[PAR] [TLE] Friars Club of Beverly Hills [SEP] The modern history of the club began in 1947, when Milton Berle got a group together at the old Savoy Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, including actors Bing Crosby, Eddie Cantor, Jimmy Durante, George Jessel, and Robert Taylor.  The Friars Club of California was originally established as a spinoff from the New York Friars' Club as a non-profit, membership only club.  In 1961, the California club moved into a distinctive, almost windowless building at 9900 Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills designed by architect Sidney Eisenshtat.  Past members included Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, George Burns, Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, Sammy Davis, Jr., Judy Garland (the first woman ever roasted by the Friars' Club), Bob Hope, Al Jolson, Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, the Marx Brothers, and Frank Sinatra, among many others.  Like the New York club, for many years the Friars Club of Beverly Hills was known for its celebrity members and "roasts". [PAR] [TLE] Billy Crystal [SEP] William Edward Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American actor, writer, producer, director, comedian and television host.  He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom "Soap" and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes "When Harry Met Sally..." (1989), "City Slickers" (1991), and "Analyze This" (1999) and providing the voice of Mike Wazowski in the "Monsters, Inc." franchise.
[PAR] [TLE] Friars Club of Beverly Hills [ SEP ] The modern history of the club began in 1947 , when Milton Berle got a group together at the old Savoy Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles , including actors Bing Crosby , Eddie Cantor , Jimmy Durante , George Jessel , and Robert Taylor . The Friars Club of California was originally established as a spinoff from the New York Friars ' Club as a non - profit , membership only club . In 1961 , the California club moved into a distinctive , almost windowless building at 9900 Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills designed by architect Sidney Eisenshtat . Past members included Lucille Ball , Jack Benny , George Burns , Johnny Carson , Billy Crystal , Sammy Davis , Jr. , Judy Garland ( the first woman ever roasted by the Friars ' Club ) , Bob Hope , Al Jolson , Jerry Lewis , Dean Martin , the Marx Brothers , and Frank Sinatra , among many others . Like the New York club , for many years the Friars Club of Beverly Hills was known for its celebrity members and " roasts " . [PAR] [TLE] Billy Crystal [ SEP ] William Edward Crystal ( born March 14 , 1948 ) is an American actor , writer , producer , director , comedian and television host . He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom " Soap " and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s , appearing in the critical and box office successes " When Harry Met Sally ... " ( 1989 ) , " City Slickers " ( 1991 ) , and " Analyze This " ( 1999 ) and providing the voice of Mike Wazowski in the " Monsters , Inc. " franchise .
The Friars Club of Beverly Hills had a member named Billy Crystal who played Jodie Dallas on which ABC sitcom?
The Friars Club of Beverly Hills had a member named Billy Crystal who played Jodie Dallas on which ABC sitcom ?
Soap
Soap