WHO

BILLY CRYSTAL (PLAYED HARRY)

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Crystal, now 70, went on to further success in the 1991 movie City Slickers but it’s his role as host of the Oscars for which he’s best known. Controvers­y has never been far away. Crystal was slammed as racist for a ‘blackface’ impersonat­ion of Sammy Davis Jr at the Oscars in 2012, and also accused of homophobia after appearing to suggest that gay sex on TV had gone too far. The death of comedian and long-time friend Robin Williams in 2014 hit Billy hard. He said he “just had pain” after the actor’s suicide.

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Crystal (left) was a hit in the City Slickers movies. Not everyone has enjoyed Crystal’s performanc­e as host of the Oscars.
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