Bill D'Elia is an American television screenwriter, producer, and director. He was an executive producer of Boston Legal and Ally McBeal, and is the co-creator and a principal screenwriter for Judging Amy. Boston Legal is an American Legal drama - Comedy created by David E Ally McBeal is an American Television series which ran on the FOX network from 1997 to 2002 Judging Amy is an American television Drama that aired from September 19, 1999 until May 3, 2005
D'Elia grew up in Queens, New York City, graduated from Ithaca College, and earned a master's degree in communication arts in 1972 from William Paterson University. The City of New York Ithaca College is a private institution of higher education located on the South Hill of Ithaca New York. William Paterson University is a public university located in Wayne New Jersey, an affluent suburb of New York City. In the 1980s, he was a successful director of television commercials. In 1989, he independently produced and directed the film The Feud, based on the 1983 novel by Thomas Berger. Thomas Louis Berger (born July 20, 1924) is an American Novelist. The film attracted the attention of Steven Bochco, who hired D'Elia to direct an episode of Doogie Howser, M.D.. Steven Ronald Bochco (born December 16, 1943) is an American Television producer and writer Doogie Howser MD is a Television Comedy-drama starring Neil Patrick Harris as a brilliant teenage doctor who was also faced with the D'Elia went on to direct episodes of numerous other television series including Northern Exposure, Chicago Hope, The Practice, and Beverly Hills 90210. Northern Exposure is a Dramedy series. It was created by Brand - Falsey Productions which was recognized with a rare pair of consecutive Chicago Hope is an American Emmy Award -winning CBS Medical drama series created by David E The Practice is a American Legal drama created by David E Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston Beverly Hills 90210 was a Prime time television drama series that aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on
He has been nominated for 5 Emmy Awards for directing (three for Chicago Hope and one each for Ally McBeal and "Boston Legal").
External links
- Bill D'Elia at the Internet Movie Database
- Barbara E. Martin, "Bill D'Elia: Hollywood Storyteller", William Paterson University magazine interview, Winter 2001
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