Crystal the Monkey
Biography
Crystal is a tufted capuchin and animal actress, born in California in 1994 and trained by Birds and Animals Unlimited, the Hollywood supplier that acquired her as a young monkey. She started out as a baby monkey in George of the Jungle (1997) and had appeared in more than 20 films by 2011. Her best known role is Dexter, the troublesome monkey of the Night at the Museum series, including Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014); she also played a monkey dealing drugs in The Hangover Part II (2011). On television she took the part of Dr. Rizzo in the sitcom Animal Practice in 2012. Later credits include the Bollywood film Total Dhamaal (2019) and Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans (2022).
32years old
Turns 33 on May 6in 177 days
- Born California, USA
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 16 years2000 to 2016
Every film, newest first
- 2016GibbyIMDb rating 4.9
- 2016Legends of the Hidden TempleIMDb rating 5.7
- 2016The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and DisappearedIMDb rating 6.3
- 2014Night at the Museum: Secret of the TombIMDb rating 6.2
- 2000Terror TractIMDb rating 6.0
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About the name
Crystal was named after country music singer Crystal Gayle by trainer Tom Gunderson, who was left with the oldest monkey after two coworkers picked the younger ones first.
Early training
Crystal and her trainer Gunderson spent eight years working together at the Animal Actors stage show. Gunderson called it a boot camp because of the pyrotechnics and the noisy, cheering audiences.
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Worked with
Crystal the Monkey made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Vivica A. Fox's page
Ben Stiller's page
Mickey Rooney's page
All films by Shawn Levy
Måns HerngrenDirector, 1 film, 2016
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