William Gregory Magnussen popularly known as Billy was born in the New York borough of Queens. He is the son of aerobics teacher Daina Magnussen and renowned bodybuilder and kickboxer Greg Magnussen.
Magnussen made his Broadway first appearance in Rosie Perez’s 2007 play The Ritz. In 2012, he co-starred with David Hyde Pierce and Sigourney Weaver in Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, which premiered at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre before moving to New York City’s Lincoln Center.
Is Billy Magnussen related to Kevin Magnussen?
No! They are not related.
Kevin Jan Magnussen is a Danish racing driver who competes for the Haas F1 Team in Formula One.
Jan Magnussen, a four-time Le Mans winner and former Formula One racer, is his father. Kevin Magnussen rose through the ranks of the McLaren Formula One team’s Young Driver Programme and raced for the team in the 2014 Formula One World Championship.
Meanwhile Billy Magnussen, has Norwegian and Lithuanian grandparents. He grew in Queens near Woodhaven Boulevard until the age of ten, when he relocated to Cumming, Georgia with his family.
