1. Billy Eichner is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and television show host.
16 Facts About Billy Eichner
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Billy Eichner is the star, executive producer, and creator of Funny or Die's Billy on the Street, a comedy game show that aired on truTV.
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Billy Eichner was born to a Jewish family and had a Madonna-themed bar mitzvah.
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Billy Eichner graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1996, and from Northwestern University in 2000 with a BS in Theater.
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Billy Eichner gained attention as the host and writer of Creation Nation: A Live Talk Show, a critically acclaimed stage show in New York.
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Billy Eichner landed a Bravo web series called My Life on the Z-List: Jen's Vlog that was an online companion to Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List and was a co-host on the Bravo television pilot Joan Rivers' Straight Talk, where Rivers discussed topics with four gay men.
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Billy Eichner appeared on Conan as a special correspondent in original video shorts.
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Billy Eichner became a series regular in episode four of the seventh season of the show.
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Billy Eichner starred in the Hulu original series Difficult People, with Julie Klausner.
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In 2016, Billy Eichner appeared in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, released May 20.
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In 2019, Billy Eichner provided the voice of Timon in Disney's live action remake of The Lion King, from director Jon Favreau.
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In July 2020, Billy Eichner announced that he and Tom McNulty were developing a film biography of fellow Northwestern University alum Paul Lynde called Man in the Box, with Billy Eichner portraying Lynde.
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In March 2021, Billy Eichner announced that he was writing and starring in the film Bros, which tells the story of two gay men with commitment issues who decide to settle down with each other.
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Bros was critically well-received but a box-office disappointment, which Billy Eichner attributed to "straight people, especially in certain parts of the country" not going to see the film.
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In 2024, Billy Eichner reprised his role as the voice of Timon in Mufasa: The Lion King.
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Billy Eichner joined the progressive political organization Swing Left as senior advisor starting in 2019 and endorsed Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.