Hollywood legend Billy Crystal reveals secret to a lifelong happy marriage

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When Harry Met Sally actor Billy Crystal has revealed the secrets behind his 54 years of happy marriage years with his wife Janice.The 76-year-old actor, best known for starring in one of the greatest romantic comedies of all time, and his wife, 75, share daughters Jennifer, 51, and Lindsay, 46.Crystal, who executive produced and stars in a new Apple+ series called Before, has opened up about the key to a lasting relationship as well as the shared goals that he says have kept his marriage going strong over decades.“Humour and trust and constantly be interested in what each of us are doing and respecting our separate lives and who we are," he said."But our common goal was always just to raise a beautiful family, which we have and continue to do.

And just respect each other. And she's an extraordinary person."The pair met as teenagers and have remained together ever since."I'm lucky," he told Fox News. "I was 18.

She was 17. And here we still are."Crystal and Janice met in 1966 while the comedian was working at a summer camp in Long Beach, New York, after his freshman year at Marshall University in West Virginia."This girl walks by ...

and I said, 'I’m gonna marry her.' And I did, four years later," Crystal said."I loved her so much right away," he added. "You know, I don’t know if you’ve ever been in a long-distance relationship — they don’t work out."The pair tied the knot in June 1970.During a recent interview with People magazine, Crystal reflected on how his life changed after becoming a parent."Oh, children change everything," he said. "When I first became a dad back in 1973, Janice was working, and I was starting my career as a stand-up at night.