Talk:Billy Gardell

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Removal of PR type biography[edit]

This is the large chunk of text I removed that was floating around at the bottom of the article. It is definitely not Wikipedia type material. Additionally I am going to nominate this article for deletion as the subject does not seem notable. Anon Y. Mouse 22:42, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

While I can't verify (without a few phone calls) Billy's high school theater experiences, I *did* go to high scool with him, have seen him on MTV, in Yes Dear, and Bad Santa. We shared a foreign language teacher, and Billy was invariably the class clown. While his rise to "fame" has been slow so far, I'm sure we haven't seen the last of him yet. Snootysiberianwench 07:26, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Born on August 20, 1969, to the hard blue-collar steel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Billy Gardell would learn early that a strong sense of humor is not only a convenient weapon, but an absolute must for dealing with life in an unstable environment.

As if being a die-hard Steelers fan wasn’t enough cause for stress in the mid eighties, Gardell suddenly found himself transplanted from the traditional "family first values" of Pennsylvania to the obscurity and blistering humidity of Central Florida, the produce of a broken home.

Struggling through his awkward teens, an overweight misfit, Billy took part time jobs to help his mother support his young brother and sister. All while writing, directing and starring in a high school theater production entitled "Winter Park Live," where among other things, he performed a "show stopping" portrayal of Ralph Cramdem, Captain of the Starship Enterprise. The piece was so well executed that one reviewer, a Gleason family member, commented the "Jackie would have been very proud."

Billy’s new addiction to live performance led him down the path of stand up comedy. The comedy boom was in full swing, making stage time accessible, and Gardell was undeniably a natural talent. His bold honesty and overwhelming stage persona made him an instant hit with Florida audiences.

By the summer of 1989, only two years into the business (and still not old enough to legally drink alcohol), Billy Gardell was the most requested act among the regular patrons at Bonkers Comedy Club in Orlando. Word of the young gun from the South spread quickly through the comedy circuit and Billy followed his reputation down that relentless educator known as "The Road."

He took every gig available and effectively used the discos, military bases and honky tonks as his college campus - its tough audiences as his professors.

Over the next few years, Billy made several television appearances on ABC, Showtime, A&E and MTV, bringing more attention and a greater following to his rising talent. While many comedians mulled over dictionaries and encyclopedias to make themselves seem clever and educated, Billy held true to his blue-collar, tell-it-like-it-is background.

Billy later moved to Atlanta where he met his manager, then on to Chicago. He currently resides in Los Angeles. In addition to performing stand up, Billy continues to study acting under the direction of Arlene Golanka. Ms. Golanka describes Billy as "an amazing talent" and often refers to him as "the next great one.""

Policy against links to Facebook pages[edit]

Don’t we like Facebook.com?

No. See WP:ELNO for more info. Tom my! 21:15, 20 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Gardell Bros. Pizza[edit]

Billy and his brother Brian opened a pizza restaurant in the Hunter’s Creek neighborhood of Orange County, Florida. Brian operated the restaurant and Billy often visited. The restaurant opened October 2015 and closed one year later. Mouseketear (talk) 00:37, 19 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]