Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly as Hughie the roadie in Still Crazy

Biography

Born 11/24/1942

Well-known in the United Kingdom as a musician and groundbreaking stand-up comic since the 1970s, Scottish entertainer Billy Connolly didn’t hit the American radar until he was showcased on “Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Connolly in Performance” (HBO,1990). He spent a season as Howard...
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Highlights

  • In 2008, Played Father Joseph Crissman in "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" the second feature based on the popular series
  • In 2007, Played the title role of a domesticated zombie in the Canadian feature film, "Fido"
  • In 2006, Cast in the animated comedy, "Open Season" with Martin Lawrence and Ashton Kutcher

Family & Companions

  • William Connolly: father (Divorced from Connolly's mother in 1946; died in 1989 of a stroke; Connolly's wife, Pamela, documented Billy's years of sexual abuse by his father in her book Billy, which began when he was ten and lasted until he was fifteen or sixteen)
  • Mary Connolly: mother (Divorced Connolly's father in 1946; abandoned Billy and his sister, Flo; remarried to William Adams; had four additional children; died in 1993 of motor neurone disease)
  • Mona Connolly: aunt (Helped raise Connolly and his sister)