Events

747 BCE – Epoch (origin) of Ptolemy's Nabonassar Era.

364 – Valentinian I is proclaimed Roman Emperor.

1266 – Battle of Benevento: An army led by Charles, Count of Anjou, defeats a combined German and Sicilian force led by King Manfred of Sicily. Manfred is killed in the battle and Pope Clement IV invests Charles as king of Sicily and Naples.

1658 – Treaty of Roskilde: After a devastating defeat in the Northern Wars (1655–1661), the King of Denmark-Norway is forced to give up nearly half his territory to Sweden to save the rest.

1794 – The first Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen burns down.

1815 – Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba.

1876 – Japan and Korea sign a treaty granting Japanese citizens extraterritoriality rights, opening three ports to Japanese trade, and ending Korea's status as a tributary state of Qing Dynasty China.

1909 – Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.

1914 – , sister to the , is launched at Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast.

1917 – The Original Dixieland Jass Band records the first jazz record, for the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York.

1919 – An act of the U.S. Congress establishes most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park (see Grand Canyon National Park).

1920 – The first German Expressionist film and early horror movie, Robert Wiene's ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'', premièred in Berlin.

1935 – Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.

1935 – Robert Watson-Watt carries out a demonstration near Daventry which leads directly to the development of RADAR in the United Kingdom.

1936 – In the February 26 Incident, young Japanese military officers attempt to stage a coup against the government.

1946 – Finnish observers report the first of many thousands of sightings of ghost rockets.

1952 – Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor-General of Canada.

1960 – A New York bound Alitalia airliner crashed into a cemetery at Shannon, Ireland, shortly after takeoff, killing 34 of the 52 persons on board.

1961 – Hassan II becomes King of Morocco.

1966 – Apollo Program: Launch of AS-201, the first flight of the Saturn IB rocket

1966 – Vietnam War: The ROK Capital Division of the South Korean Army massacres 380 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam.

1971 – U.N. Secretary General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day.

1972 – The Buffalo Creek Flood caused by a burst dam kills 125 in West Virginia.

1980 – Egypt and Israel establish full diplomatic relations.

1987 – Iran-Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his national security staff.

1991 – Gulf War: United States Army forces capture the town of Al Busayyah.

1992 – Nagorno-Karabakh War: Khojaly Massacre: Armenian armed forces open fire on Azeri civilians at a military post outside the town of Khojaly leaving hundreds dead.

1993 – World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing 6 and injuring over a thousand.

1995 – The United Kingdom's oldest investment banking institute, Barings Bank, collapses after a securities broker, Nick Leeson, loses $1.4 billion by speculating on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange using futures contracts.

2004 – Republic of Macedonia President Boris Trajkovski is killed in a plane crash near Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Births

1361 – Wenceslaus, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia (d. 1419)

1564 – Christopher Marlowe, English dramatist (d. 1593)

1587 – Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)

1671 – Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (d. 1713)

1672 – Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (d. 1757)

1714 – James Hervey, English clergyman and writer (d. 1758)

1715 – Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher (d. 1771)

1720 – Gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1803)

1732 – Francis Marion, American Revolutionary War officer (d. 1795)

1740 – Giambattista Bodoni, Italian publisher and engraver (d. 1813)

1746 – Archduchess Marie Amalie of Austria, duchess of Piacenza (d. 1806)

1786 – François Jean Dominique Arago, French mathematician (d. 1853)

1799 – Émile Clapeyron, French engineer and physicist (d. 1864)

1802 – Victor Hugo, French writer (d. 1885)

1808 – Honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 1879)

1808 – Nathan Kelley,American architect, active mainly in Ohio, (d. 1871)

1814 – Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville, French geologist (d. 1876)

1829 – Levi Strauss, German-born clothing designer (d. 1902)

1846 – William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, American frontiersman (d. 1917)

1852 – John Harvey Kellogg, American surgeon, advocate of dietary reform (d. 1943)

1857 – Émile Coué, French psychologist (d. 1926)

1858 – Vladimir Serbsky, Russian psychiatrist (d. 1917)

1861 – King Ferdinand of Bulgaria (d. 1948)

1861 – Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya, Russian revolutionary, widow of Vladimir Lenin (d. 1939)

1866 – Herbert Henry Dow, American chemical industrialist (d. 1930)

1879 – Frank Bridge, English composer (d. 1941)

