Billy Dee Williams
William December "Billy Dee" Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor, voice actor, singer, and artist. He is best known as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars franchise, first in the early 1980s, and nearly forty years later in The Rise of Skywalker (2019), marking one of the longest intervals between onscreen portrayals of a character by the same actor in American film history.
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| Full name at birth | William December Williams Jr
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| Claim to fame | Lando Calrissian, Colt-45 malt liquor pitchman
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| Date of birth | 6 April 1937
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| Place of birth | Manhattan, New York City, New York USA
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| Occupation | Actor
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| Height | 6' (183 cm)
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| Distinctive feature | Voice
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| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Net worth | $9,000,000 USD
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| High school | Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
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- He still actively paints, and some of his work can be seen at his online gallery . He has had solo exhibitions in various galleries around the US, and his work hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, The Smithsonian Institution, and The Schomburg Museum. The beautiful covers of the Thelonious Monk Competition programs since 1990 are by him.
- When appearing at sci-fi conventions, he refuses to autograph Colt 45 merchandise, despite his being Colt 45`s commercial pitchman for a brief period in the 1980s.
- Studied art at both New York`s High School of Music and Art and at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Design.
- Has a son named Corey Williams who graduated from North Hollywood in 1978. Step-daughter Miyako also attended same high school, was in the 10th grade when Corey graduated.
- He has 2 children.
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