Future comedian William Billy Gardell saw this world for the first time in Swissweil, near Pittsburgh, USA. This event occurred at the end of summer, August 20, 1969. In the mid-80s, after his parents divorced, he moved with his mother, sister and brother to southern Florida. Here he graduated from WinterParkHighSchool, which was located in Orange County. Due to the circumstances, Billy spent only summer in Pennsylvania.
Career start
At the age of 15, the young man gets a job as a loader at a department store warehouse. At the age of 18, he is engaged in cleaning the bathrooms and performs at the Bonkers club in the stand-up genre. Billy Gardell became famous for his exceptional talent in the comedy genre. The young man also participated in the international drama community “Group 850”.
Such celebrities as Jackie Gleason, George Carlin, John Belushi, Dennis Miller had a profound influence on his entire creative life at the age of 19. Subsequently, the young comedian often began to appear with Miller in his show program. Gardell was also a frequent guest in the program "Man on the Street."
The comedian
However, his first performance with his personal work Winter Park Live was charitable on Saturday Night Live, and all the proceeds from him were donated to the development of Comic Relief. In addition, Billy Gardell entertains weekly listeners in the morning broadcast of the DVE Morning Show. His first album, Throwback, was released in 2006, and the very next year the comedian participated in the Comedy Central Presents project and toured throughout America, performing in the style of stand-up.
Garell was lucky enough to break into a big movie when he appeared in such wonderful films as “The Vengeance Angel” (Sylvester Stallone, Anthony Quinn) in 2002, “Bad Santa” (Billy Bob Thornton) in 2003, “He, I and his friends ”(Owen Wilson) in 2006. In addition, some TV shows have added to this track record of fame: Practice, Yes, Darling, Desperate Housewives, My Name is Earl, and Robbery. Naturally, the comic actor starred not only in these films and series, but also in others. In 2011, he even had the chance to voice Santa in the animated film "Ice Age: A Gigantic Christmas."
Worldwide recognition
However, he gained great popularity thanks to the role of a policeman in the sitcom "Mike and Molly." The premiere of this series took place in November 2011. An indomitable love of food and an irresistible desire to lose weight made the characters a wonderful couple. In the role of Molly Flynn, the wonderful actress Melissa McCarthy starred .
She is not only an actress in the comedy genre, but above all a good producer and screenwriter, and in 2011 she became a fashion designer for chubby women. I must say that in the same year, Billy Gardell released his new comedy and entertainment project Halftime, which was broadcast live on Comedy Central.
Comedian personal life
Oddly enough, Billy Gardell turned out to be a very enviable family man! The personal life of the comic actor is quite calm and measured. In 2001, Billy married Patty, along with her they raise his son William. Gardell is highly allergic to dogs. He is also an ardent fan of football, namely the Pittsburgh Steelers team. A comedian often says that he soon wants to go on creative leave, since he practically does not have enough time to raise a child and his wife.
Height and weight of the actor
The actor is pretty self-critical and is constantly worried about the extra pounds. “I try not to eat bread and sugar,” said Billy Gardell back in May 2014. The weight of the actor at that time was already 145 kg. By the way, indicators of its weight are subject to constant fluctuation in the range of 145–176 kg. Naturally, with a height of 180 cm, Billy, of course, looks a bit like a bruiser to himself. However, it is worth taking a closer look, and this is a completely different person. Charming and good-natured Billy Gardell! A photo published in January 2016 is likely to say it all.
Is Gardell dead?
In the near future, the actor planned a tour of three US cities: Tacoma, Sarsota and Harris. His concerts should take place in May. In total, the comedian gave 37 concerts throughout the country. More recently, rumors about the death of Billy Gardell have leaked to the information network. This news caused incredible concern among his fans around the world.
However, the information was not confirmed, it turned out to be someone's stupid rally. His impresario related what happened to the cases of falsifications against celebrities that became more frequent on the Internet, and also recommended not to believe everything that was written in him. Fortunately, the actor is alive and well!