1882 – Husband E. Kimmel, American admiral (d. 1968)

1885 – Aleksandras Stulginskis, President of Lithuania (d. 1969)

1887 – Grover Cleveland Alexander, American baseball player (d. 1950)

1887 – William Frawley, American actor (d. 1966)

1887 – Stefan Grabinski, Polish writer (d. 1936)

1893 – I. A. Richards, English literary critic (d. 1979)

1896 – Andrei Alexandrovich Zhdanov, Soviet politician and art ideologist (d. 1948)

1899 – Max Petitpierre, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1994)

1900 – Fritz Wiessner, American mountaineer of German descent (d. 1988)

1901 – Dwight Wilson, Canadian Soldier (d. 2007)

1902 – Jean Bruller, alias Vercors, French writer and illustrator (d. 1991)

1903 – Giulio Natta, Italian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1979)

1903 – Orde Charles Wingate, British Major-General, prominent Zionist, eccentric (d. 1944)

1906 – Madeleine Carroll, English actress (d. 1987)

1907 – Dub Taylor, American actor (d. 1994)

1908 – Tex Avery, American cartoonist (d. 1980)

1908 – Leela Majumdar, Bengali writer (d. 2007)

1908 – Jean-Pierre Wimille, French race car driver (d. 1949)

1909 – King Talal of Jordan (d. 1972)

1909 – Fanny Cradock, English food writer and broadcaster (d. 1994)

1911 – Tarō Okamoto, Japanese avant-garde artist (d. 1996)

1912 – Dane Clark, American actor (d. 1998)

1913 – George Barker, English poet (d. 1991)

1914 – Robert Alda, American actor (d. 1986)

1916 – Jackie Gleason, American actor, writer, composer, and comedian (d. 1987)

1918 – Otis Ray Bowen, American physician & politician, 44th Governor of Indiana, and 16th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

1918 – Theodore Sturgeon, American writer (d. 1985)

1919 – Mason Adams, American actor (d. 2005)

1919 – Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer (d. 2003)

1920 – Danny Gardella, American baseball player (d. 2005)

1920 – Tony Randall, American actor (d. 2004)

1920 – Lucjan Wolanowski, Polish journalist, writer and traveller (d. 2006)

1921 – Betty Hutton, American actress and singer (d. 2007)

1922 – Margaret Leighton, British actress (d. 1976)

1922 – Karl Aage Præst, Danish football player

1924 – Noboru Takeshita, Japanese politician (d. 2000)

1926 – Verne Gagne, American wrestler

1926 – Miroslava Stern, Mexican actress (d. 1955)

1926 – H.M., Henry Gustav Molaison, the amnesiac patient (d. 2008)

1927 – Tom Kennedy, American game show host

1928 – Fats Domino, American musician

1928 – Anatoly Filipchenko, Soviet cosmonaut

1928 – Monique Leyrac, Canadian singer and actress

1928 – Ariel Sharon, 11th Prime Minister of Israel (2001–2006)

1930 – Lazar Berman, Russian pianist (d. 2005)

1931 – Ally MacLeod, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2004)

1931 – Robert Novak, American political columnist (d. 2009)

1932 – Johnny Cash, American singer (d. 2003)

1933 – James Goldsmith, Anglo-French businessman (d. 1997)

1937 – Hagood Hardy, Canadian musician and composer (d. 1997)

1937 – Paul Dickson, American football player and coach (d. 2011)

1938 – Evagoras Pallikarides, Cypriot guerilla (d. 1957)

1939 – Josephine Tewson, English actress

1941 – Tony Ray-Jones, British photographer (d. 1972)

1943 – Bill Duke, American actor and director

1943 – Dante Ferretti, Italian art director and costume designer

1944 – Ronald Lauder, American philanthropist and president of the World Jewish Congress

1945 – Peter Brock, Australian motorsports champion (d. 2006)

1945 – Bob Hite, American singer and harmonicist (Canned Heat) (d. 1981)

1945 – Giannis Ioannidis, Greek basketball coach and politician

1945 – Marta Kristen, Norwegian actress

1945 – Mitch Ryder, American musician (The Detroit Wheels)

1946 – Ahmed H. Zewail, Egyptian chemist, Nobel laureate

1947 – Sandie Shaw, English singer

1948 – Sharyn McCrumb, American writer

1949 – Elizabeth George, American novelist

1949 – Emma Kirkby, British singer

1950 – Helen Clark, New Zealand politician, Prime Minister (1999–2008)

