RELATED: Eddie Murphy quits as Oscars host
Murphy stood down after Oscars producer and Tower Heist director Brett Ratner resigned following a verbal cock up during a press Q&A session.
Quick to sort out the mess, the Academy announced Crystal’s involvement in the 2012 show just 90 minutes after saying they were still mulling over options.
Yesterday Crystal who last hosted the ceremony in 2004 tweeted saying he’s ‘doing the Oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions. Looking forward to the show.’
The Academy’s President Tom Sherak said, ‘Bringing Billy back home is a good thing. He’s funny. He’s a comic by trade and he’s an iconic Oscar host.’
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