Billy Dee Williams

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Billy Dee Williams might be best known as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars franchise. He's an actor with eight decades under his belt and a man of many talents. He's a painter, a singer, and author who just released his memoir, What Have We Here? Portraits of a Life. Billy Dee Williams joins Bullseye to talk about his memoir and galaxies, far, far away.

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0:37.0	William, December Williams is my first guest this week.
0:45.0	Billy D. Williams, as he is better known.
0:48.0	He's been an actor for 80 years.
0:50.0	He made his debut on Broadway at 7. He's also a painter. He's a singer who's performed alongside Diana Ross.
0:57.3	To melt away the snow.
1:00.5	Well it takes two hearts a cooking. Snow. And he's also, that's also that guy from Star Wars.
1:15.0	And he's also that guy from Star Wars.
1:20.0	What are you doing here?
1:22.0	Ah, repairs. I thought you could help me out.
1:25.0	What have you done to my ship?
1:26.0	Your ship?
1:28.0	Hey, remember you lost her to me fair and square.
1:31.0	And how you doing you, Rebecca? You still hanging around with this loser?
1:36.0	Billy D. Williams recently published a memoir, What Have We Here, Portraits of a Life,
1:42.0	it's a terrific tale about a true original I'm so
1:45.4	thrilled to get to talk with Billy B Williams let's get right into it Billy D. Williams, welcome to Pulz. I am so happy to have you on the show.
1:58.4	Oh no, thank you for having me. You grew up in a very artistic family and your mom was a performer, she was sort of a
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