Bill Prady Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned an honorary membership to the Royal Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Science in 2010
• Received a Banff Rockie Award for best sitcom for "The Big Band Theory․"
• Graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit
• His career began as a writer for the TV series "You Can't Do That on Television․"
• Quote: "When it comes time to write the stuff about pop culture and science fiction and comic books, there's no research to be done․ We write the stuff we're passionate about․"
• Quote: "[on "The Big Bang Theory"] "There's no differentiation between us and the characters․ The arguments that the characters have, 'Could Superman catch Lois Lane without hurting her?' those are arguments we have passionately in the writers' room․""
• Known for producing and writing for a number of sitcoms, including "Married․․․With Children," "Dharma & Greg" and "The Big Bang Theory․"
• At age 22, he worked as a writer for Jim Henson on several Muppet projects, and continued to write for the Muppets even after Henson's death
• On "The Big Bang Theory," Sheldon's soothing song, "Soft Kitty," orginated with Prady, who got it from his daughter's preschool teacher, who heard it in Australia
• Ran for governor of California in the 2003 recall election, receiving 474 votes