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Bill Prady (born 7 June 1960; age 65) is a writer and television producer who wrote the story for the Star Trek: Voyager fifth season episode "Bliss".
According to Voyager writing staffer Ken Biller, Prady was "a big fan of the show." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 31, No. 11, p. 45) At the time of contributing the story for "Bliss", Prady was an executive producer of Dharma & Greg. He would later go on to co-create The Big Bang Theory, with Star Trek: The Next Generation star Wil Wheaton in a recurring role as himself.