Billy Connolly

  • Name: Billy Connolly
  • Date of Birth: November 24, 1942
  • Place of Birth: Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Mini-bio: Billy Connolly was born and brought up in Glasgow, Scotland. He left school to work in the shipyards where he became a welder, joining the Territorial Army (in the Parachute Regiment) at around the sa...( read more)me time. He developed an interest in folk music, eventually becoming an accomplished banjo player and a member of the band "Humblebums" with Gerry Rafferty (later of "Baker Street" fame). The jokes he told between songs eventually took over his act and he became a full-time comedian. Already a big star in Scotland he became a household name across the UK after appearing on "Parkinson" (1971) in the early seventies. Billy has released many recordings of his concert performances over the years as well as several videos. He has expanded his repertoire to include acting, appearing in a number of television dramas and films, more recently in the USA. In the 90s he made two documentary series for the BBC about Scotland and Australia respectively and in 1997 he starred in the award winning film Mrs. Brown (1997). He is by some considerable margin UK's top comedian.
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Billy Connolly mini-bio: Billy Connolly was born and brought up in Glasgow, Scotland. He left school to work in the shipyards where he became a welder, joining the Territorial Army (in the Parachute Regiment) at around the same time. He developed an interest in folk music, eventually becoming an accomplished banjo player and a member of the band "Humblebums" with Gerry Rafferty (later of "Baker Street" fame).

The jokes he told between songs eventually took over his act and he became a full-time comedian. Already a big star in Scotland he became a household name across the UK after appearing on "Parkinson" (1971) in the early seventies. Billy has released many recordings of his concert performances over the years as well as several videos.

He has expanded his repertoire to include acting, appearing in a number of television dramas and films, more recently in the USA. In the 90s he made two documentary series for the BBC about Scotland and Australia respectively and in 1997 he starred in the award winning film Mrs. Brown (1997). He is by some considerable margin UK's top comedian.

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Billy Connolly Information:
Eye color:grey/blue
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Nickname(s):The Big Yin
Notable feature(s):long white hair & beard
Education: St. Peter's Primary School in Glasgow,St. Gerard's Secondary Schoolan and he left school at 15
Family:parents William & Mary
sister Florence
aunts Margaret & Mona
wife Pamela
three children: Daisy, Amy and Scarlett
two children Jamie & Cara with his 1st wife Iris
Resides in:lived in los angeles for 14 years
now living back in aberdeenshire & also own a house in malta and property in samoa
Religious affiliations:parents were catholic,
Political affiliation:labour
Personal interests/hobbies:travelling,playing the banjo,He is a long time supporter of Glasgow Celtic Football Club,fishing,painting
Charities/Causes:comic relief-charities in africa, supporter/campaigner for
Amnesty International
Other:On 18 March 2007, Connolly was named Number One in Channel 4's "100 Greatest Stand Ups"

Connolly was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Glasgow on 11 July 2001



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  • jeffdudley
    jeffdudley
    i hate wasps, they'll sting ya fer no apperant reason. i was sittin at home watchin the telly, i changed the chanell, and bzzzzd i was watchin that!!!!
    posted 695 days ago
  • Taliaesin
    Taliaesin
    Which muppet movie did he die in?, coz since he commented on being the only person to die in a muppet film, I want to find it and watch it.

    posted 705 days ago
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    vincan
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    posted 727 days ago
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    posted 843 days ago
  • chickybabe15sweet
    chickybabe15sweet
    billy is an awsome comedium me and my family watch him all the time
    posted 967 days ago
  • cori6
    cori6
    i love that movie it *ucks
    posted 1003 days ago
  • xbrutalxromancex
    xbrutalxromancex
    lol awsum comedian u rox my sox happy australia day for tomorro WOOO!
    posted 1047 days ago
  • andyyoyoman
    andyyoyoman
    :O billy!!!!! UR THE BEST!!!!!!!!!
    posted 1049 days ago
  • gatepagirl
    gatepagirl
    u r the best stand up comedien on the face of the earth
    posted 1061 days ago
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