Bill Persky

Bill Persky (born September 9, 1931) is an American television director, screenwriter, and producer.

Biography Persky was born to a Jewish family, the son of an estate auctioneer. His father would travel between various resort towns where the wealthy lived to conduct estate auctions. He also directed the situation comedies The Practice (1976) and Busting Loose (1977), and the movie Serial (1980).

In 2015, Persky appeared on the reality TV show NY:ER (season 2, episode 13) as himself after suffering a collapsed lung. In the appearance, Persky had his wife bring a copy of his book My Life as a Situation Comedy to the ER so he could sign a copy for his nurse. His wife also claimed to have brought him a bottle of bourbon, which was not shown.

Personal life Persky has been married three times. He has three daughters with his first wife: neuropsychologist Dana Persky, restaurateur Jamie Persky, and television producer Liza Persky. He had a fourth daughter, Alexandra Feldon, with his second wife Marsha Pinkstaff. His third wife is New York advertising executive Joanna Patton.