1950 – Jonathan Cain, American musician (Journey, Bad English, The Babys)

1953 – Michael Bolton, American singer

1954 – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish politician, Prime Minister (2003–present)

1954 – Ernst August, Prince of Hanover, heir to the deposed Kingdom of Hanover and husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco

1955 – Andreas Maislinger, founder of Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service

1956 – Keisuke Kuwata, Japanese singer

1957 – David Muldrow Beasley, American politician and 113th Governor of South Carolina

1957 – Joe Mullen, American ice hockey player

1958 – Karen Berger, American comic book editor

1958 – Greg Germann, American actor

1958 – Susan J. Helms, astronaut

1958 – Michel Houellebecq, French novelist

1958 – Tim Kaine, American politician, 70th Governor of Virginia

1959 – Rolando Blackman, American basketball player

1960 – Jaz Coleman, British musician

1960 – Robert Jaspert, German football manager

1962 – Kelly Gruber, American baseball player

1964 – Mark Dacascos, American actor and martial artist

1966 – Najwa Karam, Lebanese singer

1967 – James Allodi, Canadian actor, writer and director

1967 – Currie Graham, Canadian actor

1968 – Tim Commerford, American bass player (Rage Against the Machine)

1968 – Ed Quinn, American actor

1968 – J. T. Snow, American baseball player

1969 – Hitoshi Sakimoto, Japanese composer

1971 – Erykah Badu, American singer

1971 – Max Martin, Swedish composer and producer

1971 – Hélène Ségara, French singer

1972 – Jonny Quinn Northern Irish drummer (Snow Patrol)

1973 – Marshall Faulk, American football player

1973 – Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian footballer

1973 – Jenny Thompson, American swimmer

1973 – Erinn Bartlett, American actress

1974 – Sébastien Loeb, French rally driver

1976 – Nikolaos Siranidis, Greek diver

1976 – Chad Urmston, American musician

1977 – Marty Reasoner, American ice hockey player

1977 – Greg Rikaart, American actor

1977 – Tim Thomas, American basketball player

1977 – Josh Towers, American baseball player

1977 – Shane Williams, Welsh rugby player

1978 – Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye, Senegalese footballer

1978 – Marc Hynes, British racing driver

1979 – Corinne Bailey Rae, English singer

1979 – Mariano Bainotti, Argentine racing driver

1979 – Pedro Mendes, Portuguese footballer

1979 – Shalim Ortiz, Puerto Rican singer and actor

1980 – Alex Fong, Hong Kong singer

1980 – Gary Majewski, baseball pitcher

1980 – Steve Blake, American basketball player

1981 – Kertus Davis, American racing driver

1981 – Johnathan Wendel, American video gamer

1982 – Li Na (tennis), Chinese tennis player

1982 – Song Hye Kyo, South Korean model and actress

1983 – Jerome Harrison, American football player

1983 – Kara Monaco, American glamor model

1983 – Pepe, Brazilian born Portuguese football player

1984 – Alex de Angelis, San Marino motorcycle racer

1984 – Beren Saat, Turkish actress

1984 – Emmanuel Adebayor, Togolese footballer

1984 – Natalia Lafourcade, Mexican singer

1985 – Miki Fujimoto, Japanese singer

1985 – Gee Atherton, British cyclist

1985 – Alexandria Hilfiger, American actress

1985 – Carolin Nytra, German athlete

1985 – Fernando Llorente, Spanish footballer

1986 – Leandro dos Santos de Jesus, Brazilian footballer

1986 – Crystal Kay, Japanese singer

1986 – Hannah Kearney, American freestyle skier

1986 – Teresa Palmer, Australian model and actress

1986 – Juliet Simms, guitarist and singer (Automatic Loveletter)

1988 – Matteo Ciofani, Italian footballer

1990 – Kateřina Cachová, Czech heptathlete

1991 – CL (singer), South Korean singer/rapper (2NE1)

1992 – Mikael Granlund, Finnish ice hockey player

1993 – Taylor Dooley, American actress

Deaths

1154 – King Roger II of Sicily (b. 1093)

1200 – Symeon, former Serbian ruler and saint (b. 1109)

1266 – King Manfred of Sicily (b. 1232)

