William Jacob Crystal (born on March 14, 1948) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning American actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Richard Mulligan's & Cathryn Damon's TV son, Jodie Dallas, on the ABC comedy-drama, Soap, and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the box office successes When Harry Met Sally... and City Slickers.
<p>Crystal was born in Long Beach, New York to Helen Gabler, a housewife, and Jack Crystal, a record company executive and producer of jazz records who owned and operated the Commodore Record store. His uncle was musician and songwriter Milt Gabler and his brother, Richard Crystal, is a television producer. Crystal grew up in a Jewish family that he has described as "large" and "loving". He attended Long Beach High School, Marshall University, New York University and Nassau Community College.
Crystal is an avid New York Yankees fan and has...
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