And when I saw four guys who didn't look like they'd come out of the Hollywood star mill, who played their own songs and instruments, and especially because you could see this look in John Lennon's face — and he looked like he was always saying: 'F--- you!' [43][44], Glass Houses won the Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male. That year, Joel also started work on River of Dreams, finishing the album in early 1993. After divorcing Elizabeth, Billy got married thrice. She, however, is famous as the former wife of American comedian, radio personality, television host, author, and actor Steve Harvey. 8 on the Billboard chart and produced two hit singles: "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (No. It sold over 3 million copies. The new songs "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" and "The Night Is Still Young" were recorded and released as singles to support the album; both reached the top 40, peaking at No. Proceeds from the song benefited the Homes For Our Troops foundation. Joel's staying power as a touring act continues to the present day. Time and Again, he fell in love hoping to find someone who would accept him for who he is and not for what he has. Six years later, they divorced in 2010.

[100] On August 12, 2015, the couple's daughter, Della Rose Joel, was born. Many suggested Billy to leave the girl, but he could not help himself. 34 hit in the U.S. Billy and Elizabeth first met in 1970 through his friend and bandmate Jon Small, who is her husband. Though he shares a prosperous professional career, his personal life has many ups and downs. In 1989 Joel then sued him for $60 million punitive damages. [103], In 1971, Joel released his debut album, Cold Spring Harbor, including the track "Tomorrow Is Today", related to this incident. He released 52nd Street in 1978, naming it after Manhattan's 52nd Street, which, at the time of its release, served as the world headquarters of CBS/Columbia. The album sold over seven million copies, propelled to number one on the charts by the hits "My Life" (No. On December 3, 2013, it was announced that Joel would become a franchise of Madison Square Garden, playing one concert a month indefinitely, starting with a date on January 27, 2014. Joel released his seventh studio album, Glass Houses, in 1980 in an attempt to further establish himself as a rock and roll artist; this release featured "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" (Joel's first single to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart), "You May Be Right", "Don't Ask Me Why", and "Sometimes a Fantasy". 10). She met Billy Joel at the rooftop bar at The Peninsula hotel while visiting New York City for a weekend. [14][15] She later returned as a guest judge on Top Chef All Stars, Episode 2 ("Night at the Museum") in 2010. ", "Billy Joel Dismisses Rumors He Yanked Tour With Elton John", "Billy Joel Returns To Pop With New Single", "Emerging Singer-Songwriter Cass Dillon Premiers New Billy Joel Song, 'Christmas in Fallujah', Exclusively on iTunes Beginning Tuesday, December 4", "Billy Joel's Former Drummer Files Lawsuit, Liberty DeVitto Says He's Owed $$$", "Billy Joel and Former Drummer, Liberty Devitto Settle Lawsuit", "Billy Joel Catalog To Be Reissued, Commemorative CDs/DVDs To Be Released", "Exclusive: Billy Joel Signs Global Publishing Deal With Rondor and Universal", "Meet Madison Square Garden's new franchise: Billy Joel", "Billy Joel Concert Setlist at Amway Center, Orlando on December 31, 2014", "Billy Joel gives Nassau Coliseum epic sendoff", "Movin' Back In: Billy Joel Plays First Concert at Renovated Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island", "Billy Joel show prompts mixed reviews of SunTrust Park as concert venue", "Fifty years later, Billy Joel addresses Hicksville High grads", "Billy Joel to hold first concert in Camden Yards history", "The Piano Man Builds His Dream Boat Billy Joel has always loved watercraft. He left a suicide note and attempted to end his life by drinking furniture polish. [111], Joel's parents were both born into Jewish families, but he was not raised Jewish. Cuomo has been close friends with Joel for many years, and even conducted the longtime singer’s wedding ceremony to Roderick on July 4, 2015, at his estate in Long Island. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it one of the most-played radio songs of 1982, pushing it into 1983's year-end Top 70, and making it the most successful song from The Nylon Curtain album, besting "Pressure" which peaked at No. Elizabeth Ann Weber is famous as the first wife of Billy Joel, who is a legendary American singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer commonly known by his nickname, Piano Man. In a departure from his "piano man" persona, Joel is shown in the video playing a Gibson Les Paul. Weber allegedly asked him to sign everything he had over to her. Walter Yetnikoff, the president of CBS/Columbia Records at the time, bought back the rights to Joel's songs in the late 1970s, giving the rights to Joel as a birthday gift.

