Bill Leff is a Chicago-born actor, writer, comic, and former roadie for The New Christy Minstrels. After graduating from Columbia College with a major in film, Bill studied improvisation at Chicago’s Second City Theatre. He performed there and traveled with the improv group, Joint Void, before making the switch to stand-up comedy, which he performed nationwide for ten years, headlining at top clubs and winning several prestigious comedy competitions.
Along the way Bill has appeared on several television shows, most notably logging a series of visits to A&E’s Evening at the Improv, Fox’s Comedy Break, and MTV’s Half Hour Comedy Hour. In Chicago Bill was a regular on WLS television’s 190 North, and WBBM television’s The Magic Door. He can be seen in a featured role in the films: Major League and Major League 2, and his voice can be heard in countless commercials. Well, countless might be stretching it. Alright, eleven.
Bill is happily married to Teri, an actress. They have twin daughters, Kiley and Reese, who are 15 and 15, respectively.
Bill Leff chats with Captain Wild Bill of The Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch airing Tuesdays at 8 p.m. central. In this podcast, they discuss life on the boat, him throwing out the first pitch at Wrigley this weekend and whether … […]
Bill Leff learns about the fascinating subculture of watchmaking and collecting when he visits with Stacy Perman, author of A Grand Complication: The Race to Build the World’s Most Legendary Watch. … […]
In honor of the latest movie in the franchise, Bill Leff celebrates Star Trek with Rod Pyle who spent two years as a visual effects consultant on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. In addition to that Rod is the author … […]
Bill Leff learns about honor across the ages and how it influences modern masculinity from Dan Stradford, author of The Men’s Code of Honor: 66 Principles That Make a Man. … […]
Bill Leff chats with Jim Barilla, author of My Backyard Jungle: The Adventures of an Urban Wildlife Lover Who Turned His Yard into Habitat and Learned to Live with It. … […]