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# How Billy Crystal learned to imitate Sammy Davis, Jr.
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/american-masters/specials/how-billy-crystal-learned-to-imitate-sammy-davis-jr-ym5n8b/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:51:07.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T08:03:04.000Z
- Description: Billy Crystal speaks on his admiration for and working relationship with Sammy Davis, Jr.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: American Masters, #ZZZ_Show_528da9a2-8dd6-4ae8-885a-d59d89b91574, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Special_410e869c-766c-43b0-b24d-881403960cd2, #special

On May 10, 2016, director Sam Pollard interviewed Billy Crystal about his admiration for and working relationship with Sammy Davis, Jr., who he would later impersonate on "Saturday Night Live." Interview conducted for "Sammy Davis Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me" (2019).