Billy Crystal Is Your New Oscar Host

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Adam Martin 570 Views Nov 10, 2011

Ladies and gentleman, an Oscar host that needs no introduction because you've seen him nine times before, Billy Crystal is replacing Eddie Murphy. He tweeted the news on Thursday: "Am doing the Oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions. Looking forward to the show." He hosted for a three-year stretch starting in 1990, and has been the go-to guy ever since.

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