Bill Prady

Bill Prady Biography

Bill Prady (born June 7, 1960) is a television writer and producer who has worked on American sitcoms and variety programs, including Married... with Children, Dream On, Star Trek: Voyager, Dharma & Greg, and Gilmore Girls and co-created The Big Bang Theory.

Career

He began his writing career at Jim Henson's Muppets. During his tenure at The Muppets, he was visually caricatured as the puppet "Chip" (The Jim Henson Hour). In 1991, Prady was nominated for an Emmy award for co-writing the posthumous tribute to Jim Henson entitled ("The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson").

He wrote the Disney theme park attractions Muppet*Vision 3D and Honey, I Shrunk the Audience.

He is currently the executive producer and co-creator of the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory.

Educator

As of fall, 2012, Prady is an adjunct faculty member in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. He is also a Trustee of the Humanitas "New Voices" program.

Personal life

Prady is one of a number of graduates of the Cranbrook Schools in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan currently working in entertainment (others include actors Selma Blair and Douglas Sills, writer Todd A. Kessler and former ABC president Stuart Bloomberg). In 2009, he was presented with the schools' Distinguished Alumni award. He attended Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.

In 2003, he was one of 135 candidates who ran for California governor in the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election, receiving 474 votes. Divorced 3 times. Prady's "nerd cred" is often attributed to his having been a Z80 programmer at The Small Computer Company.

In 2010, Prady was given honorary membership in the Royal Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Science.

Selected credits

Caroline in the City, 1995"1997 (writer, producer)
Dharma & Greg, 1997"2002 (writer, executive producer)
Gilmore Girls, 2004"2005 (writer, co-executive producer)
The Big Bang Theory, 2007"present (creator, writer, executive producer)

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Program
1989	WGA Award	Outstanding Achievement: Variety, Musical, Award, Tribute or Special Event	Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1990	WGA Award	Outstanding Achievement: Variety, Musical, Award, Tribute or Special Event	Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special
1991	CableACE Award	Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming	The Presidential Inaugural Celebration for Children
1991	WGA Award	Outstanding Achievement: Variety, Musical, Award, Tribute or Special Event	The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1991	Emmy Award	Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program	The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1996	The People's Choice Awards	Favorite New Television Comedy Series	Caroline in the City
1998	The People's Choice Awards	Favorite New Television Comedy Series	Dharma & Greg
1998	Golden Globe Award	Best Series: Musical or Comedy	Dharma & Greg
1999	Golden Globe Award	Best Series: Musical or Comedy	Dharma & Greg
1999	WGA Award	Outstanding Achievement: Comedy Series	Dharma & Greg
2009	TCA Award	Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	The Big Bang Theory
2009	Satellite Award	Best Television Series: Musical or Comedy	The Big Bang Theory
2010	Golden Globe Award	Best Series: Musical or Comedy	The Big Bang Theory
2010	The People's Choice Awards	Favorite Television Comedy Series	The Big Bang Theory
2010	TCA Award	Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	The Big Bang Theory
2011	Emmy Award	Outstanding Comedy Series	The Big Bang Theory
2011	The People's Choice Awards	Favorite Television Comedy Series	The Big Bang Theory
2011	Producers Guild of America Award	Outstanding Comedy Series	The Big Bang Theory
2011	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Comedy Series	The Big Bang Theory
2012	Satellite Award	Best Television Series: Musical or Comedy	The Big Bang Theory
2012	TCA Award	Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	The Big Bang Theory
2012	The People's Choice Awards	Favorite Television Comedy Series	The Big Bang Theory
2012	Monte-Carlo Television Festival	Outstanding International Producer	The Big Bang Theory
2012	Emmy Award	Outstanding Comedy Series	The Big Bang Theory
2012	Producers Guild of America Award	Outstanding Comedy Series	The Big Bang Theory
2012	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Comedy Series	The Big Bang Theory
2012	Golden Globe Award	Best Series: Musical or Comedy	The Big Bang Theory
2013	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Comedy Series	The Big Bang Theory
2013	TCA Award	Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	The Big Bang Theory
2013	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Award: Best Comedy	The Big Bang Theory
2013	Monte-Carlo Television Festival	International TV Audience Award	The Big Bang Theory
2013	Emmy Award	Outstanding Comedy Series	The Big Bang Theory

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