Bill Pentland

Bill Pentland: Biography in Details

Who is Bill Pentland?

Bill Pentland is an American actor and writer. Bill Pentland is renowned as Freddy Meeker in the sitcom, Roseanne.

He was also the executive consultant for the TV series.

Bill Pentland: Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

Bill Penland was born William James Pentland Jr. on May 11, 1951, in the U.S.A. He is of Scottish-American ethnicity.

Details about his father, mother, and academics are not disclosed.

Bill Pentland: Career, Profession

In 1982, Bill started his career as a miscellaneous crew member for the movie, The Magical World of Disney. He worked for the two episodes in the movie.

Later, in 1983, Bill Pentland worked for the TV documentary, Backstage at Disney as a miscellaneous crew member. It was based on the various trial and error that are encountered while making movies at Disney.

Bill Pentland in Roseanne

In 1987, Bill Pentland was a writer of the stand-up comedy, On Location: The Roseanne Barr Show. The sitcom is based on the everyday life of an American family. In 1989, he was also featured in the character of Freddy Meeker.

Apart from being a writer and actor, from 1988-1991, he was also an executive consultant for the show.

Bill Pentland: Executive Consultant

As an executive consultant, he had worked for 70 episodes. Some of them are-

-1988, Life and Stuff.

– 1989, House of Grown-Ups,

-1990, Bird Is the Word.

-1991, The Pied Piper of Lanford.

The show turned out to be a milestone in his career. The show won 46 awards which include three Golden Globes, USA, and five Primetime Emmy Awards.

Later, in 2003, the actor was featured in The TV documentary, The Real Roseanne Show as himself.

Apart from Roseanna, he was a part of the TV documentaries like 2000- Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 5 and E! True Hollywood Story. 

Last he appeared in the TV documentary, Biography in 2003 as himself.

Nomination, Awards

In 1989, Bill Pentland was nominated for the CableACE Awards for the TV series, On Location: The Roseanne Barr Show as a writer.

How much is the net worth of Bill Pentland in 2024?

Bill has an estimated net worth of $1 million US as of 2024. His earnings as a writer are $50000 US. As an actor, he earns $48000 US.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Bill Pentland has an average height and weight. He has auburn hair and blue eyes.

Is Bill Pentland active on socal media?

Bill Pentland has around 571 followers on Twitter, and 539 on Instagram. He is not active on Facebook.

The American actor, Tom Arnold tweeted that, Bill was instrumental in developing the Roseanne show but never got the credit he deserved.

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