1360 – Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, English military leader (b. 1328)

1552 – Heinrich Faber, German composer

1561 – Jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer

1577 – King Eric XIV of Sweden (b. 1533)

1608 – John Still, English bishop

1611 – Antonio Possevino (b. 1533) Jesuit humanist, diplomat, bibliographer

1630 – William Brade, English composer (b. 1560)

1638 – Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, French mathematician (b. 1681)

1723 – Thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653)

1726 – Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1662)

1770 – Giuseppe Tartini, Italian composer (b. 1692)

1790 – Sir Joshua Rowley, 1st Baronet, Royal Navy admiral (b. 1730)

1802 – Esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (b. 1718)

1813 – Robert Livingston, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1746)

1815 – Prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737)

1821 – Joseph de Maistre, Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753)

1864 – Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, Canadian politician (b. 1807)

1883 – Alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817)

1889 – Karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838)

1903 – Richard Jordan Gatling, American inventor (b. 1818)

1913 – Felix Draeseke, German composer (b. 1835)

1921 – Carl Menger, Austrian economist (b. 1840)

1930 – Mary Calkins, American philosopher and psychologist (b. 1863)

1931 – Otto Wallach, German chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1847)

1933 – Princess Thyra, daughter of Christian IX of Denmark (b. 1853)

1943 – Theodor Eicke, Nazi official (b. 1892)

1947 – Heinrich Häberlin, Swiss politician, member of the Federal Council (b. 1868)

1950 – Sir Harry Lauder, Scottish Music Hall Entertainer, Knighted for WWI War Work (b. 1870)

1952 – Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general who briefly ruled the country (b. 1878)

1959 – Selig Suskin, Russian-born Israeli agronomist and early Zionist (b. 1873)

1961 – King Mohammed V of Morocco (b. 1909)

1966 – Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian freedom fighter and writer (b. 1883)

1969 – Levi Eshkol, Israeli politician, Prime Minister (1963-death) (b. 1895)

1969 – Karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist (b. 1883)

1971 – Fernandel, French actor (b. 1903)

1981 – Howard Hanson, American composer (b. 1896)

1981 – Robert Aickman, English writer and conservationist (b. 1914)

1985 – Tjalling Koopmans, Dutch economist, Nobel laureate (b. 1910)

1989 – Roy Eldridge, American musician (b. 1911)

1990 – Cornell Gunter, American singer (The Coasters) (b. 1938)

1993 – Constance Ford, American actress (b. 1923)

1994 – Bill Hicks, American comedian (b. 1961)

1995 – Jack Clayton, British film director (b. 1921)

1997 – David Doyle, American actor (b. 1929)

1998 – James Algar, American film director, screenwriter and producer (b. 1912)

1998 – Theodore Schultz, American economist, Nobel laureate (b. 1902)

1998 – Shirley Ardell Mason, American psychiatric patient (AKA Sybil Isabell Dorsett in Sybil (book) (b. 1923)

2000 – George L. Street III American Navy submariner and Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1913)

2001 – Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuelan writer (b. 1906)

2002 – Lawrence Tierney, American actor (b. 1919)

2003 – Christian Goethals, Belgian racing driver (b. 1928)

2004 – Shankarrao Chavan, Indian politician (b. 1920)

2004 – Adolf Ehrnrooth, Finnish general (b. 1905)

2004 – Boris Trajkovski, Macedonian politician, President (1999-death) (b. 1956)

2005 – Jef Raskin, American computer scientist (b. 1943)

2008 – Buddy Miles, American drummer (Band of Gypsies) (b. 1947)

2008 – Dick Fletcher, American meteorologist (b. 1942)

2008 – Glory Mukwati, Zimbabwean politician

2009 – Wendy Richard, English actress (b. 1943)

2009 – Norm Van Lier, American basketball player and broadcaster (b. 1947)

2009 – Johnny Kerr, American basketball player and Chicago Bulls broadcaster (b. 1932)

2010 – Nujabes, Japanese hip hop producer (b. 1974)

2011 – Arnošt Lustig, Czech writer (b. 1926)

2011 – James A. McClure, American politician (b. 1924)

Holidays and observances

Christian Feast Day:

*Alexander of Alexandria

*Isabelle of France

*Porphyry of Gaza

*February 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Liberation Day (Kuwait)