Joel has been nominated for 23 Grammy Awards, winning five of them, including Album of the Year for 52nd Street. Following this incident, Weber decided to not stay with any of the two men involved in her life and disappeared for weeks. [83], In 1996, Joel merged his long-held love of boating with his desire for a second career. Storm Front's second single, "I Go to Extremes" reached No. They were married on September 1, 2018, at Lo Tommaso Allo Scoglio in the seaside village of Marina del Cantone on Italy's Amalfi Coast. [18] He boxed successfully on the amateur Golden Gloves circuit for a short time, winning 22 bouts, but abandoned the sport shortly after his nose was broken in his 24th boxing match. [20] She previously sat on the council of Chefs for Humanity, a group that provides humanitarian aid worldwide. [50][51] The song became a worldwide hit upon its release. In the video for "Keeping the Faith", Christie Brinkley also plays the "redhead girl in a Chevrolet". [98], On July 4, 2015, Joel married a fourth time, to Alexis Roderick, an equestrian and former Morgan Stanley executive, at his estate on Long Island. From… Read More »Jillian Fink: Everything About Patrick Dempsey’s Current Wife, Alexis Roderick is an ordinary girl who came into the spotlight after tying the knot with legendary American singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer Billy Joey. [17] As a teenager, Joel took up boxing so he could defend himself. In 1987, he became one of the first artists to hold a rock and roll tour in the Soviet Union following the country's alleviation of the ban on rock and roll music. This release introduced many fans, who discovered Joel when The Stranger became a smash in 1977, to many of his earlier compositions. Howard was educated in Switzerland. It's always fun playing with him. $4 million townhouse on the Upper East Side, Inside the Love Story of Tom Selleck and His Second Wife: Jillie Mack, Meet Gael Anderson: The Wife of Walking Dead Actor Andrew Lincoln, Meet the Ex-partner of Actor and Comedian Marlon Wayans: Angelica Zachary.

And when I saw four guys who didn't look like they'd come out of the Hollywood star mill, who played their own songs and instruments, and especially because you could see this look in John Lennon's face — and he looked like he was always saying: 'F--- you!' [43][44], Glass Houses won the Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male. That year, Joel also started work on River of Dreams, finishing the album in early 1993. After divorcing Elizabeth, Billy got married thrice. She, however, is famous as the former wife of American comedian, radio personality, television host, author, and actor Steve Harvey. 8 on the Billboard chart and produced two hit singles: "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (No. It sold over 3 million copies. The new songs "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" and "The Night Is Still Young" were recorded and released as singles to support the album; both reached the top 40, peaking at No. Proceeds from the song benefited the Homes For Our Troops foundation. Joel's staying power as a touring act continues to the present day. Time and Again, he fell in love hoping to find someone who would accept him for who he is and not for what he has. Six years later, they divorced in 2010.

