Billy Connolly CBE
Medium Bronze (edition of 9)
Size 15" (38cm)
Background
Modelled in the dressing rooms of the Theatre Royal, Bath over 4 consecutive evenings and subsequently over 5 months in sculptor's studio.
1st edition purchased by John Reid Enterprises and 2nd owned by Billy.
Billy Connolly, known for his long, messy hair, ‘goatee’ beard and lots of bad language in his stand-up show, was born and brought up in Glasgow, Scotland.
He left school to work in the shipyards where he became a welder. He developed an interest in folk music, eventually becoming an accomplished banjo player and a member of the band ‘Humblebums’ with Gerry Rafferty (later of ‘Baker Street’ fame). The jokes he told between songs eventually took over his act and he became a full-time comedian. He is by some considerable margin UK’s top comedian.
Interesting Links
Billy Connolly’s website http://billyconnolly.com/
Billy Connolly quotes http://thinkexist.com/quotes/billy_connolly
"The Big Yin put me at ease right from the start. His eccentric and insightful chatter was far too interesting, which made concentrating on the work at hand all the more difficult." Luke Shepherd