Savior's Day (Nation of Islam)

The first day of Ayyám-i-Há (Bahá'í Faith)

External links

BBC: On This Day

On This Day in Canada

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Coordinates	35°0′41.69″N135°46′5.47″N
born name	Park Bom (2NE1)
real name	Park Bom 박봄 Jenny Park
religion	Christianity
alias	Bom2NE1's princess
background	solo_singer
birth date	March 24, 1984
birth place	Seoul, South Korea
instrument	Vocals, piano, cello, flute
genre	R&B;, pop, hip hop
occupation	Singer, dancer
years active	2009–present
label	YG Entertainment
associated acts	2NE1, Big Bang
website
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Color	khaki
Title	Korean name
Hangul	박봄
Hanja	봄
Rr	Bak Bom
Mr	Pak Pom
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Park Bom (born March 24, 1984), is a South Korean recording artist, mostly known by the mononym Bom. Born in Seoul, South Korea, she eventually moved to the United States where she learned English. She is the main vocalist of girl group 2NE1. She is signed to YG Entertainment.

Starting in 2006, Park recorded with labelmates Big Bang, Lexy, and Masta Wu. She debuted with 2NE1 in 2009 as the main vocalist. The group's debut extended play, ''2NE1'', would be the third best selling album of 2009 in Korea. For the band's next album, Park sang her first solo single "You and I". It reached number one on the Gaon Chart, the national music chart of Korea. The song would be later released on 2NE1's next album, ''To Anyone'', which would go on to sell over 120,000 copies.

Life and career

Early life

Park Bom was born in Seoul, South Korea. In 6th grade, she left Korea to study abroad in the United States. She graduated high school from Gould Academy in Bethel, ME and enrolled into Lesley University with a major in psychology. As a high school student, she fell in love with music through Mariah Carey. She wanted to pursue it as a career but she did not obtain permission from her parents. However, with encouragement from her aunt, she transferred to Berklee College of Music to pursue her music career.

2005–2008: Career beginnings

Park Bom auditioned to become a singer at YG Entertainment, but was rejected multiple times. After three years, she was finally accepted and immediately became a trainee, where she learned Japanese and Chinese. She starred in two of Big Bang's three earliest singles in the songs "We Belong Together" and "Forever With You". Bom also collaborated with Lexy and Red Roc with "Baby Boy" and "Along My Way", respectively. She also starred in a Samsung Anycall Music Video Commercial alongside famous Korean pop singer Lee Hyori, recording her own version of the Anycall "Anystar" song featuring fellow label mates, G-Dragon and Gummy.

2009–present: Debut with 2NE1 and solo projects

In early 2009, Yang Hyun Suk, CEO of YG Entertainment, announced a new four-member girl group that would star Park Bom. The group's name was later announced as 2NE1, a quartet. On March 28, 2009, the group was first shown through "Lollipop", their collaboration song with Big Bang. It was unknown whether the group could survive on its own, but they reached number one on the Gaon Chart with their debut single, "Fire". Their follow-up promotional single "I Don't Care" did the same, and helped launch the debut extended play ''2NE1'' to number one.

In August, after finishing "I Don't Care" promotions, the group took a temporary hiatus with each member releasing their own solo singles. Bom's single, entitled "You and I", was the best performing of the three and took the number one spot on the Gaon Chart for the month of November. In February, the group released a surprise single "Follow Me" that took number one for the week of February 13. They came back on September 9 and released three lead singles for their newly released album, ''To Anyone''. The album went on to sell over 120,000 copies. At the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards, Park's song, "You and I", won the award for best digital single.

In 2011, it was announced that Bom would have a new digital single released before 2NE1 promotions for a new mini-album. The song was titled "Don't Cry" and was released on April 21, 2011. "Don't Cry" managed to top many of South Korea's music content providers' digital charts. Later becoming a perfect all-kill on the music charts of Korea.

Musical style and influences

Park Bom is primarily a pop and R&B; singer. She has named American singer Mariah Carey as one of her biggest influences who inspired her to get into music. In addition, Park names Beyoncé as one of her role models, because she wants "to have her strong vocals and [...] her strong performances". She lists hip hop and R&B; as her favorite music genres.

