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Billy Crystal shares how a devastating year changed his relationship with God.
During an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, the 78-year-old comedian opened up about how losing his longtime Pacific Palisades home in the January 2025 wildfires and the death of his close friend Rob Reiner greatly affected his faith.
Crystal was asked if he spoke with God after these painful losses. The actor referenced his previous one-man show, “700 Sundays,” in which he described conversations with God, before offering a harsh response.
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Billy Crystal says he no longer trusts God after a year of loss. (Getty Images for the Peabody Awards)
“No, because I don’t trust him,” Crystal said.
“Too many bad things have happened,” he added. “The Earth is in bad shape. It’s a strange and scary time. So no, not anymore.”
Crystal’s longtime home was destroyed in the Palisades fire after he and his wife, Janice, lived there for 46 years. The couple raised their children and grandchildren in the home, which Crystal described as a “magical place.”
Speaking at a charity event a few weeks after the disaster, Crystal recalled visiting the remains of what was once her home.
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“When we were finally able to return to our Palisades home, which I lived in for 46 years, like thousands of you, our house now looked like this,” Crystal said, before a photo of the aftermath of the Palisades fire appeared on the screen.
Billy Crystal lost his home of 46 years in the 2025 Pacific Palisades fire. (Getty Images)
“I fell to the ground, fell to my knees, and cried. I hadn’t cried like that since I was 15, and I was told my father had just died. I remember looking in the mirror at the time, with my whole life ahead of me, thinking, ‘What would my life be like without him?’ “
“And now, folks, I’m 76 years old, I don’t have a mirror, and I have a lot less life to reflect on and ask myself, ‘What’s my life going to be like without our house?’ “Crystal asked.
That loss became the inspiration for Crystal’s new Broadway show, “860,” which is named after the home’s address. The production recreates his home office on stage and explores his family, career, memories and grief.
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“860” also reflects on the loss of Reiner, who was killed along with his wife, Michele, in December 2025. Crystal said he and Reiner were together at a Christmas party the day before they died.
Crystal, pictured with the late Rob Reiner and Meg Ryan, says Reiner’s death affected him in more ways than one. (Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic)
“We said goodbye,” Crystal remembers. “And then… what?!?”
Despite the tragedies, Crystal said humor has helped him move forward.
“That’s what I do,” he replied when asked how he finds humor in the darkest of times. “He’s a healer.”
Crystal said performing “860” has already helped him cope with the loss of his home and friends.
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“I absorbed the greatest suffering that people could not endure: the loss of their home and their dearest friends,” he said. “And I’m fine.”
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