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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 Aline et Cathy (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

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    Known for

    Aline et Cathy (1984)
    Aline et Cathy
    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
    That Girl (1966)
    That Girl
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Dudley (1993)
      Dudley
      7.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1993
    • Aline et Cathy (1984)
      Aline et Cathy
      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
      3.9
      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
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1972
    • The Funny Side
      6.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1971
    • 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!
      8.1
      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
    • Aline et Cathy (1984)
      Aline et Cathy
      6.9
      TV Series
      • teleplay
      • 1987–1988
    • Ouragan sur l'eau plate (1985)
      Ouragan sur l'eau plate
      6.0
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 1985
    • Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home! (1983)
      Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home!
      6.1
      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
      3.9
      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
    • Aline et Cathy (1984)
      Aline et Cathy
      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 Madame est servie (1984)
      Madame est servie
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1984
    • Not in Front of the Kids
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1984
    • Robin des Bois chez les ordinateurs (1983)
      Robin des Bois chez les ordinateurs
      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!
      6.1
      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
      5.5
      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

    Did you know

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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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      93 years old
    • When was Bill Persky born?
      September 9, 1931
    • Where was Bill Persky born?
      New York City, New York, USA
    • What is Bill Persky's birth name?
      William Allan Persky
    • What is Bill Persky known for?
      The Dick Van Dyke Show, That Girl, Lotsa Luck!, and Kate & Allie

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