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	! Peak positions	Album
		Gaon Chart>KOR
2006		--	non-album release
2009		1	''To Anyone''
2011		1	''2NE1 2nd Mini Album''

Featured singles

Year	Title	! Peak positions	Album
		Gaon Chart>KOR
2010	align="left"|"Oh Yeah" (GD & TOP feat. Park Bom)	2	''GD & TOP''

Other appearances

Big Bang featuring Park Bom – "We Belong Together"

Big Bang featuring Park Bom – "Forever With You"

Lexy featuring Park Bom – "Baby Boy"

Tell Me Once More by Kim Ji-Eun starring Park Bom

Red Roc featuring Masta Wu and Park Bom – "Along My Way"

GD⊤ featuring Park Bom - "OH YEAH"

Anystar by Lee Hyo ri starting Lee jun ki and Park bom

G-Dragon and Park Myung Soo featuring Park Bom - "I Cheated"

Filmography

Films

2009: ''Girlfriends'' () (cameo)

Television

2011: ''2NE1 TV Season 3'' (Mnet)

2010: ''2NE1 TV Season 2'' (Mnet)

2009: ''Style'' (, SBS) (cameo)

2009: ''2NE1 TV'' (Mnet)

Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result

References

External links

2NE1 official site

Category:K-pop singers Category:Korean-language singers Category:South Korean idols Category:South Korean female singers Category:YG Entertainment artists Category:Living people Category:2NE1 members Category:Peabody Institute alumni Category:1984 births

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Coordinates	35°0′41.69″N135°46′5.47″N
Name	Billy Crystal
Birth date	March 14, 1948
Birth name	William Edward Crystal
Birth place	New York City, United States
Spouse	Janice Goldfinger (1970–present)
Nationality	American
Active	1975–present

}} William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom ''Soap'' and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes ''When Harry Met Sally...'' and ''City Slickers''. He has hosted the Academy Awards eight times.

Early life

Crystal was born in the Doctor's Hospital in Manhattan and grew up in Long Beach, New York, the son of Helen (née 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 "Rip" Crystal, is a television producer. Crystal grew up in a Jewish family that he has described as "large" and "loving". Billie Holiday was one of Crystal's babysitters during his childhood.

After graduation from Long Beach High School, Crystal attended Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, on a baseball scholarship, having learned the game from his father, who pitched for St. John's University. Crystal never played a game at Marshall because the program was suspended during his freshman year. He did not return as a sophomore, staying back in New York with his future wife. He then went on to Nassau Community College, and later attended New York University, where he graduated with a B.F.A. from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 1970. He was also the Editor-in-Chief of the BG News from 1969–70.

Career

Television

Crystal returned to New York and performed regularly at ''The Improv'' and ''Catch a Rising Star''. He studied film and television direction under Martin Scorsese at New York University. In 1976, Crystal appeared on an episode of ''All in the Family''. He was on the dais for the Dean Martin Celebrity Roast of Muhammad Ali on February 19, 1976, where he did impressions of both Ali and sportscaster Howard Cosell. He was scheduled to appear on the first episode of ''NBC Saturday Night'' (later renamed ''Saturday Night Live'') (October 11, 1975), but his sketch was cut. He did do a stand-up bit later in that first season as "Bill Crystal", on the April 17, 1976, episode; the "Can you dig it? I knew that you could," portion of which was repeatedly quoted by characters in the 1977 film, ''Saturday Night Fever''.

Crystal's earliest prominent role was as Jodie Dallas on ''Soap'', one of the first unambiguously gay characters in the cast of an American television series. He continued in the role the series' entire 1977–1981 run.

After hosting ''Saturday Night Live'' in 1984, he joined the regular cast. His most famous recurring sketch was his parody of Fernando Lamas Fernando, a smarmy talk show host whose catchphrase, "You look... mahvelous!," became a media sensation. Crystal subsequently released an album of his stand-up material titled ''Mahvelous!'' in 1985, as well as the single "You Look Marvelous", which peaked at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the same year. Also in the 1980s, Crystal starred in an episode of Shelley Duvall's ''Faerie Tale Theater'' as the smartest of the three little pigs.

In 1996, Crystal was the guest star of the third episode of ''Muppets Tonight''.

Acting in film and hosting the Oscars

Crystal's first film role was in Joan Rivers's 1978 film ''Rabbit Test''. Crystal also made game show appearances such as ''The Hollywood Squares'', ''All Star Secrets'' and ''The $20,000 Pyramid''. He holds the record for getting his contestant partner to the top of the pyramid in winner's circle in the fastest time, 26 seconds.

