Billy Crudup
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Crudup at the PEN Gala, May 2015
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| Born |
William Gaither Crudup July 8, 1968 Manhasset, New York, U.S.A |
| Alma mater |
UNC Chapel Hill Tisch School of the Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Partner(s) |
Mary-Louise Parker (1996–2003) Claire Danes (2003–2007) |
| Children | 1 |
William Gaither "Billy" Crudup (/ˈkruːdəp/; born July 8, 1968) is an American actor. He became known for roles such as Eric MacLeish in Spotlight, Russell Hammond in Almost Famous, Will Bloom in Big Fish, and as the voice of the MasterCard "Priceless" commercials in the U.S. since 2005. He also starred in the 2007 romantic comedy Dedication. In 2009, he appeared as Doctor Manhattan in the film Watchmen and J. Edgar Hoover in the film Public Enemies. He also voiced Ashitaka in the English version of Studio Ghibli's Princess Mononoke. In 2017 Crudup is set to appear in Ridley Scott's science-fiction film Alien: Covenant.
Crudup was born in Manhasset, New York. His parents, Georgann (née Gaither) and Thomas Henry Crudup III, divorced during his childhood, and later remarried, before divorcing a second time. His maternal grandfather was William Cotter "Billy" Gaither, Jr., a well-known Florida trial lawyer, and his maternal grandmother later remarried to Episcopal bishop James Duncan. Crudup has two brothers: Tommy, an executive producer, and Brooks, also a producer. He left New York with his family when he was about eight years old, first living in Texas, then in Florida. He graduated from Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1986.
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