Billy Crystal is famed as an actor, stand-up comic, writer, producer, director, television host and avid New York Yankees fan. He is also known for his nine stints as host of the Academy Awards, a number that is second only to Bob Hope's 18. Although Crystal will always be associated with Oscar, the irony is that he has never been nominated for an Oscar himself.

Still, that doesn't mean he's any stranger to awards. Crystal has been nominated for two Grammy Awards and hosted the show three times. He won a special Tony Award in 2005 for his one-man show "700 Sundays" and earned two Emmy nominations for the television adaptation of that production. In fact, Crystal, who first broke TV taboos playing a gay character on ABC's "Soap" in the 1970s, has along the way received 24 Emmy nominations, winning six, including two for hosting the Oscar ceremony.

Crystal is also known for his humanitarian work,...