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ACTOR

Billy Zane

Known for
Dead Calm (1989), The Phantom (1996), Memphis Belle (1990), Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)

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Billy Zane is an actor best known for Dead Calm, The Phantom and Memphis Belle.

12 Interesting Facts About Billy Zane

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    Billy Zane is also an abstract expressionist painter and has held numerous group and solo exhibitions.

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    Billy Zane is an avid swimmer and began shaving his head for hydrodynamics.

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    Billy Zane added more muscle to his already strong physique so he could effectively play Marc Antony in the television film Cleopatra (1999).

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    In his sophomore year of high school, Billy Zane attended the American School in Switzerland.

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    Billy Zane attended the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago with Jeremy Piven and the Harand Theatre Arts Camp in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

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    Billy Zane has shot films five times in more than 19 countries, including Australia.

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  7. #010

    Billy Zane remains good friends with his Titanic (1997) co-stars Edward Fletcher, Frances Fisher, Jonathan Hyde and Rochelle Rose.

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    Billy Zane has played opposite sides of the typical "marooned love triangle." In Dead Calm (1989) he played the handsome, mysterious stranger stranded with Sam Neill (the husband) and Nicole Kidman (the wife). In Survival Island (2005) he played the jealous husband against Kelly Brook (the wife) and Juan Pablo Di Pace (the handsome stranger).

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    Billy Zane took part in the first Gumball 3000 Rally in a 1964 Aston Martin DB5.

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    Billy Zane is the voice of Broderick "Brodi" Ford in the EA Sports Big game SSX Tricky (2001), released for PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube and Xbox.

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  11. #015

    Billy Zane was engaged to Leonor Varela.

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    Billy Zane has a hot dog named after him in Chicago.

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