Billy Crystal Thinks He Accidentally Donated IconicWhen Harry Met SallySweater: ‘I’ve Racked My Brain’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Billy Crystal next to a photo from the actor in ‘When Harry Met Sally.".Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty; Castle Rock/Nelson/Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock

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Harry Burns’ iconic sweater is officially lost to the ages. Probably.

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Billy Crystal revealed that he doesn’t know what he did with his character’s classic white sweater fromWhen Harry Met Sally.

When asked if he still has clothes from the movie’s wardrobe department, Crystal, 76, said, “I got a lot. I’m a little bit of a clothes horse. The one I don’t have is that sweater, and I had it for years, the one fromHarry and Sally— the real one.”

Meg Ryan (L) and Billy Crystal in ‘When Harry Met Sally.'.Hulton Archive/Getty

Hulton Archive/Getty

And where does theCity Slickersactor think said sweater might be? He has a good idea, but he’s not 100% sure.

“I made a donation,” he revealed. “I believe it was to UCLA’s theater department with tons of clothes for costumes. I have a feeling it’s there. I’ve racked my brain as I’ve seen other people — you’ve seen them on social media wearing a sweater, doing the pose that is from that scene. I wish I had that sweater […].”

The comedian concluded his response with a good-natured plea to the UCLA theater department.

“UCLA, if you’re watching, maybe would you check the archives and see if it’s in the wardrobe department?”

According to the synopsis, the show centers on Eli (Crystal), a child psychologist who “after recently losing his wife Lynn (Light), encounters a troubled young boy, Noah (Jacobi Jupe), who seems to have a haunting connection to Eli’s past.”

“As Eli attempts to help Noah, their mysterious bond deepens,’ the synopsis teases.

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source: people.com