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Billy Connolly
Billy Connolly (born November 24, 1942) is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin (The Big One). His first trade, in the early 1960s, was as a welder (specifically a boilermaker) in the Glasgow shipyards, but he gave it up towards the end of the decade to pursue a career as a folk singer in the Humblebums and subsequently as a soloist. In the early 1970s he made the transition from folk-singer with a comedic persona to fully-fledged comedian, a role in which he continues. He also became an actor, and has appeared in such films as Indecent Proposal (1993); Mrs. Brown (1997), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA; The Boondock Saints (1999); The Man Who Sued God (2001); Water (1985);The Last Samurai (2003); Timeline (2003); Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004); Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006); and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008). Connolly reprised his role as Noah "Il Duce" MacManus in Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. Connolly appears as the King of Lilliput in the 2010 remake of Gulliver′s Travels.
As actor
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
Ooh the Banter!
Billy Connolly: 30 Funniest Moments
Billy Connolly: In His Own Words
Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure
Parkinson at 50
Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter
Scotland: Contains Strong Language
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages
Billy Connolly's Ultimate World Tour
Dying Laughing
Billy Connolly And Me
Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
Wild Oats
Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
What We Did on Our Holiday
Brave
Quartet
What About Dick?
Billy Connolly: You Asked for It
The Ballad of Nessie
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
Gulliver's Travels
Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010
Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration