Birthday: February 24, 1966 (Pisces)
Born In: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Birthday: February 24, 1966 (Pisces)
Born In: Chicago, Illinois, United States
William George "Billy" Zane Jr. is an American actor and filmmaker of Greek descent. He is one of the most prominent character actors working in the industry today. Hailing from a family of performers, Zane studied theatre in school and made his screen debut in 1985 in the science fiction film ‘Back to the Future’. A year later, he debuted on the small screen in ‘Brotherhood of Justice’, a TV movie. He spent the rest of the 1980s gathering experience and understanding his chosen craft. He made a solid start of the 1990s with the critically acclaimed war drama ‘Memphis Belle’ and followed that up by appearing in a recurring role in ABC’s ‘Twin Peaks’. In 1997, he was cast in the disaster epic ‘Titanic’ to portray Caledon N. "Cal" Hockley, for which he received a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) nomination. He has played the titular character in ‘The Phantom’, John Rolfe in ‘Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World’, Mark Antony in ‘Cleopatra’, and P. T. Barnum in The CW’s ‘Legends of Tomorrow’. He is also known for starring as Richard Miller in the ‘Sniper’ film series.
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Also Known As: William George Zane Jr.
Age: 57 Years, 57 Year Old Males
Spouse/Ex-: Lisa Collins (m. 1989–1995)
father: William George Zane Sr.
mother: Thalia
Born Country: United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm), 6'0" Males
Ancestry: Greek American
City: Chicago, Illinois
U.S. State: Illinois
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Billy Zane married actress Lisa Collins on April 2, 1989. They divorced in 1995 after six years of marriage. Since then, he had been engaged to Chilean actress Leonor Varela, who played the titular role in ‘Cleopatra’, and British model and actress Kelly Brook, whom he met on the set of ‘Survival Island’ (2005). Both these engagements were called off.
He was introduced to American model Candice Neil by her sister in 2010. They have two daughters together, Ava Catherine (born 2011) and Gia (born 2014). The couple got engaged in April 2013, but had to put the wedding plans on hold due to Candice being pregnant with Gia at the time.
Zane is a swimming enthusiast and has been shaving his head since 1997, for aerodynamics.
Billy Zane Movies
(Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Fantasy, Family, Action)
(Comedy, Sci-Fi, Adventure)
(Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi)
(History, Romance, Action, Western, Biography, Drama)
(Drama, Romance)
(Romance, Biography, Fantasy, Drama)
(Drama)
(Action, War, Drama)
(Horror, Fantasy, Action, Thriller)
(Horror, Thriller)
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