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Billy Joel
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General Information (Billy Joel) |
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| Mostly Credited As: | Billy Joel |
| Birth Name: | William Martin Joel |
| Date Of Birth: | May 09, 1949 (Age 60) |
| Country Of Birth: |  USA |
| Birth Place: | Bronx, New York City, New York |
| Height: | 5' 5 ½" (1.66 m) |
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William Martin Joel was born on May 9, 1949 in Bronx, New York. He is a well known singer, most notably for Piano Man. He has also recieved six Grammy Awards.
Billy first lived in South Bronx, New York, but soon moved to Hicksville, Long Island.
He was first in a band at the age of 14, and joined The Hassles in 1966. Billy formed another band, Atilla, with Jon Small. He began to get depressed when he lost his record contract with Atilla.
Billy goes on tour occasionally.
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Billy Joel TV Appearances |
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| Show: Super Bowl (1967) |
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• Super Bowl XLI |
41x01: (Feb/04/2007) |
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Himself (National Anthem) |
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• Super Bowl XXIII |
23x01: (Jan/22/1989) |
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Himself (National Anthem) |
| Show: The Today Show (1952) |
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• Tony Bennett, Billy Joel, S. Epatha Merkerson |
54x15: (Sep/22/2006) |
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Himself |
| Show: CBS Sunday Morning (1979) |
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• I Spy |
28x41: (Jun/11/2006) |
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Himself |
| Show: Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) |
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• Alan Alda, Billy Joel |
13x46: (Dec/01/2005) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) |
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• Queen Latifah, Billy Joel |
03x60: (Nov/25/2005) |
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Himself |
| Show: American Idol (2002) |
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• (Insert Clever Headline Here) |
02x25: (Apr/15/2003) |
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Himself |
| Show: Inside the Actors Studio (1994) |
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• Billy Joel |
06x01: (Nov/14/1999) |
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Himself |
| Show: Mad About You (1992) |
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• Murray at the Dog Show |
07x15: (Apr/26/1999) |
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Himself |
| Show: Behind The Music (1997) |
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• Billy Joel |
01x09: (Nov/09/1997) |
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Himself |
| Show: AL-TV (0) |
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• Al Music - Bad Hair Day |
(May/15/1996) |
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Himself |
| Show: Billboard Music Awards (1990) |
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• 5th Billboard Music Awards |
01x05: (Dec/07/1994) |
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Billboard Century Award |
| Show: Saturday Night Live (1975) |
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• John Malkovich/Billy Joel |
19x04: (Oct/23/1993) |
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Himself, [Musical Guests] |
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• Kathleen Turner/Billy Joel |
15x03: (Oct/21/1989) |
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Himself, [Musical Guests] |
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• Bernadette Peters/Billy Joel, The Go-Go's |
07x06: (Nov/14/1981) |
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Himself, [Musical Guests] |
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• Chevy Chase/Billy Joel |
03x11: (Feb/18/1978) |
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Himself, [Musical Guests] |
| Show: Late Show with David Letterman (1993) |
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• Bill Murray, Tom Brokaw, Paul Newman, Billy Joel |
01x01: (Aug/30/1993) |
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Himself |
| Show: American Masters (1986) |
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• Ray Charles: the Genius of Soul |
06x08: (Jan/03/1992) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Midnight Special (1973) |
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• Host: Seals & Crofts |
04x32: (Jun/18/1976) |
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Himself |
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• Helen Reddy / Bee Gees / Ike & Tina Turner |
04x04: (Oct/10/1975) |
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Himself |
| Show: Rock Concert (1973) |
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• 10cc / Billy Joel / Dobie Gray / REO Speedwagon |
01x21: (Mar/25/1974) |
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Himself |
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• Billy Joel / The Isley Brothers / Mahavishnu Orchestra / Poco |
01x08: (Nov/13/1973) |
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Himself |
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| Show: Bosom Buddies (1980) | • Main Title Theme Written By | | Show: Dave's World (1993) | • Main Title Theme Written By ("You May Be Right") |
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Billy Joel Featured Songs |
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Billy Joel Trivia |
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Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl" was covered by Westlife.
| Is an Agnostic.
| He appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "We Are The World."
| Joel was once a successful Long Island boxer, winning 22 out of 24 fights. He had taken boxing lessons because he was frequently beaten up by neighbourhood bullies.
| He is a classically trained pianist.
| notable songs include "Piano Man", "Uptown Girl", "It's Still Rock and Roll To Me", and "Only The Good Die Young."
| voice of Dodger in the movie "Oliver and Company."
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