Billy Crudup
In Almost Famous (2000)
Birth name	William Crudup
Born	July 08, 1968 (age 38) Manhasset, New York USA
Height	5'8"
Notable roles	"Russell Hammond" in Almost Famous

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Biography

Early life

Crudup was born in Manhasset, New York, the grandson of Billy Gaither, a well-known Florida trial lawyer. His parents divorced during his childhood, and later remarried, before divorcing a second time.[1] Crudup has two brothers: Tommy, an executive producer, and Brooks, also a producer. He left New York with his family when he was about eight years old, first living in Texas, then in Florida. Manhasset is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Crudup attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he received an undergraduate degree, and he continued his passion for acting with the undergraduate acting company, Lab!Theatre. He was a member of the Beta Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He then studied at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he earned a Master in Fine Arts in 1994. A year after graduating, he made his debut on Broadway in the Lincoln Center Theater production of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... Delta Kappa Epsilon (ΔΚΕ; also pronounced D K E or Deke) is the second oldest secret college mens fraternity of New England origin. ... Tisch School of the Arts (known more commonly as Tisch or TSOA) is one of the 14 schools that make up New York University (NYU). ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Sir Tom Stoppard OM, CBE (born Tomáš Straussler on 3 July 1937) is a British playwright. ... Arcadia is a play by Tom Stoppard which first opened at the Royal National Theatre in London on 13 April 1993 and has played at many theatres since. ...

Career

Crudup began acting in such films as 1996's Sleepers and 1997's Inventing the Abbotts. While he has appeared in many films, he regularly returns to the stage. His first role in an animated feature was in 1999's English release of Princess Mononoke, in which he starred as Ashitaka. He then played Russell Hammond, the mystical guitarist in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous (2000) He has also been the voice of MasterCard "Priceless" commercials in the US since 1997, making his first appearance in an ad in 2005. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Sleepers (1996) is a dramatic movie based on Lorenzo Carcaterras novel of the same name. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Inventing the Abbotts is a 1997 American drama film/romance film directed by Pat OConnor, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Crudup, Liv Tyler, and Jennifer Connelly. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Princess Mononoke ) is a Japanese animated film by Hayao Miyazaki that was first released in Japan on July 12, 1997 and in the U.S. on October 29, 1999 in select cities and on November 26, 1999. ... Cameron Crowe Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American writer and film director. ... Almost Famous is also the name of an album by R&B singer Lumidee. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Crudup starred in the production of The Pillowman, also starring Jeff Goldblum, on Broadway in New York, which closed on September 18, 2005. From October 2006 until March 2007, he is in The Coast of Utopia by Tom Stoppard at Lincoln Center, playing literary critic Vissarion Belinsky. The Pillowman is a play by Martin McDonagh. ... Jeff Goldblum Jeffrey Lynn Jeff Goldblum (born October 22, 1952 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Whitaker, Pennsylvania) is an Academy Award nominated film actor, known for his often quirky, intense or comedic characters (often scientists), distinctive appearance (dark haired and lanky, and at 6 feet 4 inches (1. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cover of the trilogy The Coast of Utopia is a 2002 trilogy of plays by Tom Stoppard, focused on the philosophical debates in pre-revolutionary Russia between 1833 and 1866. ... Sir Tom Stoppard OM, CBE (born Tomáš Straussler on 3 July 1937) is a British playwright. ... The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. ... Vissarion Grigorievich Belinskii (Виссарио́н Григо́рьевич Бели́нский) (1811 - 1848) was Russian writer, literary critic, philosopher and revolutionary activist (a Westernizer). ...

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Personal life

From 1996 to November 2003, Crudup dated actress Mary-Louise Parker, with whom he had a son, William Atticus, born on January 7, 2004. He received negative publicity because they broke up while she was seven months pregnant. In 2004, Crudup and his Stage Beauty co-star Claire Danes confirmed that they were dating, but denied press reports that they were together at the time of Crudup's split with Parker.[2] 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mary-Louise Parker as Amy Gardner in the West Wing Mary-Louise Parker (born August 2, 1964 in Fort Jackson, South Carolina) is an American actress whose work in theatre and film has won her international acclaim. ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stage Beauty is a 2004 romantic drama film set in the 1660s, starring Claire Danes and Billy Crudup. ... Danes on the cover of Marie Claire Claire Catherine Danes (born on April 12, 1979) is an American film, television and theatre actress. ...

Filmography

• The Good Shepherd (2006)
• Dedication (2006)
• Mission: Impossible III (2006) - IMF Operations Director Musgrave
• Trust the Man (2005) - Tobey
• Stage Beauty (2004) - Ned Kynaston
• Big Fish (2003) - Will Bloom
• Birdseye (2002) - Unknown big role
• Charlotte Gray (2001) - Julien Levade
• World Traveler (2001) - Cal
• Almost Famous (2000) - Russell Hammond
• Waking the Dead (2000) - Fielding Pierce
• Jesus' Son (1999) - FH
• The Hi-Lo Country (1998) - Pete Calder
• Without Limits (1998) - Steve Prefontaine
• Snitch (1998) - Teddy
• Princess Mononoke (1997) - (voice: English version) Ashitaka
• Grind (1997) - Eddie Dolan
• Inventing the Abbotts (1997) - John Charles 'Jacey' Holt
• Everyone Says I Love You (1996) - Ken
• Sleepers (1996) - Tommy Marcano

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External links

• Billy Crudup at the Internet Movie Database
• The Billy Crudup Information Site
• Crudup Fanzone