Billy Joel Profile

Birth Name: William Martin "Billy" Joel

Birth Date: May 9th, 1949

Birth Place: Bronx, New York

Genres:
Piano Rock
Classical

Height:
5' 6" (1.67 m)

Spouses:
Katie Lee Joel (October 2nd, 2004 - present)
Christie Brinkley (March 23rd 1985 - August 25th 1994) (divorced)
Elizabeth Weber (1971 - 1982) (divorced)


Debut Album: Cold Spring Harbor (1971)

Breakthrough Singles:
"Piano Man" (1973)
"Just the Way You Are" (1978)
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" (1978)
"My Life" (1978)
"Uptown Girl" (1983)
"Tell Her About It" (1983)
"You're Only Human (Second Wind)" (1985)
"We Didn't Start the Fire" (1989)
"The River of Dreams" (1993)

Did You Know:
Although Billy hasn't graduated from High School, he's received countless honoarary doctorates (including Fairfield University (1991), Hofstra University (1997), and Syracuse University (2006))
He has checked into rehab many times including Silver Hill Hospital in 2002 and the Betty Ford rehabilitation center in 2005
He has one legitimate daughter with ex-wife Christie Brinkley named "Alexa Ray Joel"