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Bill Persky

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Bill Persky was born on 9 September 1931 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Kate & Allie (1984), The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) and Lotsa Luck! (1973). He was previously married to Betty L. Reisberg and Suzanne Taylor.
BornSeptember 9, 1931
BornSeptember 9, 1931
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    • Won 5 Primetime Emmys
      • 6 wins & 10 nominations total

    Known for

    Kate & Allie (1984)
    Kate & Allie
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
    The Dick Van Dyke Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Dom DeLuise in Lotsa Luck! (1973)
    Lotsa Luck!
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Producer
    The Montefuscos
    3.5
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Dudley (1993)
      Dudley
      7.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1993
    • Kate & Allie (1984)
      Kate & Allie
      6.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1984–1988
    • How to Survive the 70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness (1978)
      How to Survive the 70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
      5.8
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 1978
    • The Montefuscos
      3.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1975
    • Big Eddie
      6.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1975
    • Roll, Freddy, Roll! (1974)
      Roll, Freddy, Roll!
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1974
    • The Boys
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1974
    • Bobby Parker and Company
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1974
    • Dom DeLuise in Lotsa Luck! (1973)
      Lotsa Luck!
      6.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 1973–1974
    • Orson Welles in The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972)
      The Man Who Came to Dinner
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1972
    • The Funny Side
      6.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1971
    • Marlo Thomas in That Girl (1966)
      That Girl
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1966–1971
    • The First Nine Months Are the Hardest (1971)
      The First Nine Months Are the Hardest
      6.0
      TV Special
      • producer
      • 1971
    • Pure Goldie (1971)
      Pure Goldie
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1971
    • Three for Tahiti (1970)
      Three for Tahiti
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1970

    Writer

    • The Dick Van Dyke Show: Now in Living Color! A Special Tribute to Carl Reiner
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2020
    • Carl Reiner in The Dick Van Dyke Show: Now in Living Color! (2017)
      The Dick Van Dyke Show: Now in Living Color!
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • The Dick Van Dyke Show: Now in Living Color! (2016)
      The Dick Van Dyke Show: Now in Living Color!
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • The Yard Sale
      Short
      • co-writer
      • 2011
    • Stephen Collins and Jane Curtin in Working It Out (1990)
      Working It Out
      6.8
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 1990
    • Kate & Allie (1984)
      Kate & Allie
      6.9
      TV Series
      • teleplay
      • 1987–1988
    • Water (1985)
      Water
      6.0
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 1985
    • Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home! (1983)
      Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home!
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 1983
    • How to Pick Up Girls! (1978)
      How to Pick Up Girls!
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1978
    • How to Survive the 70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness (1978)
      How to Survive the 70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
      5.8
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 1978
    • Final Warning
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1977
    • The Montefuscos
      3.5
      TV Series
      • created by
      • 1975
    • Roll, Freddy, Roll! (1974)
      Roll, Freddy, Roll!
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1974
    • The Boys
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1974
    • Bobby Parker and Company
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1974

    Director

    • The Yard Sale
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Stephen Collins and Jane Curtin in Working It Out (1990)
      Working It Out
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990
    • Knight & Daye
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Kate & Allie (1984)
      Kate & Allie
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1984–1988
    • Chad Lowe in Spencer (1984)
      Spencer
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1984
    • Alyssa Milano, Tony Danza, Katherine Helmond, Danny Pintauro, and Judith Light in Who's the Boss? (1984)
      Who's the Boss?
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1984
    • Not in Front of the Kids
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1984
    • Found Money (1983)
      Found Money
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1983
    • George Segal and Shelley Hack in Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983)
      Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1983
    • Sutters Bay
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1983
    • Johnny Garage (1983)
      Johnny Garage
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1983
    • Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home! (1983)
      Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home!
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1983
    • Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Charles Frank, Jerry Hardin, Michael Lombard, Nedra Volz, and Ann Wedgeworth in Filthy Rich (1982)
      Filthy Rich
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1982
    • Doris Belack, John Del Regno, Sam McMurray, Vic Noto, Thomas Quinn, Ron Silver, Alan Weeks, and Cindy Weintraub in Baker's Dozen (1982)
      Baker's Dozen
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1982
    • Rise and Shine
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1981

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Persky
    • Born
      • September 9, 1931
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouses
        Betty L. ReisbergSeptember 26, 1971 - May 1976 (divorced)
    • Other works
      Unsold pilot: Produced a sitcom pilot for NBC called "My Wife Next Door". The plot concerned a divorced couple, played by James Farentino and Julie Sommars, who accidentally rent adjacent apartments in a beach-front community.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography

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    • Trivia
      Father of Liza Persky, Dana Persky and Jamie Persky.
    • Quotes
      [on working for Joey Bishop on The Joey Bishop Show (1961)] He was a prick. The best story about him . . . he played his own cousin on one episode. He was playing two parts or something and he complained that the cousin was getting bigger laughs than him.
    • Nickname
      • Billy

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