Bill D'Elia

Birth Name:

Bill D'Elia

Birth Place:

Queens, New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Director, Producer, Actor, Writer

Was twice nominated for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television for "Boston Legal" at the PGA Awards, once in 2006 and once in 2009
An episode of "Ally McBeal" called "The Last Virgin" earned him a nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series from the Directors Guild of America
Earned his undergraduate degree at Ithaca College and his master's degree in communication arts from William Paterson University, graduating from the latter in 1972
During the 1980s, he made a career out of directing television commercials
His independent film "The Feud" won him notice from Steven Bochco, he hired him to direct an episode of "Doogie Howser, M․D․," helping him break into television directing
Some of his most acclaimed efforts as a director and producer are "Chicago Hope," "Ally McBeal" and "Boston Legal․"
Is given special thanks in the credits of 1998's "Very Bad Things․"

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