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Bill Kurtis(I)

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Bill Kurtis
Cold Case Files: Dna Speaks
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Cold Case Files: DNA Speaks (2023– )
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Bill Kurtis was born on 21 September 1940 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Investigative Reports (1991) and Nova (1974). He has been married to Donna La Pietra since 8 December 2017. He was previously married to Helen Marie Scott.
BornSeptember 21, 1940
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BornSeptember 21, 1940
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    Christina Applegate, Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Paul Rudd in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
    Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
    7.1
    • Bill Lawson - Narrator(voice)
    • 2004
    Investigative Reports (1991)
    Investigative Reports
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Producer(final season)
    Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Steve Alexander, Paul Hauser, and Joe Desson in The New Explorers (1990)
    The New Explorers
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • The New Explorers
      • executive producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 1990
    • Cold Case Files
      • executive producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 1999
    • Bill Kurtis and Ellee Pai Hong in Through the Decades (2016)
      Through the Decades
      8.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2016
    • CNBC Documentaries (2003)
      CNBC Documentaries
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • The Abduction of Jaycee Dugard
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Conviction: The True Story of Clarence Elkins (2009)
      Conviction: The True Story of Clarence Elkins
      8.2
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • CNBC Investigates: Illegal Gambling
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • The Oprah Effect
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • The Entrepreneurs (Toms Shoes and Frontera Foods)
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • American Originals
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2008
    • Parking Wars (2008)
      Parking Wars
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2008
    • Day Under Fire: World War II
      • series producer
      • 2007
    • Day Under Fire: The Civil War
      TV Movie
      • series producer
      • 2007
    • Day Under Fire: Vietnam War (2007)
      Day Under Fire: Vietnam War
      TV Movie
      • series producer
      • 2007
    • Madness in the White City (2007)
      Madness in the White City
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • series producer
      • 2007
    • Bill Kurtis in Cold Case Files (1999)
      Cold Case Files
      8.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1999–2006
    • High Tech Lincoln
      9.0
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2005

    Actor

    • Danny Glover and Bill Kurtis in Cold Case Files (2017)
      Cold Case Files
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Narrator
      • 2021–2024
    • Bill Leff and Kevin Fleming in Toon in with Me (2021)
      Toon in with Me
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Bill Kurtis - Renowned Journalist (uncredited)
      • 2023
    • The Scary Ham (2017)
      The Scary Ham
      Short
      • Commercial Voice Over
      • 2017
    • The 9th Annual Community Opposite Day (2017)
      The 9th Annual Community Opposite Day
      Short
      • News Anchor
      • 2017
    • The Jellies (2015)
      The Jellies
      7.3
      TV Series
      • (voice)
      • 2015
    • Homeward. (2014)
      Homeward.
      • John James
      • 2014
    • Santa Hunters (2014)
      Santa Hunters
      4.6
      TV Movie
      • Santa Hunters V.O. Narrator (voice)
      • 2014
    • Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Paul Rudd in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
      Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
      6.3
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 2013
    • Stull
      Short
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 2010
    • Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
      30 Rock
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Bill Kurtis (voice)
      • 2008
    • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Aida Turturro in The Sopranos (1999)
      The Sopranos
      9.2
      TV Series
      • Bill Kurtis
      • 2006
    • Will Ferrell in Wake Up, Ron Burgundy (2004)
      Wake Up, Ron Burgundy
      6.0
      Video
      • Bill Lawson
      • 2004
    • Christina Applegate, Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Paul Rudd in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
      Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
      7.1
      • Bill Lawson - Narrator (voice)
      • 2004

    Writer

    • Jason Reid and Ken Goldstein in Moon on the Prairie (2023)
      Moon on the Prairie
      TV Special
      • writer
      • 2023
    • Bill Kurtis and Ellee Pai Hong in Through the Decades (2016)
      Through the Decades
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Investigating History (2003)
      Investigating History
      7.2
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2003
    • Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1989
    • CBS Reports (1959)
      CBS Reports
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1985
    • Watching the Watchdog
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1981
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos10

    Cold Case Files: Digital Release
    Trailer 1:01
    Cold Case Files: Digital Release
    Cold Case Files: Dna Speaks
    Trailer 1:26
    Cold Case Files: Dna Speaks
    Cold Case Files: Season 2
    Trailer 0:31
    Cold Case Files: Season 2
    American Justice: Season 30
    Trailer 0:31
    American Justice: Season 30
    Cold Case Files: Most Infamous Cases
    Trailer 1:10
    Cold Case Files: Most Infamous Cases
    Cold Case Files
    Trailer 0:31
    Cold Case Files
    Investigating History: Lincoln: Man Or Myth?
    Trailer 2:00
    Investigating History: Lincoln: Man Or Myth?
    Parking Wars: Season 1
    Trailer 0:48
    Parking Wars: Season 1
    Cold Case Files
    Trailer 1:01
    Cold Case Files
    A Better Life
    Trailer 1:44
    A Better Life

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • September 21, 1940
      • Pensacola, Florida, USA
    • Spouses
        Donna La PietraDecember 8, 2017 - present
    • Other works
      Reporter and anchor for WBBW-TV, Chicago (1966-1982, 1985-1996)

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      He replaced Carl Kasell as the announcer and scorekeeper of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me. His first show was the week after Carl Kasell's final show in Washington DC in 2014.
    • Quotes
      "For God's sake, take cover!" WIBW-TV, June 8, 1966 tornado.

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