Billy Crystal and Useful Homophobia Even an actor who helped break down barriers for gay characters on television can still be grossed out by them. Spencer Kornhaber

Jan 20, 2015 · Billy Crystal now says he wasn’t being clear about his thoughts on gay sex on TV. The 66-year-old actor responded to backlash he received for saying he felt gay relationships on TV these days went

Billy Crystal was born on March 14, 1948 in Long Beach, Long Island, New York. He is the est of three sons born to Helen (Gabler) and Jack Crystal. His man was a well-known concert promoter who co-founded Commodore Records and his mother was a homemaker.

Jan 20, 2015 · Billy Crystal now says he wasn’t being clear about his thoughts on gay sex on TV. The 66-year-old actor responded to backlash he received for saying he felt gay relationships on TV these days went

Billy Crystal, who played one of the first openly gay characters on TV in the Seventies, told the Television Critics Association that gay scenes aren’t "to his taste". Speaking during a panel

Seated: Billy Crystal, Cathryn Damon, Katherine Helmond, Jennifer Salt. 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. [19]

Billy Crystal embraced gay ‘Soap’ character on-screen and off.

Jan 19, 2015 · Billy Crystal thinks TV writers are "pushing it" when it comes to gay storylines, and is wary of seeing same sex relationships shoved "in our face." Musing about playing an openly gay man on the

Hoooo man. Billy Crystal has angered plenty with some poorly-worded statements he made about the portrayal of gay sex scenes on television. According to The Independent, during a panel on the

Hoooo man. Billy Crystal has angered plenty with some poorly-worded statements he made about the portrayal of gay sex scenes on television. According to The Independent, during a panel on the