William Theodore Kotcheff was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Bulgarian parents from Plovdiv. He graduated with a degree in English Literature from the University of Toronto. He began his professional career directing TV drama at age 24 at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, at the time becoming the youngest director in the CBC. After two years there he went to live and work in England, directing in television and the theatre.
安德鲁·麦卡锡，美国著名演员，因主演《七个毕业生》、《红粉佳人》、《神气活现》等片而成为年轻偶像，是80年代许多少女观众心目中的白马王子。
乔纳森·西佛尔曼出生在美国加州，是一位犹太拉比（拉比（Rabbi），有时也写为辣彼（רַבִּי）是犹太人中的一个特别阶层，是老师也是智者的象征。）他的祖父莫里斯·西佛尔曼也是一位著名的犹太拉比。他与著名喜剧演员萨拉·西佛尔曼没有血缘关系。在《老友记》中饰演ROSS的大卫·施温默是他在大学时期最好的朋友。乔纳森与妻子詹妮弗·斐尼甘在美剧《大胆而美丽》中结识。
William Theodore Kotcheff was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Bulgarian parents from Plovdiv. He graduated with a degree in English Literature from the University of Toronto. He began his professional career directing TV drama at age 24 at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, at the time becoming the youngest director in the CBC. After two years there he went to live and work in England, directing in television and the theatre.
