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Well-known in the United Kingdom as a musician and groundbreaking stand-up comic since the 1970s, Scottish... (Learn more)

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Billy Connolly’s Family
Name: Relation: Notes:
Iris Pressagh wife Lived together from 1965; married from 1969-1985
Pamela Stephenson wife New Zealand-born; met when making a cameo appearance on the BBC sketch show "Not the Nine O'Clock News"; also appeared together in "The Secret Policeman's Other Ball" (1981); together from 1981; married Dec. 20, 1989 in Fiji; formerly married to actor Nicholas Ball; wrote a biography of Connolly titled Billy (2001);
Amy Connolly daughter Born July 7, 1986; mother, Pamela Stephenson
Cara Connolly daughter Born in 1974; mother, Iris Pressagh; Connolly was award custody in the divorce
Daisy Connolly daughter Born Dec. 31, 1983; mother, Pamela Stephenson
Jamie Connolly son Born in 1969; mother, Iris Pressagh; Connolly was award custody in the divorce
Scarlett Layla Connolly daughter Born July 28, 1988; mother, Pamela Stephenson
Mary Connolly mother Divorced Connolly's father in 1946; abandoned Billy and his sister, Flo; remarried to William Adams; had four additional children; died in 1993 of motor neurone disease
William Connolly father Divorced from Connolly's mother in 1946; died in 1989 of a stroke; Connolly's wife, Pamela, documented Billy's years of sexual abuse by his father in her book Billy, which began when he was ten and lasted until he was fifteen or sixteen
Florence Connolly sister Younger; with Billy, was looked after by their father's two sisters, Margaret and Mona following their parents divorce
Mona Connolly aunt Helped raise Connolly and his sister
Margaret Connolly aunt Helped raise Connolly and his sister

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Quick Facts

Also known as

AKA : 'The Big Yin'
AKA : William Connolly Jr

Born

November, 24 1942 in Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Education

  • St Gerard's Secondary School, Govan, Scotland:
  • St Peter's Primary School, Glasgow, Scotland:

Professions

actor, comedian, singer, delivery boy, oil rig worker, welder