Bill Prady | |
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Born |
William Scott Prady June 7, 1960 Detroit, Michigan |
Occupation | Writer, television producer |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse(s) | Kirith Prady |
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 the co-creator of The Big Bang Theory and The Muppets.
He began his writing career at Jim Henson's Muppets.
Joining Jim Henson Productions (then Henson Associates) as a production assistant on a TV special about the world of technology, Prady stayed and worked in the merchandising department. With the encouragement of Jim Henson, Prady began writing working on projects from the 3-D movie to The Jim Henson Hour.
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.