
Billy Connolly
Born: 1942-11-24
Place of Birth: Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Biography
Billy Connolly (born November 24, 1942) is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin (The Big One). His first trade, in the early 1960s, was as a welder (specifically a boilermaker) in the Glasgow shipyards, but he gave it up towards the end of the decade to pursue a career as a folk singer in the Humblebums and subsequently as a soloist. In the early 1970s he made the transition from folk-singer with a comedic persona to fully-fledged comedian, a role in which he continues. He also became an actor, and has appeared in such films as Indecent Proposal (1993); Mrs. Brown (1997), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA; The Boondock Saints (1999); The Man Who Sued God (2001); Water (1985);The Last Samurai (2003); Timeline (2003); Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004); Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006); and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008). Connolly reprised his role as Noah "Il Duce" MacManus in Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. Connolly appears as the King of Lilliput in the 2010 remake of Gulliver′s Travels.
Known For

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Brave

Billy Connolly: Live in New York

The Last Samurai

Muppet Treasure Island

Pocahontas

Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010

Indecent Proposal

Open Season

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)

Wild Oats

Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute

The Boondock Saints

Open Season 2

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

The Aristocrats

Timeline

The Big Man

Billy Connolly - Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London

Still Crazy

Gulliver's Travels

Gabriel & Me

Blue Money

The Impostors

Billy Connolly: You Asked for It

White Oleander

Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

The X Files: I Want to Believe

Mrs Brown

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

Bullshot

Quartet

Fido

Beverly Hills Ninja

Billy Connolly: Billy Bites Yer Bum

Paws

Deacon Brodie

Prince Charming

Beautiful Joe

Billy Connolly: The Pick of Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly's Ultimate World Tour

Billy Connolly's World Tour of Television

Overnight

Dreaming

Absolution

Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland

Wisdom

An Evening In Australia With Billy Connolly

Clydescope

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Billy Connolly: Live - The Greatest Hits

What We Did on Our Holiday

Laughs and Larrikins

Live Aid

Billy Connolly Live At Usher Hall

Acoustic Routes

An Everlasting Piece

Billy Connolly: In His Own Words

Who Is Cletis Tout?

Billy Connolly: Two Night Stand

Fuck

The Return of the Musketeers

Billy Connolly: Was It Something I Said?

Ooh the Banter!

Dying Laughing

Live Aid Against All Odds

Just Another Saturday

The Ballad of Nessie

Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter

Parkinson at 50

Water

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin

Stanley Baxter: Now and Then

Middleton's Changeling

Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line

The Movie Life of George

What About Dick?

The Man Who Sued God

Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime

Gentlemen's Relish

Billy Connolly And Me

Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage

Billy Connolly: Live at the Apollo

Billy Connolly: Hand Picked by Billy

The Elephants' Graveyard

Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002

Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...

An Audience with Billy Connolly

Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today

Scotland: Contains Strong Language

The Debt Collector

Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet

Top Gear of the Pops

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

Down Among the Big Boys

Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

Billy Connolly: Pale Blue Scottish Person

Concerts for the People of Kampuchea

A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages

Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure

Billy Connolly - One Night Stand

Richard Thompson: Solitary Life

Retying the Knot: The Incredible String Band

Gaybo Laughs Back

Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

Androcles and the Lion

Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic

An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck

In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett

The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
