# BillyBoy*

> BillyBoy*, also written as Billy Boy, is an American artist, socialite, and fashion designer. By the 1980s, BillyBoy* had become closely associated with Barbie, following a brief but prolific collaboration with Mattel that resulted in two Barbie dolls. A devoted collector, he amassed an extensive Barbie collection and developed a friendship with pop artist Andy Warhol, who used one of his dolls as the basis for the painting Barbie, Portrait of BillyBoy* (1986).

*Artist and fashion designer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/billyboy

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Country:** Austria
- **Born:** 1960
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

BillyBoy*, also written as Billy Boy, is an American artist, socialite, and fashion designer. By the 1980s, BillyBoy* had become closely associated with Barbie, following a brief but prolific collaboration with Mattel that resulted in two Barbie dolls. A devoted collector, he amassed an extensive Barbie collection and developed a friendship with pop artist Andy Warhol, who used one of his dolls as the basis for the painting Barbie, Portrait of BillyBoy* (1986).

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 41.4
- **Momentum:** 9.5

## Sources
- [BillyBoy*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BillyBoy*)
- [بيليبوي*](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%8A*)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21173890)

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