William Van Duzer "Bill" Lawrence IV is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known as the creator of the sitcom Scrubs, co-creator of Cougar Town and co-creator of Spin City. He was also co-creator of the short-lived animated series Clone High, in whi...
November 2, 2013, Southern California, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States
Height
6' 2" (1.88 m)
Profession
Screenwriter, Television producer, Television Director, Writer, Actor
Education
College of William & Mary
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Christa Miller (m. 1999)
Children
Charlotte Sarah Lawrence, Henry Vanduzer Lawrence, William Stoddard Lawrence
Nicknames
William V. Lawrence , William Van Duzer "Bill" Lawrence IV , William Van Duzer Lawrence IV
Awards
Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globes Awards
Nominations
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy, Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television - Comedy
Attended The College of William and Mary, where he was a member of the social fraternity the Kappa Alpha Order (commonly known as KA).
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Bill and his wife, Christa Miller, became the parents of their third child, Henry Vanduzer Lawrence, on October 8, 2006 in Los Angeles.
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Has said in interviews that he is a huge The Simpsons (1989) fan and intends Scrubs (2001) to be the way The Simpsons (1989) would if it were a live-action show set in a hospital, in terms of the humor, large recurring cast and numerous guest stars. A 2006 episode even borrowed a joke from The Simpsons (1989) when J.D. said of Grey's Anatomy (2005): "That show is so realistic, it's like someone was watching our lives and put it on television!" "Lisa Simpson" made a similar comment about the Jim Henson series Dinosaurs (1991).
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His daughter Charlotte is the baby saying "Bye bye" over his production company's name (Doozer) at the end of Scrubs (2001).
$150 Million
