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Billy Zane

William George Zane Jr. (born February 24, 1966) is an American actor. His breakthrough role was in the Australian film Dead Calm (1989), a performance that earned him a nomination for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor.

Also recorded as William George " Billy " Zane, Jr.

Billy Zane

A tanned moustachioed Billy Zane produces a smile amongst incipient beardy stubble. He wears a red-black horizontal (french) striped boat-necked T and a beige skippers hat with alternating forward-facing (herring-bone) tweed. Billy Zane is at GalaxyCon of Raleigh.

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Birth Name
William George Zane Jr.
Born
24 February 1966
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation
Actor
Nationality
United States.
Education
Francis W. Parker School and The American School in Switzerland (TASIS).
Known for
Titanic.
Languages
English.

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