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Billy Zane Biography
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| Name : | Billy Zane |
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Date of birth :
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24 February 1966
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Place of birth :
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Birth name :
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William George Zane Jr.
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Height :
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6' 2
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Billy Zane Trivia
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- Billy attended Parker School in Chicago. Billy attended Harand Camp of the Theater Arts, located in Elkhart Lake, WI, along with Jeremy Piven.
- Was engaged to Leonor Varela.
- He attended The American School in Switzerland for his sophmore year of high school.
- Brother of actress Lisa Zane
- Was originally casted as Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing (1987). During a dance rehearsal, Emile Ardolino realized that Zane could not dance, so they gave the part to Patrick Swayze.
- Is an avid swimmer and started shaving his head in 1997 for aerodynamics.
- Is the voice of Broderick 'Brodi' Ford in the EA Sports Big game SSX Tricky (for Playstation2, Nintendo Gamecube, Xbox).
- Is of Greek descent.
- Added more muscle to his already buff physique in order to effectively play Marc Antony in the 1999 movie Cleopatra (1999) (TV).
- Speaks Greek fluently
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Billy Zane Detailed Biography
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Zane first made his mark on the Hollywood scene with his chilling breakout performance opposite Nicole Kidman and Sam Neill in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm. His other feature film credits include starring roles in the political actioner Sniper, the westerns Tombstone and Posse, the WWII drama Memphis Belle, the romantic comedy Only You, and the adaptation of the Virginia Woolf novel Orlando.
Zane also starred with Jada Pinkett in Tales from the Crypt Presents Demon Knight, produced by Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis, and played the virtuous hero in the adventure film The Phantom, co-starring Catherine Zeta Jones. His portrayal of Cal Hockley in the worldwide blockbuster Titanic garnered Zane numerous honors, including a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor, a Screen Actor's Guild Award nomination, and an MTV Movie Award nomination. Zane also plays himself in the comedy Zoolander, directed by and starring Ben Stiller.
Zane began compiling a list of producing credits with This World, Then The Fireworks, in which he also starred with Gina Gershon. The film premiered to critical acclaim in the prestigious American Spectrum series at the Sundance Film Festival, and also played at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997. He also produced 1998's I Woke Up Early the Day I Died.
On television, Zane has starred as Marc Antony in the epic miniseries Cleopatra, which aired to critical acclaim on ABC, and received critical honors for his starring role in Dean Koontz's thriller Sole Survivor, which aired on Fox. He also stars in The Believer for Showtime (which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival), and in the TBS original movie Invincible, produced by Mel Gibson and Jet Li. In addition, Zane has a recurring guest-starring role on David E. Kelly's critically acclaimed series Boston Public.
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