They met when they were still teenagers and living in Long Beach, New York. It was the summer of 1966 and they obviously did not know that one of them would end up being one of the biggest stars of hollywood and several times host of the Oscar ceremony. But, precisely for this reason, Billy Crystal has revealed the secret of his long-lasting marriage to his wife, Janice Crystal.
It was June 4, 1970, the day they got married and, after two daughters together —Jennifer, born in January 1973, and Lindsay, who came into the world on October 21, 1977—have practically not gone through any relationship crisis nor have they faced major divorce rumors. For this reason, the actor and comedian has explained his secret.
The performer of such well-known films as When Harry met Sally either A dangerous therapy attended this Wednesday the premiere of his new series for AppleTV+, titled Before, and there he shared with the magazine People the keys to the success of your love.
“Respect, humor, sincerity and knowing that we have our lives both individually and as a couple,” explained the six-time Emmy winner. “It’s very simple: enjoy all the time you have together. To the hard and to the mature”, has added.
The actor, who in his new series plays a child psychiatrist who has just lost his wife, played by Judith Light, and who finds a link to the world in the form of a troubled young woman, Noah — played by Jacobi Jupe—has pointed out that, On the other hand, the arrival of “the children” changes “everything.”
“When I first became a father, Janice was working and I was starting my career as a late-night comedian. So, During the day, I was ‘Mr. “Mother’, and that changed my life completely,” he declared.
“The responsibility is to be 25 years old and have a baby who cannot spend the day without you. But when you learn that you can love something much more than yourself… It was the best experience of my life as a person,” he added, concluding: “That has been the greatest effort of my life: leaving the world with two wonderful daughters , adult women now, mothers of their own children. And then they teach their children, our four grandchildren, what responsibility means in our world, which is constantly changing.”
