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Billy Crystal Recalls Horse Beechnut 'Was Like Driving a Porsche'

Originally posted 11/25/2008 02:00PM

Billy Crystal's beloved horse, Beechnut, recently died at the age of 27 – and the comedian remembers him fondly as a good friend and companion.

"Beechnut was, in a way, one my best friends," Crystal, 60, tells PEOPLE. "He was incredibly human in his instincts."

Crystal first met the horse on the set of his 1991 comedy City Slickers, which filmed in New Mexico. After the shoot, Crystal couldn't help but keep the horse. "It was an on-location romance," he says of their bond. "I wasn't sure I wanted to continue it after I finished the shoot [but] there he was with a ribbon around his neck."

The comedian also famously rode the horse on stage at 1991's Academy Awards, which he hosted, as part of a tribute to that year's best picture winner, Dancing with Wolves.

"It was like driving a Porsche," Crystal recalls of riding his horse. "He was so athletic and great."

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Maternal Instinct: Sharon Stone Adopts Boy

Originally posted 05/12/2005 08:00AM

ADOPTED: Sharon Stone, 47, has adopted a baby boy, born to "unknown and unrelated parents in Texas" on Saturday and named Laird Vonne Stone by the actress, Stone's publicist, Cindi Berger, said in a statement, adding "Mommy and her boys are over the moon." The Basic Instinct actress has a 4-year-old son, Roan. She and her husband, Phil Bronstein, divorced in 2004 after five years of marriage. She is currently in London filming Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction.

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De Niro, Crystal 'Analyze' the Troops

Originally posted 12/05/2002 11:00AM

Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal happily traded the red carpet for U.S.-issued green Wednesday, as they premiered their latest film, "Analyze That," for the troops at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla.

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Crystal Catches a Big One

Originally posted 12/30/1998 12:00AM

Crystal's Home Run

Originally posted 10/08/1998 12:00AM