• 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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Replace this image with an actor photoBilly 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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  • 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 237 days ago
  • 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 248 days ago
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    posted 270 days ago
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    posted 282 days ago
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    car reg number for sale, on retention.

    B16-YNN £1000 TEL 07768371379

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    posted 385 days ago
  • chickybabe15sweet
    billy is an awsome comedium me and my family watch him all the time
    posted 509 days ago
  • cori6
    i love that movie it *ucks
    posted 545 days ago
  • xbrutalxromancex
    lol awsum comedian u rox my sox happy australia day for tomorro WOOO!
    posted 589 days ago
  • andyyoyoman
    :O billy!!!!! UR THE BEST!!!!!!!!!
    posted 591 days ago
  • gatepagirl
    u r the best stand up comedien on the face of the earth
    posted 604 days ago

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