Billy Joel biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of Billy Joel

Author Name:

Billy Joel

Born As:

William Joseph Martin Joel

Other Names:

Billy Joel

Born:

9 May 1949

Died:





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Singer and songwriter                          
                          
Mother Rosalind Nyman
Father Howard, born Helmut, was originally from Germany.
Billy has a sister, Judith Joel, and a half-brother Alexander Joel.
Marriages:
First wife Elizabeth Weber, 1973, and they divorced on July 20, 1982.

Second wife Christie Brinkley on March 23, 1985. Their daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, was born January 1, 1986. Alexa was given the middle name of Ray after Ray Charles, one of Joel's musical idols. Joel and Brinkley's marriage ended in divorce on August 25, 1994, although the couple remain good friends.

Third wife,  26 year-old culinary artist Katie Lee. At the time of the wedding, Joel was 55. Joel's daughter, Alexa Ray, then 18, served as maid of honor. Joel's second wife, Christie Brinkley, attended the union and gave the couple her blessing.                          
                          
Billy Joel's grandfather, Karl Amson Joel had owned the fourth-largest mail order company in Germany before being dispossessed by the Nazis.