[100] On August 12, 2015, the couple's daughter, Della Rose Joel, was born. Many suggested Billy to leave the girl, but he could not help himself. 34 hit in the U.S. Billy and Elizabeth first met in 1970 through his friend and bandmate Jon Small, who is her husband. Though he shares a prosperous professional career, his personal life has many ups and downs. In 1989 Joel then sued him for $60 million punitive damages. [103], In 1971, Joel released his debut album, Cold Spring Harbor, including the track "Tomorrow Is Today", related to this incident. He released 52nd Street in 1978, naming it after Manhattan's 52nd Street, which, at the time of its release, served as the world headquarters of CBS/Columbia. The album sold over seven million copies, propelled to number one on the charts by the hits "My Life" (No. On December 3, 2013, it was announced that Joel would become a franchise of Madison Square Garden, playing one concert a month indefinitely, starting with a date on January 27, 2014. Joel released his seventh studio album, Glass Houses, in 1980 in an attempt to further establish himself as a rock and roll artist; this release featured "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" (Joel's first single to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart), "You May Be Right", "Don't Ask Me Why", and "Sometimes a Fantasy". 10). She met Billy Joel at the rooftop bar at The Peninsula hotel while visiting New York City for a weekend. [14][15] She later returned as a guest judge on Top Chef All Stars, Episode 2 ("Night at the Museum") in 2010. ", "Billy Joel Dismisses Rumors He Yanked Tour With Elton John", "Billy Joel Returns To Pop With New Single", "Emerging Singer-Songwriter Cass Dillon Premiers New Billy Joel Song, 'Christmas in Fallujah', Exclusively on iTunes Beginning Tuesday, December 4", "Billy Joel's Former Drummer Files Lawsuit, Liberty DeVitto Says He's Owed $$$", "Billy Joel and Former Drummer, Liberty Devitto Settle Lawsuit", "Billy Joel Catalog To Be Reissued, Commemorative CDs/DVDs To Be Released", "Exclusive: Billy Joel Signs Global Publishing Deal With Rondor and Universal", "Meet Madison Square Garden's new franchise: Billy Joel", "Billy Joel Concert Setlist at Amway Center, Orlando on December 31, 2014", "Billy Joel gives Nassau Coliseum epic sendoff", "Movin' Back In: Billy Joel Plays First Concert at Renovated Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island", "Billy Joel show prompts mixed reviews of SunTrust Park as concert venue", "Fifty years later, Billy Joel addresses Hicksville High grads", "Billy Joel to hold first concert in Camden Yards history", "The Piano Man Builds His Dream Boat Billy Joel has always loved watercraft. He left a suicide note and attempted to end his life by drinking furniture polish. [111], Joel's parents were both born into Jewish families, but he was not raised Jewish. Cuomo has been close friends with Joel for many years, and even conducted the longtime singer’s wedding ceremony to Roderick on July 4, 2015, at his estate in Long Island. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it one of the most-played radio songs of 1982, pushing it into 1983's year-end Top 70, and making it the most successful song from The Nylon Curtain album, besting "Pressure" which peaked at No. Elizabeth Ann Weber is famous as the first wife of Billy Joel, who is a legendary American singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer commonly known by his nickname, Piano Man. In a departure from his "piano man" persona, Joel is shown in the video playing a Gibson Les Paul. Weber allegedly asked him to sign everything he had over to her. Walter Yetnikoff, the president of CBS/Columbia Records at the time, bought back the rights to Joel's songs in the late 1970s, giving the rights to Joel as a birthday gift.

Joel has been nominated for 23 Grammy Awards, winning five of them, including Album of the Year for 52nd Street. Following this incident, Weber decided to not stay with any of the two men involved in her life and disappeared for weeks. [83], In 1996, Joel merged his long-held love of boating with his desire for a second career. Storm Front's second single, "I Go to Extremes" reached No. They were married on September 1, 2018, at Lo Tommaso Allo Scoglio in the seaside village of Marina del Cantone on Italy's Amalfi Coast. [18] He boxed successfully on the amateur Golden Gloves circuit for a short time, winning 22 bouts, but abandoned the sport shortly after his nose was broken in his 24th boxing match. [20] She previously sat on the council of Chefs for Humanity, a group that provides humanitarian aid worldwide. [50][51] The song became a worldwide hit upon its release. In the video for "Keeping the Faith", Christie Brinkley also plays the "redhead girl in a Chevrolet". [98], On July 4, 2015, Joel married a fourth time, to Alexis Roderick, an equestrian and former Morgan Stanley executive, at his estate on Long Island. From… Read More »Jillian Fink: Everything About Patrick Dempsey’s Current Wife, Alexis Roderick is an ordinary girl who came into the spotlight after tying the knot with legendary American singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer Billy Joey. [17] As a teenager, Joel took up boxing so he could defend himself. In 1987, he became one of the first artists to hold a rock and roll tour in the Soviet Union following the country's alleviation of the ban on rock and roll music. This release introduced many fans, who discovered Joel when The Stranger became a smash in 1977, to many of his earlier compositions. Howard was educated in Switzerland. It's always fun playing with him. $4 million townhouse on the Upper East Side, Inside the Love Story of Tom Selleck and His Second Wife: Jillie Mack, Meet Gael Anderson: The Wife of Walking Dead Actor Andrew Lincoln, Meet the Ex-partner of Actor and Comedian Marlon Wayans: Angelica Zachary.

