Billy Crystal

Crystal was born in Long Beach, New York, to Helen (née Gabler), a housewife, and Jack Crystal, a record company executive and jazz record producer who owned and operated the Commodore Record store. His uncle was the musician and songwriter Milt Gabler, and his brother, Richard Crystal, is a television producer.
Crystal grew up in a Jewish family that he has described as "large" and "loving". After graduating from Long Beach High School, Crystal attended Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, on a baseball scholarship, having learned the game from his father, who pitched for St. John's University. However, Crystal never played a game at Marshall because the program was suspended during his freshman year, and he did not return as a sophomore, choosing instead to stay in New York with his future wife. Later, he attended New York University and Nassau Community College.
Crystal is an avid New York Yankees fan, a loyalty he has held since the 1950s. That admiration contributed to the film 61*, which Crystal directed.
Crystal has been married to Janice Goldfinger since 1970; they met when he was 18 and she was 17. They have two daughters, actresses Jennifer and Lindsay, and are now grandparents.