowplough get to work in the morning. . . . That can keep me awake for days..." — Billy Connolly on plowtruck drivers
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