And when I saw four guys who didn't look like they'd come out of the Hollywood star mill, who played their own songs and instruments, and especially because you could see this look in John Lennon's face — and he looked like he was always saying: 'F--- you!' [43][44], Glass Houses won the Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male. That year, Joel also started work on River of Dreams, finishing the album in early 1993. After divorcing Elizabeth, Billy got married thrice. She, however, is famous as the former wife of American comedian, radio personality, television host, author, and actor Steve Harvey. 8 on the Billboard chart and produced two hit singles: "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (No. It sold over 3 million copies. The new songs "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" and "The Night Is Still Young" were recorded and released as singles to support the album; both reached the top 40, peaking at No. Proceeds from the song benefited the Homes For Our Troops foundation. Joel's staying power as a touring act continues to the present day. Time and Again, he fell in love hoping to find someone who would accept him for who he is and not for what he has. Six years later, they divorced in 2010.

[100] On August 12, 2015, the couple's daughter, Della Rose Joel, was born. Many suggested Billy to leave the girl, but he could not help himself. 34 hit in the U.S. Billy and Elizabeth first met in 1970 through his friend and bandmate Jon Small, who is her husband. Though he shares a prosperous professional career, his personal life has many ups and downs. In 1989 Joel then sued him for $60 million punitive damages. [103], In 1971, Joel released his debut album, Cold Spring Harbor, including the track "Tomorrow Is Today", related to this incident. He released 52nd Street in 1978, naming it after Manhattan's 52nd Street, which, at the time of its release, served as the world headquarters of CBS/Columbia. The album sold over seven million copies, propelled to number one on the charts by the hits "My Life" (No. On December 3, 2013, it was announced that Joel would become a franchise of Madison Square Garden, playing one concert a month indefinitely, starting with a date on January 27, 2014. Joel released his seventh studio album, Glass Houses, in 1980 in an attempt to further establish himself as a rock and roll artist; this release featured "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" (Joel's first single to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart), "You May Be Right", "Don't Ask Me Why", and "Sometimes a Fantasy". 10). She met Billy Joel at the rooftop bar at The Peninsula hotel while visiting New York City for a weekend. [14][15] She later returned as a guest judge on Top Chef All Stars, Episode 2 ("Night at the Museum") in 2010. ", "Billy Joel Dismisses Rumors He Yanked Tour With Elton John", "Billy Joel Returns To Pop With New Single", "Emerging Singer-Songwriter Cass Dillon Premiers New Billy Joel Song, 'Christmas in Fallujah', Exclusively on iTunes Beginning Tuesday, December 4", "Billy Joel's Former Drummer Files Lawsuit, Liberty DeVitto Says He's Owed $$$", "Billy Joel and Former Drummer, Liberty Devitto Settle Lawsuit", "Billy Joel Catalog To Be Reissued, Commemorative CDs/DVDs To Be Released", "Exclusive: Billy Joel Signs Global Publishing Deal With Rondor and Universal", "Meet Madison Square Garden's new franchise: Billy Joel", "Billy Joel Concert Setlist at Amway Center, Orlando on December 31, 2014", "Billy Joel gives Nassau Coliseum epic sendoff", "Movin' Back In: Billy Joel Plays First Concert at Renovated Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island", "Billy Joel show prompts mixed reviews of SunTrust Park as concert venue", "Fifty years later, Billy Joel addresses Hicksville High grads", "Billy Joel to hold first concert in Camden Yards history", "The Piano Man Builds His Dream Boat Billy Joel has always loved watercraft. He left a suicide note and attempted to end his life by drinking furniture polish. [111], Joel's parents were both born into Jewish families, but he was not raised Jewish. Cuomo has been close friends with Joel for many years, and even conducted the longtime singer’s wedding ceremony to Roderick on July 4, 2015, at his estate in Long Island. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it one of the most-played radio songs of 1982, pushing it into 1983's year-end Top 70, and making it the most successful song from The Nylon Curtain album, besting "Pressure" which peaked at No. Elizabeth Ann Weber is famous as the first wife of Billy Joel, who is a legendary American singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer commonly known by his nickname, Piano Man. In a departure from his "piano man" persona, Joel is shown in the video playing a Gibson Les Paul. Weber allegedly asked him to sign everything he had over to her. Walter Yetnikoff, the president of CBS/Columbia Records at the time, bought back the rights to Joel's songs in the late 1970s, giving the rights to Joel as a birthday gift.

