Billy Connolly biography: Billy Connolly, CBE (born William Connolly, Jr. on 24 November 1942) is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin (The Big One).
His first trade, in the early 1960s, was as a welder (specifically a boilermaker) in the Glasgow shipyards, but he gave it up towards the end of the decade to pursue being a folk singer in a pop/folk band and subsequently as a soloist. In the early 1970s he made the transition from folk-singer with a comedic persona to fully-fledged comedian, a role in which he continues.
Billy Connolly quote:"I think my securities far outweigh my insecurities. I am not nearly as afraid of myself and my imagination as I used to be."
Someone once asked me: Why are you still angry when you're loaded?" And I don't know. But I like my anger. I've always found it comforting.' |
