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BIOGRAPHY from Big Island Music Inc.
In 1984, Billy began his acting career playing the role of “Johnny” in the
classic film, "The Karate Kid".While continuing to star in other feature films - “European Vacation,” “Back
To School,” & “Just One Of The Guys” – and a four year run on the CBS
television series, “The Equalizer,” Billy studied filmmaking and screen writing at
UCLA - and film aesthetics under legendary cinematographer, Vilmos Zsigmond.In 2001, after acting in over 20 feature films, Billy began his journey as a
filmmaker when he wrote and produced his first film, "Most,” a Czech language
film shot entirely on location in Prague and Poland."Most" premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival and went on to win several
jury and audience awards at prestigious film festivals, including “Best Of Festival”,
at the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival.This year, 2004, "Most" received it's highest award, an Academy Award nomination
for Best Live Action Short Film.Billy is represented by the William Morris Agency, and recently signed with Warner
Independent Pictures to write and produce "Sportsfishing: A Guide for the
Emotional Cripple," based on his original manuscript.