Billy Dee Williams Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Billy Dee Williams is an American actor, voice actor, and singer who came to prominence in the early ’80s with his appearance as Lando Calrissian in The Empire Strikes Back (1980). However, he started his career in 1959 with the portrayal of Josh Quincy in The Last Angry Man. With time, he has also amassed a huge fan base with more than 300k followers on Twitter and more than 250k followers on Instagram

Born Name

William December Williams Jr.

Nick Name

Billy Dee

Sun Sign

Aries

Born Place

New York City, New York, United States

Nationality

Education

Billy Dee studied at the Booker T. Washington Junior High School. Later, he joined the LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts from where he graduated with a major in arts in 1955.

At LaGuardia, he was given a 2-year scholarship to study with a focus on classical principles of painting at the National Academy of Design.

Occupation

Actor, Voice Actor, Singer

Family

• Father – William December Williams, Sr. (1910–2008) (Caretaker)
• Mother – Loretta Anne (1915-2016) (Elevator Operator, Performer)
• Siblings – Loretta Williams (Twin Sister)

Manager

Billy is represented by Kramer Management and TalentWorks.

Genre

Jazz

Instruments

Vocals

Labels

He has released his music with Prestige Records.

Build

Average

Height

6 ft or 183 cm

Weight

103 kg or 227 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Billy’s name has been linked with –

1. Audrey Sellers – They married one another in 1959 but parted ways later. They have a son named Corey Dee Williams (b. 1960).
2. Marlene Clark (1968-1971)
3. Teruko Nakagami (1972-Present) – The couple got married in 1972. They have a daughter named Hanako (b. 1973). He is also the stepfather of musician Wayne Shorter and Teruko’s daughter Miyako (b. 1962).

Race / Ethnicity

Black

He has African-American ancestry on his father’s side and African-Montserratian ancestry on his mother’s side.

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Disputed

He has described himself as a person with anima and animus.

Distinctive Features

• Deep smooth voice
• Gregarious manner
• Broad smile

Brand Endorsements

He has appeared in commercials for various brands including Colt 45.

Billy Dee Williams Favorite Things

• Food – Chicken Kiev

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Billy Dee Williams Facts

1. Dee has raised by his maternal grandmother in Harlem on 110th Street, between Lenox and 5th, near Central Park North–110th Street station.
2. As a child, he wanted to be a painter.
3. Growing up, he enjoyed watching the Negro leagues and the Cuban baseball leagues at Central Park. Billy even got the chance to film a movie based on the Negro league baseball players, which was titled The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976).
4. It was his parent’s creativity and love for opera that bestowed upon Billy the passion to become an entertainer.
5. He was 7 years old when he portrayed a page boy in the Broadway production of The Firebrand of Florence in 1945.
6. Billy Dee was either 18 or 19 years old when he was nominated for the Guggenheim Fellowship grant.
7. In the mid-1950, he was presented with a “Hallgarten Prize.”
8. Billy started acting as a means to be able to pay for the supplies that he needed to paint.
9. During his time in art school, he took an interest in the Stanislavsky Method and joined the Harlem Actors Workshop.
10. Billy’s recorded jazz album Let’s Misbehave that was released in 1961 was featured on the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1983) TV special.
11. On January 30, 1996, Billy was arrested for assault on his live-in partner. However, the charges were dropped.
12. In January 2020, Billy was training in boxing with .

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