William E. "Billy" Wirth was born in New York City on June 23rd, 1962. He is an American actor, film producer, and artist who is best known for his role in the 1987 film, The Lost Boys. Billy was born to a father who was a lawyer and an artist mother of Huron Native American ancestry. He attended Brown University, where he was discovered by the noted photographer Bruce Weber, and began a modeling career in New York.