Al and Michael Shedler, Steve Tenenbaum, Cindi Berger, Heidi Schaeffer, and Sol Rosenthal for doing things the right way. To Richard Lovett and Jimmy Darmody for their guidance as we keep moving forward. To the Los Angeles Clippers for giving me something to cheer about. To Jimmy Walker and Lonnie Ali and the support of my friends at Fight Night in Phoenix, Arizona.
To Sid Caeser, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Neil Simon, and the late Larry Gelbart for their genius, inspiration, and friendship. To my entire family, especially my brothers Joel and Rip, who are the only ones to witness all of my sixty-five years, much love to you all. To my fans: your support during my career is everything, and I’ll try and tweet more often. Finally, to my grandchildren, Ella, Dylan, Hudson, and Griffin: if I forget to tell you some of these stories, you’ll always have this book.
ALSO BY BILLY CRYSTAL
700 Sundays
FOR CHILDREN
I Already Know I Love You
Illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles
Grandpa’s Little One
Illustrated by Guy Porfirio
About the Author
BILLY CRYSTAL is a comedian, actor, producer, director, author, and nine-time Oscars host. He has starred in many hit films, among them When Harry Met Sally…, City Slickers, and Analyze This. He is the author of two children’s books and the Tony Award–winning play 700 Sundays, about his relationship with his late father, which was later adapted into a book. A former cast member of Saturday Night Live, Crystal is a six-time Emmy winner and a recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Janice.
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Crystal, Billy.
Still foolin’ ’em: where I’ve been, where I’m going, and where the hell are my keys? / Billy Crystal. — First edition.
pages cm
ISBN 978-0-8050-9820-4 (hardback) — ISBN 978-0-8050-9823-5 (electronic book) 1. Crystal, Billy. 2. Comedians—United States—Biography. 3. Aging. I. Title. II. Title: Still fooling them.
PN2287.C686A3 2013
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First Edition 2013
eISBN 9780805098235
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