Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
Jun 14, 2017 | IMDB 6
59 min Watch NowDocumentary, TV Movie
Celebrating Billy Connolly's 75th birthday and 50 years in the business, three Scottish artists - John Byrne, Jack Vettriano and Rachel MacLean - each create a new portrait of the Big Yin. As he sits with each artist, Billy talks about his remarkable life and career which has taken him from musician and pioneering stand-up to Hollywood star and national treasure.
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