William Bickley Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from Baylor University with a degree in English Literature in 1971
• Started out as a story consultant on the TV series "The Partridge Family" in 1972
• Quote: "You never know who you're talking to․ It's a powerful thing, television․"
• Quote: "We want to portray people who are real and conflicts in families that are real․ We try to start out with characters who, whatever their flaws, deep inside want to do the right thing - rather than starting with people who don't even have the desire․"
• Best known as the co-creator and executive producer of "Family Matters" and "Step by Step" as well as the writer and executive producer of "Perfect Strangers․"
• In 1991, he founded the production company Bickley-Warren Productions with Michael Warren
• Frequently collaborated with Michael Warren on production of family-based television sitcoms
• Worked as an executive script consultant on the series "Happy Days․"