Billy Connolly
- Born: 24 Nov, 1942
This Scottish comedian had difficulty cracking the American TV market, but surprised pundits worldwide by proving he had more acting mettle than previously expected when he scored a success as the guardsman who becomes Queen Victoria's special friend in "Mrs. Brown" (1997). Tall, gray-haired and generally bearded, Billy Connolly has been a well-known personality in the UK since the 1970s, primarily for his bawdy comedic routines.
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- father William Connolly: divorced from Connolly's mother in 1946; died in 1989
- mother Mary Connolly: divorced Connolly's father in 1946; remarried to William Adams; had four additional children; died c. 1993
- aunt Mona Connolly: helped raise Connolly and his sister
- aunt Margaret Connolly: helped raise Connolly and his sister
- sister Florence Connolly: younger
- son Jamie Connolly: born in December 1969; mother, Iris Pressagh; Connolly was award custody in the divorce
- daughter Cara Connolly: born in 1974; mother, Iris Pressagh; Connolly was awarded custody in the divorce
- daughter Daisy Connolly: born on December 31, 1983
- daughter Amy Connolly: born in 1986
- daughter Scarlett Layla Connolly: born c. 1988
- wife Iris Pressagh: lived together from c. 1965; married on June 27, 1969; separated in 1981; divorced in 1985
- wife Pamela Stephenson: born on December 4, 1950 in New Zealand; appeared together in 1981's "The Secret Policeman's Other Ball"; lived together from 1981; married in Fiji on December 20, 1989; mother of Connolly's three youngest children; formerly married to actor Nicholas Ball; wrote biography of Connolly that was published in the UK in 2001
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