Nickname:	The Piano Man
Known for:	The Sopranos, 13 Going on 30, Wonderland
Birth name:	William Martin Joel
Birthday:	9 May 1949, Bronx, New York, USA
Height:	5' 7" (1.70 m)

Katie Lee Joel, 27-year-old wife of Billy Joel wore this black, puffy atrocity to the premiere of Nicole Kidman's new movie 'Australia.'


Reuters - Billy Joel and Elton John will reprise their wildly successful co-headlining concerts beginning in March of next year.
Elton John and Billy Joel's 2009 tour will be a two-year-long marathon road trip, taking in venues across the globe.


Rocker BILLY JOEL and his chef wife KATIE LEE are such big fans of America’s Thanksgiving holiday they’ve already celebrated - over a month early.The couple had their Thanksgiving, surrounded by family and friends, at the beginning of October (08) - because Joel will be on tour in Australia at the end of November (08),
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN took to the stage with BILLY JOEL on Thursday (16Oct08) to rouse support for U.S. presidential hopeful BARACK OBAMA.Just two weeks before the impending American elections in November (08), the legendary rockers joined forces to raise funds for Obama’s campaign to get to the White House.The pair alternated between their tracks and even
Pink wants to "rock" on Sir Elton John's piano and perform with Billy Joel. The singer has revealed her musical to-do list, which also includes teaming up with former Fugees star Lauren Hill.

She said: "I'd love to rock on Elton John's piano and play with Billy Joel. I'd love to duet with Lauren Hill too."
Rocker Billy Joel turned wedding singer on Friday night, when he helped shock jock Howard Stern celebrate his nuptials to model girlfriend Beth Ostrosky in New York City.


Rocker BILLY JOEL turned wedding singer on Friday (03Oct08) night, when he helped U.S. shock jock HOWARD STERN celebrate his nuptials to model girlfriend BETH OSTROSKY in New York City.Stern, 54, and Ostrosky, 36, exchanged vows on Friday at Le Cirque restaurant. They were joined by a host of celebrity pals including Joan Rivers, comedienne
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rock stars Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel are teaming up for their first joint concert to benefit Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.


AP - Billy Joel, who has championed the cause of Long Island, New York, fishermen in songs like "The Downeaster Alexa," is helping with the funeral expenses for a clam-digger whose body was found not far from the singer's mansion.
BAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - Billy Joel, who has championed the cause of Long Island, New York, fishermen in songs like "The Downeaster Alexa," is helping with the funeral expenses for a clam-digger


SIR PAUL McCARTNEY’s recent showstopping performance alongside BILLY JOEL at the final Shea Stadium concert in New York was such a last-minute thing, even the headliner had no idea if the Beatle would make it.McCartney was on a plane bound for New York from London when Joel took the stage for the historic show on
Billy Joel turned the first of two fond farewell concerts at New York's Shea Stadium into a star-studded affair on Wednesday with a string of top guests.


Rocker BILLY JOEL hated his 2005 stint at the Betty Ford Center in California because the clinic was like a "concentration camp".The Piano Man singer checked into the famous Rancho Mirage rehabilitation clinic in a bid to kick his alcohol dependency and admits the experience was a tough one.He tells Details magazine, "I hated it.
Rocker BILLY JOEL’s attempt to take his own life in his early 20s was an embarrassing failure because the singer thought furniture polish would taste better than bleach.The desperate Piano Man star tried to end it all after the failure of his band Atilla’s first album and the break-up of a romance - and so
BILLY JOEL still can’t understand why his ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG hit was so controversial - but he’s glad certain religious groups tried to boycott it.The scandal turned the late-1970s tune into a big hit in America, prompting the rocker to send a letter to one leading group which tried to ban the record,
"The Insider" has the latest... Court has just wrapped in day two of Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook's divorce trial. Moments after leaving the courthouse, Christie spoke to the press saying she has forgiven Cook's former mistress Diana Bianchi. "After two days of testimony I can't help but think about Diana Bianchi, and I want her and her family to know I feel really bad for them," she said.  "I feel bad for her and I forgive her.  Today it was really difficult to relive all the horror. I just I feel like it's been a really long day." Meanwhile, Cook did not speak to the media after court. Earlier today, Christie took the stand and became very emotional when testifying about the day she found out about Cook and Bianchi's affair, calling it the day "her world was completely shattered." She said under oath that it was the day she was given an honor at South Hampton High that Bianchi's step-dad approached her and told her about Cook and Bianchi's affair. "I was in complete shock," Christie told the court. "I thought I had the picket fence life." Christie went on to testify how when she and Cook were first married, he was an attentive step-dad to Alexa Ray, her daughter with Billy Joel. But then his attitude changed once their daughter Sailor was born in 1998. She testified he went from being a good guardian to Alexa to her "number one critic," ing on her clothes and becoming discouraging of her piano playing. Christie claimed that at one point Alexa Ray told Cook that she thought he preferred Sailor, to which Peter responded "F*** you!" And when Christie told him to not talk like that, he told her "F*** you too!" On the stand she described in detail seeing the Internet pornography her husband subscribed to. He told her it was the guys in his office who introduced him to it. He also told her he was going through a mid-life crisis and once he called her crying and said he was suicidal and was going to plow his car into a tree. Christie testified he even tried to help him, attempting to find a rehab center for sex addicts. Meanwhile, Christie's good friend Jill Rappaport also took the stand today revealing that she was the one who introduced Christie to Cook. Jill went on to say that she rushed to Christie's side when she found out about the affair. She testified she found Christie lying on the ground almost catatonic and that Christie's knees were covered in blood. She says she thought Christie was dead. Cook also took the stand, where he denied some of the allegations made against him, mainly about Alexa Ray. He also admitted to a cocaine conviction when he was 22. Alexa Ray, Bianchi and Cook all took the stand Wednesday as well. Click here for all of Wednesday's bombshells.

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The custody, visitation rights and child support are at stake. Will they or won't they? Lawyers for Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook will meet at a hearing this morning in New York Supreme Court to discuss whether or not their divorce trial will be open to the public and the press. Lawyers for news media will also have an opportunity to file motions for or against the notion. According to Newsday, law guardian Theresa A. Mari is expected to argue that the former supermodel's two younger children would be harmed by press exposure to certain facts of the case, which may begin as early as next month. The custody, visitation rights and child support of the couple's two young children, Sailor, 9, and Jack, 12, are at stake. Jack, who was adopted by Cook, is Brinkley's son from her previous marriage to Richard Taubman. Brinkley also has a 22-year-old daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, with first husband Billy Joel. After a decade of marriage, Brinkley filed for divorce from Cook after she learned that he was having an alleged affair with his 18-year-old assistant, Diana Bianchi, in the summer of 2006.

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Legacy Recordings proudly celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Billy Joel's breakout album The Stranger with the release of two special editions-- a 2 CD Legacy Edition and a Deluxe Limited Edition including 2 CDs plus a bonus DVD--


AP - Instead of Piano Man, how about Beetle Billy? Billy Joel now is the proud owner of a classic Volkswagen Bug. In town for a concert this week, Joel took a look around American Dream Machines, a downtown Des Moines business that specializes in vintage sports and muscle cars.

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