LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 7: William "Billy" Connolly is a comedian, musician, presenter, and actor poses for a portrait in Los
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 7: William "Billy" Connolly (born 24 November 1942) is a comedian, musician, presenter, and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname "The Big Yin" ("The Big One", a reference to his height). As a folk music banjo player and a member of the band "Humblebums" with Gerry Rafferty (later of "Baker Street" fame). he told jokes in between songs, which 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. Billy Connolly poses for a portrait in Los Angeles, California on October 7, 1998 .
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