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Billy Connolly reveals which Scots actor he'd want to play him in movie biopic

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Sir Billy Connolly has revealed he would like to see Robert Carlyle play him in a movie based on his life. The Big Yin said the Scots actor would be perfect to star in a film about his journey from welder on the Glasgow shipyards to world renowned comedian.

He described his fellow Glaswegian, who played psychotic hardman Begbie in the Trainspotting films, as “brilliant”. Sir Billy, 77, also said he would like to see his Rab C Nesbitt star Tony Roper, 78, play him in his later years.The pair worked together at Bilsland’s Bakery in Glasgow as young men and have remained close.Asked who would he would like to see portray him on the big screen, Sir Billy said: “Robert Carlyle.

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