Billy Van Zandt

William "Billy" Van Zandt (born December 13, 1957 in Red Bank, New Jersey, USA) is an American playwright and actor. Billy Van Zandt is the author of the Off-Broadway play The Property Known as Garland and co-author and star of 23 other theatrical plays written with Jane Milmore including the Off-Broadway comedies Silent Laughter, A Night at the Nutcracker, Drop Dead, Confessions of a Dirty Blonde, and summer stock perennial Love, Sex, and the I.... more

William "Billy" Van Zandt (born December 13, 1957 in Red Bank, New Jersey, USA) is an American playwright and actor. Billy Van Zandt is the author of the Off-Broadway play The Property Known as Garland and co-author and star of 23 other theatrical plays written with Jane Milmore including the Off-Broadway comedies Silent Laughter, A Night at the Nutcracker, Drop Dead, Confessions of a Dirty Blonde, and summer stock perennial Love, Sex, and the I.R.S. Known for his mixture of broad slapstick style comedy and adult humor. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his television special I Love Lucy: The Very First Show, and won People's Choice and NAACP Image Awards for his work on the Martin Lawrence comedy Martin, and a Prism Multi-Cultual Award for his work on TV's The Hughleys. Along with partner Jane Milmore, he created and/or developed television's The Wayans Bros. for Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans, Suddenly Susan for Brooke Shields, Bless This House for Andrew Dice Clay, and Daddy... less