Billy Connolly
Sir William "Billy" Connolly CBE (born 24 November 1942) is a Scottish actor, comedian and musician. Sometimes, he is known as The Big Yin (The Big One in Scottish).[1]
Early and personal life
[change | change source]Connolly was born at home in Anderston, Glasgow. He grew up in a tenement in the same inner-city area. Connolly has five children. He is married to Pamela Stephenson, the mother of his three youngest children.[2]
In 2013, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and had surgery for prostate cancer.[3] In January 2019, Connolly said he was "nearing the end of his life" as his Parkinson's advanced.[4]
Career
[change | change source]Connolly has acted in many movies including: Indecent Proposal (1993), Mrs. Brown (1997), The Boondock Saints (1999), The Debt Collector (1999), The Man Who Sued God (2001), The Last Samurai (2003) and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004). He provided his voice for the movies Open Season (2006) and Brave (2012).
Connolly has been repeatedly voted Britain's best comedian by television viewers. He is also a folk musician and television presenter.
Connolly was nominated for a BAFTA award for his role in the movie Mrs. Brown. He was given a CBE in 2003.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Stephenson, Pamela. Billy, HarperCollins, 2001
- ↑ "Pamela and Billy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ↑ Billy Connolly has cancer surgery
- ↑ "Billy Connolly confronts his losing battle with Parkinson's disease". Newshub. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- ↑ Connolly collects CBE
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- Living people
- Actors from Glasgow
- British folk musicians
- British stand-up comedians
- British television writers
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Musicians from Glasgow
- People with Parkinson's disease
- Scottish comedians
- Scottish movie actors
- Scottish musicians
- Scottish television actors
- Scottish television presenters
- Scottish voice actors
- Writers from Glasgow
- Television personalities from Glasgow