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Billy Connolly
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1943 in Glasgow, Scotland
Biography:Multi-talented "Billy Connolly" is a world-famous comic, an actor on stage, screen, and television, a playwright, and a folk musician. Connolly was born on the kitchen floor of a Glasgow tenement in 1942. During the war, his father William joined the Royal Air Force and due to the stress of separation, his marriage to Connolly's mother disintegrated, leaving William in charge of raising Connolly and his little sister, Flo. He in turn sent the children to live with his two sisters, which made for a difficult home life as they resented their new responsibilities. At age 15, Connolly left school and worked as a delivery boy at a bookstore and then a bakery until he was old enough to work in the shipyards. In 1960, Connolly began a five-year welding apprenticeship. He left in the early '60s to join the Parachute regiment of the Territorial Army and during his stint completed 17 parachute jumps. After... Full Biography
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The evil Lord Dargis (Billy Connolly) is surprised by Garfield's sudden appearance outside Dargis'...
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Billy Connolly, center, in "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" (20th Century Fox)
Tom Cruise and Billy Connolly at the The Last Samurai premiere in Westwood on December 01, 2003
Tom Cruise and Billy Connolly at the The Last Samurai premiere in Westwood on December 01, 2003
Billy Connolly at the The Last Samurai premiere in Westwood on December 01, 2003
Billy Connolly at the The Last Samurai premiere in Westwood on December 01, 2003
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