Crystal appeared briefly in Rob Reiner's 1984 "rockumentary" ''This Is Spinal Tap'' as Morty The Mime, a waiter dressed as a mime at one of Spinal Tap's parties. He shared the scene with a then-unknown, non-speaking Dana Carvey. Crystal's line in the film was "Mime is money." Reiner directed Crystal again in ''The Princess Bride'' (1987).

Reiner directed Crystal for a third time in the classic romantic comedy ''When Harry Met Sally...'' (1989), for which Crystal was nominated for a Golden Globe. Crystal then starred in the buddy comedy ''City Slickers'' (1991), which proved very successful both commercially and critically and for which Crystal was nominated for his second Golden Globe.

Following the success of these films, Crystal wrote, directed, and starred in ''Mr. Saturday Night'' (1992) and ''Forget Paris'' (1995). In the former, Crystal played a serious role in aging makeup, as an egotistical comedian who reflects back on his career. He directed the made-for-television movie ''61*'' (2001) based on Roger Maris's and Mickey Mantle's race to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record in 1961. This earned Crystal an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special.

Crystal has continued working in film, including ''Analyze This'' (1999) and ''Analyze That'' (2002) with Robert De Niro, and in the English version of ''Howl's Moving Castle'' as the voice of Calcifer. Pixar originally approached him to provide the voice of Buzz Lightyear in ''Toy Story'' (1995). He turned down that offer, but regretted it after the film became one of the most popular releases of the year. Crystal later went on to provide the voice of Mike Wazowski in the Pixar film, ''Monsters, Inc.'' (2001), which was nominated for the inaugural Best Animated Feature Oscar.

Crystal hosted the Academy Awards broadcast in 1990–1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, and 2004; and he reportedly turned down hosting the 2006 ceremony to concentrate on his one-man show, ''700 Sundays''. His eight times as the M.C. is second only to Bob Hope's 18 in most ceremonies hosted. At the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony in 2011, he appeared as a presenter for a digitally inserted Bob Hope and before doing so was given a standing ovation. Film critic Roger Ebert said when Crystal came onstage about two hours into the show, he got the first laughs of the broadcast.

Broadway

Crystal won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event for ''700 Sundays'', a two-act, one-man play, which he conceived and wrote about his parents and his childhood growing up on Long Island. He toured the U.S. with the show in 2006 and Australia in 2007.

Following the initial success of the play, Crystal wrote the book ''700 Sundays'' for Warner Books, which was published on October 31, 2005. In conjunction with the book and the play that also paid tribute to his uncle, Milt Gabler, Crystal produced two CD compilations: ''Billy Crystal Presents: The Milt Gabler Story'', which featured his uncle's most influential recordings from Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit" to "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets; and ''Billy Remembers Billie'' featuring Crystal's favorite Holiday recordings.

Philanthropy

In 1986, Crystal started hosting ''Comic Relief'' on HBO with Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg. Founded by Bob Zmuda, Comic Relief raises money for homeless people in the United States.

On September 6, 2005, on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'', Crystal and Jay Leno were the first celebrities to sign a Harley-Davidson motorcycle to be auctioned off for Gulf Coast relief.

Crystal has participated in the Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. Portraying himself in a video, Crystal introduces museum guests to the genealogy wing of the museum.

New York baseball

On March 12, 2008, Crystal signed a minor league contract, for a single day, to play with the New York Yankees, and was invited to the team's major league spring training. He wore uniform number 60, in honor of his upcoming 60th birthday. On March 13, in a spring training game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Crystal led off as the designated hitter. He managed to make contact, fouling a fastball up the first base line, but was eventually struck out by Pirates pitcher Paul Maholm on 6 pitches and was later replaced in the batting order by Johnny Damon. He was released on March 14, his 60th birthday. Although a life-long Yankee fan, he is a part-owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks, even earning a World Series ring in 2001 when the Diamondbacks beat his beloved Yankees.

In the movie ''City Slickers'', Crystal wears a New York Mets baseball cap.

Personal life

Billy Crystal and his wife Janice have two daughters, actress Jennifer and producer Lindsay, and are now grandparents. They reside in Pacific Palisades, California.

Awards

In addition to his Golden Globe Award-nominations, Emmy Awards, and Tony Award, Crystal won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show for ''700 Sundays'' and received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2007.

