Billy Van Zandt is an actor, film maker and screen writer, born on 13 December1957.He started his career in Broadway plays and later began to appear in silver screen with the occasional roles. He has appeared in movies like ‘Taps’, ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’, and ‘Jaws 2’. His playwrights credits includes "You've Got Hate Mail," "Silent Laughter", and "The Property Known as Garland". He also appeared in television series like Nurses, Sydney. He married drienne Barbeau and they together has two children.