Billy Crystal Thinks He Accidentally Donated Iconic When Harry Met Sally Sweater: ‘I’ve Racked My Brain’ (Exclusive)

"UCLA, if you’re watching, maybe would you check the archives?” the actor joked to PEOPLE

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Billy Crystal next to a photo from the actor in 'When Harry Met Sally.". Photo:

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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 from When 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 from Harry and Sally — the real one.”

Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal pose for the movie "When Harry Met Sally" circa 1989
Meg Ryan (L) and Billy Crystal in 'When Harry Met Sally.'.

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And where does the City Slickers actor 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?”

The Analyze This star's newest project is the Apple TV+ show Before, which he both stars in and produced.

The 10-episode, limited-run series also features Judith Light and Rosie Perez, and is described as an “atmospheric, character-driven psychological thriller” on the Apple TV+ series page.

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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You can watch Before every Friday on Apple TV+. It runs until Dec. 20.

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