Joel has been nominated for 23 Grammy Awards, winning five of them, including Album of the Year for 52nd Street. Following this incident, Weber decided to not stay with any of the two men involved in her life and disappeared for weeks. [83], In 1996, Joel merged his long-held love of boating with his desire for a second career. Storm Front's second single, "I Go to Extremes" reached No. They were married on September 1, 2018, at Lo Tommaso Allo Scoglio in the seaside village of Marina del Cantone on Italy's Amalfi Coast. [18] He boxed successfully on the amateur Golden Gloves circuit for a short time, winning 22 bouts, but abandoned the sport shortly after his nose was broken in his 24th boxing match. [20] She previously sat on the council of Chefs for Humanity, a group that provides humanitarian aid worldwide. [50][51] The song became a worldwide hit upon its release. In the video for "Keeping the Faith", Christie Brinkley also plays the "redhead girl in a Chevrolet". [98], On July 4, 2015, Joel married a fourth time, to Alexis Roderick, an equestrian and former Morgan Stanley executive, at his estate on Long Island. From… Read More »Jillian Fink: Everything About Patrick Dempsey’s Current Wife, Alexis Roderick is an ordinary girl who came into the spotlight after tying the knot with legendary American singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer Billy Joey. [17] As a teenager, Joel took up boxing so he could defend himself. In 1987, he became one of the first artists to hold a rock and roll tour in the Soviet Union following the country's alleviation of the ban on rock and roll music. This release introduced many fans, who discovered Joel when The Stranger became a smash in 1977, to many of his earlier compositions. Howard was educated in Switzerland. It's always fun playing with him. $4 million townhouse on the Upper East Side, Inside the Love Story of Tom Selleck and His Second Wife: Jillie Mack, Meet Gael Anderson: The Wife of Walking Dead Actor Andrew Lincoln, Meet the Ex-partner of Actor and Comedian Marlon Wayans: Angelica Zachary.

And when I saw four guys who didn't look like they'd come out of the Hollywood star mill, who played their own songs and instruments, and especially because you could see this look in John Lennon's face — and he looked like he was always saying: 'F--- you!' [43][44], Glass Houses won the Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male. That year, Joel also started work on River of Dreams, finishing the album in early 1993. After divorcing Elizabeth, Billy got married thrice. She, however, is famous as the former wife of American comedian, radio personality, television host, author, and actor Steve Harvey. 8 on the Billboard chart and produced two hit singles: "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (No. It sold over 3 million copies. The new songs "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" and "The Night Is Still Young" were recorded and released as singles to support the album; both reached the top 40, peaking at No. Proceeds from the song benefited the Homes For Our Troops foundation. Joel's staying power as a touring act continues to the present day. Time and Again, he fell in love hoping to find someone who would accept him for who he is and not for what he has. Six years later, they divorced in 2010.

