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Billy Connolly. Sir William Connolly CBE (born 24 November 1942) is a Scottish retired comedian, actor, musician and television presenter, and currently an artist.
Jun 22, 2017 · Sir Billy Connolly has become an honorary doctor of Strathclyde University just days after he was given a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
May 17, 2024 · 24 November 1942 (age 81 years old) Place of Birth: Anderston, Glasgow, United Kingdom. Nationality: Scottish. Education: Cart Dale Secondary School, St Peter’s Boys School. Height: 1.83 m.
- Scottish
- Anderston, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Actor • Comedian
Jun 22, 2017 · Sir Billy Connolly has become an honorary doctor of Strathclyde University just days after he was given a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
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William and Mary Connolly welcomed Billy into the world on November 24, 1942, in Glasgow, Scotland. His mother worked in a hospital cafeteria and his father served in the military. He was raised by his aunts after his mother rejected him when he was 4 years old.
He moved into a Glasgow tenement in 1956 when he was only 14 years old. At the age of 15, he graduated from St. Gerard Secondary School with an engineering degree.
He started working in the shipyards in 1958 and did delivery work there in addition to being a boilermaker in Linthouse. Billy Connolly worked on an oil platform in Nigeria until 1966 before he completely turned his attention to folk music. He performed with the Humblebums as a duet vocalist with Tam Harvey. After Billy Connolly Live was published ...
In 2010, the artist was awarded the honorary degree of DLitt from the Nottingham Trent University. Personal Life & Legacy. Billy Connolly married his first wife, Iris Pressagh in 1969 and got divorced in 1985. He has a son and a daughter from this marriage.
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Jun 22, 2017 · Posted in Glasgow & West. Sir Billy Connolly has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Strathclyde in his home city of Glasgow. The comedian, known as the Big Yin, was...
