Bill has worked in sales, in one form or another, his entire adult life. His background includes working in all facets of the entertainment industry. He has worked extensively in film & television production, as well as spending over a decade working in broadcast sales and home entertainment distribution in Canada and the US.
The son of Canadian television writer-producer John Aylesworth (Hee Haw, The Sonny & Cher Show, The Judy Garland Show, Front Page Challenge) and grandson of Ray Eberle (The Glenn Miller Orchestra). His stepfather Lenny Stogel managed Tommy James & The Shondells, The Cowsills, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, and produced the rock music festivals California Jam, Cal Jam 2, and Canada Jam.
He started his career in audio/video sales. Bill was also an actor and musician, fronting many bands and playing or recording with members of Flashback, Earth Wind & Fire, The Grass Roots, Tyranny, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Billy Cowsill, Frances Plante-Scott, Rose Royce, Buffalo Springfield Revisited, and more. He has also appeared in numerous film & television programs as an actor.
Bill's projects have been optioned or produced by Vin Di Bona Productions, Dick Clark Productions, Janson Media, CBC, Knowledge Network, Alberta Access TV , and others. Bill has written and produced television & video programming for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, TV Ontario, and Vidatron Entertainment Group in Canada, as well as various US broadcasters.
Born in Southampton, NY on Long Island and grew up in Malibu, CA. Bill is a dual-citizen United States/Canada
The Shasta Triangle
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Film
Producer
Bed & Blessings
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Television
Producer
Adrienne Clarkson Presents: A Tribute to Peppiatt & Aylesworth: Canada's First Television Comedy Team
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TV Movie
Producer
Conquering Space
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Film
Miscellaneous Crew
Open Window
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TV Short
Miscellaneous Crew
Teach 109
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TV Short
Assistant Promotion Coordinator
Shocker
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Film
Miscellaneous Crew
Homesick
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Film
Miscellaneous Crew
Mr. Fixit
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Film
Miscellaneous Crew
The Newlywed Game
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TV Series
Contestant Coordinator
Far North
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Film
Miscellaneous Crew
The Moderns
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Film
Miscellaneous Crew
Timestalkers
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TV Movie
Actor
Crack: The Big Lie
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Film
Actor
The All-New Dating Game
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TV Series
Contestant Coordinator
If Tomorrow Comes
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TV Mini
Actor
The New Newlywed Game
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TV Series
Contestant Coordinator
Max Dugan Returns
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Film
Actor
The Reference Section
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Film
Actor
Sound Master Recording Engineer School
(1985-1986)
Dick Grove School of Music
(1984-1985)
Berklee College of Music
(1982-1982)