[100] On August 12, 2015, the couple's daughter, Della Rose Joel, was born. Many suggested Billy to leave the girl, but he could not help himself. 34 hit in the U.S. Billy and Elizabeth first met in 1970 through his friend and bandmate Jon Small, who is her husband. Though he shares a prosperous professional career, his personal life has many ups and downs. In 1989 Joel then sued him for $60 million punitive damages. [103], In 1971, Joel released his debut album, Cold Spring Harbor, including the track "Tomorrow Is Today", related to this incident. He released 52nd Street in 1978, naming it after Manhattan's 52nd Street, which, at the time of its release, served as the world headquarters of CBS/Columbia. The album sold over seven million copies, propelled to number one on the charts by the hits "My Life" (No. On December 3, 2013, it was announced that Joel would become a franchise of Madison Square Garden, playing one concert a month indefinitely, starting with a date on January 27, 2014. Joel released his seventh studio album, Glass Houses, in 1980 in an attempt to further establish himself as a rock and roll artist; this release featured "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" (Joel's first single to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart), "You May Be Right", "Don't Ask Me Why", and "Sometimes a Fantasy". 10). She met Billy Joel at the rooftop bar at The Peninsula hotel while visiting New York City for a weekend. [14][15] She later returned as a guest judge on Top Chef All Stars, Episode 2 ("Night at the Museum") in 2010. ", "Billy Joel Dismisses Rumors He Yanked Tour With Elton John", "Billy Joel Returns To Pop With New Single", "Emerging Singer-Songwriter Cass Dillon Premiers New Billy Joel Song, 'Christmas in Fallujah', Exclusively on iTunes Beginning Tuesday, December 4", "Billy Joel's Former Drummer Files Lawsuit, Liberty DeVitto Says He's Owed $$$", "Billy Joel and Former Drummer, Liberty Devitto Settle Lawsuit", "Billy Joel Catalog To Be Reissued, Commemorative CDs/DVDs To Be Released", "Exclusive: Billy Joel Signs Global Publishing Deal With Rondor and Universal", "Meet Madison Square Garden's new franchise: Billy Joel", "Billy Joel Concert Setlist at Amway Center, Orlando on December 31, 2014", "Billy Joel gives Nassau Coliseum epic sendoff", "Movin' Back In: Billy Joel Plays First Concert at Renovated Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island", "Billy Joel show prompts mixed reviews of SunTrust Park as concert venue", "Fifty years later, Billy Joel addresses Hicksville High grads", "Billy Joel to hold first concert in Camden Yards history", "The Piano Man Builds His Dream Boat Billy Joel has always loved watercraft. He left a suicide note and attempted to end his life by drinking furniture polish. [111], Joel's parents were both born into Jewish families, but he was not raised Jewish. Cuomo has been close friends with Joel for many years, and even conducted the longtime singer’s wedding ceremony to Roderick on July 4, 2015, at his estate in Long Island. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it one of the most-played radio songs of 1982, pushing it into 1983's year-end Top 70, and making it the most successful song from The Nylon Curtain album, besting "Pressure" which peaked at No. Elizabeth Ann Weber is famous as the first wife of Billy Joel, who is a legendary American singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer commonly known by his nickname, Piano Man. In a departure from his "piano man" persona, Joel is shown in the video playing a Gibson Les Paul. Weber allegedly asked him to sign everything he had over to her. Walter Yetnikoff, the president of CBS/Columbia Records at the time, bought back the rights to Joel's songs in the late 1970s, giving the rights to Joel as a birthday gift.

Joel has been nominated for 23 Grammy Awards, winning five of them, including Album of the Year for 52nd Street. Following this incident, Weber decided to not stay with any of the two men involved in her life and disappeared for weeks. [83], In 1996, Joel merged his long-held love of boating with his desire for a second career. Storm Front's second single, "I Go to Extremes" reached No. They were married on September 1, 2018, at Lo Tommaso Allo Scoglio in the seaside village of Marina del Cantone on Italy's Amalfi Coast. [18] He boxed successfully on the amateur Golden Gloves circuit for a short time, winning 22 bouts, but abandoned the sport shortly after his nose was broken in his 24th boxing match. [20] She previously sat on the council of Chefs for Humanity, a group that provides humanitarian aid worldwide. [50][51] The song became a worldwide hit upon its release. In the video for "Keeping the Faith", Christie Brinkley also plays the "redhead girl in a Chevrolet". [98], On July 4, 2015, Joel married a fourth time, to Alexis Roderick, an equestrian and former Morgan Stanley executive, at his estate on Long Island. From… Read More »Jillian Fink: Everything About Patrick Dempsey’s Current Wife, Alexis Roderick is an ordinary girl who came into the spotlight after tying the knot with legendary American singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer Billy Joey. [17] As a teenager, Joel took up boxing so he could defend himself. In 1987, he became one of the first artists to hold a rock and roll tour in the Soviet Union following the country's alleviation of the ban on rock and roll music. This release introduced many fans, who discovered Joel when The Stranger became a smash in 1977, to many of his earlier compositions. Howard was educated in Switzerland. It's always fun playing with him. $4 million townhouse on the Upper East Side, Inside the Love Story of Tom Selleck and His Second Wife: Jillie Mack, Meet Gael Anderson: The Wife of Walking Dead Actor Andrew Lincoln, Meet the Ex-partner of Actor and Comedian Marlon Wayans: Angelica Zachary.