Filmography

! Year	! Title	! Role	! Notes
1977–1981		Jodie Dallas	TV series
1977	''SST: Death Flight''	David
		Lionel Carpenter
''Human Feelings	Angel	Made for TV
1980	''Animalympics''	Lodge Turkell	Voice
1984	''This Is Spinal Tap''	Morty the Mime
1986		Danny Constanzo
		Miracle Max
''Throw Momma from the Train''	Larry Donner
1988	''Memories of Me''	Abbie	Writer/Producer
1989	''When Harry Met Sally...''	Harry Burns
1991	''City Slickers''	Mitch Robbins
	''Horton Hatches the Egg''	Narrator	Voice
''Mr. Saturday Night''	Buddy Young, Jr.	Writer/Director/ProducerNominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1994	''City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold''	Mitch Robbins	Writer/Producer
	''Forget Paris''	Mickey Gordon	Writer/Director/Producer
1996	''Muppets Tonight''	Himself	Guest star on third episode
	''Deconstructing Harry''	Larry
	Jack Lawrence
''Friends''	The Gynecologist (with Robin Williams)	TV Series
1998	''My Giant''	Sam 'Sammy' Kamin	Writer/Producer
1999	''Analyze This''	Dr. Ben Sobel	Executive Producer
2000	''The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle''	Mattress salesman	Uncredited
	''61*''		Director
''America's Sweethearts''	Lee Phillips	Writer/Producer
''Monsters, Inc.''	Michael "Mike" Wazowski	Voice
	''Mike's New Car''	Mike Wazowski	Short Film SubjectVoice
''Analyze That''	Dr. Ben Sobel	Executive Producer
2004		Calcifer	Voice
2005	''Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone''	Karl Scott	Voice
2006		Mike Car	Voice
		Jerry	Uncredited
''Planet Sheen''	Soldier Joagth	Voice Episode: ''What's Up Chock?''
2011			Cameo
2013	''Monsters University''	Mike Wazowski	Voice

''Saturday Night Live''

Characters

Al Minkman, a shady businessman

Fernando, host of ''Fernando's Hideaway'', a celebrity interview show; based on actor Fernando Lamas

Buddy Young, Jr. (an insult comic who appears on Weekend Update)

Lew Goldman

Ricky, a bowler

Tony Minetti, a butcher

Willie, a man who, along with his friend, Frankie (played by Christopher Guest), discuss their masochistic tendencies

Impersonations

Fernando Lamas

Howard Cosell

Muhammad Ali

John F. Kennedy

Joe Franklin

Hervé Villechaize

Joe Garagiola

Adam Ant

Prince

Sammy Davis, Jr.

Bibliography

A children's book. A children's book. Crystal's memoirs with his father.

References

External links

Billy Crystal appears on Michael Eisner's talkshow on CNBC

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playername	Michael Page
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fullname	Michael Stephen Page
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dayofbirth	17
monthofbirth	6
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bowling	Right-arm off-break
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lastdate1	23 August
lastyear1	1975
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date	16 June
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Michael Harry Page (born 17 June 1941) is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1964 and 1975.

Page was born in Blackpool. He began his career with Nottinghamshire and Lancashire, for whom he played briefly for the Second XI, though it was with Derbyshire that he was to decide to play first-class cricket. He signed a professional contract in 1964. Page's Derbyshire debut, in June 1964, was a steady one, as he scored 25 and aided team-mate Edwin Smith in a seventh-wicket partnership of 57 against Worcestershire. In August of the same year he scored 112 against Leicestershire at Chesterfield, the first of nine centuries which included a career-best of 162 in the 1969 season. Page also helped the Derbyshire team to the runners-up spot in the Gillette Cup competition of 1969. Page remained a first-team choice for the first half of the 1970s. He played for Derbyshire until the 1975 season, playing his final match for the first team in August 1975.

Page was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. At the beginning of his career, Page bowled occasionally, and he took four wickets on one occasion for Derbyshire's Second XI. But it was clear early on that his primary role would be one of a middle-order batsman, though there was an early attempt to turn him into an opener.

External links

Michael Page at Cricket Archive

Category:1941 births Category:English cricketers Category:Living people Category:Derbyshire cricketers Category:International Cavaliers cricketers Category:People from Blackpool