Years active 1999–present Name Mike Barker | Role Producer Spouse Sophie Becher | |
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Full Name Michael Wayne Barker Movies and TV shows American Dad!, Inside the CIA Awards Writers Guild of America Award - The Robert Meltzer Award Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, Shorty Industry Award for Best in Television Similar People Matt Weitzman, Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Rachael MacFarlane, Dee Bradley Baker | ||
Michael Wayne "Mike" Barker (born June 7, 1968 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American writer and producer, best known for his work on the adult animated television series Family Guy and for co-creating American Dad!. He has also done voice work on both series.
Career
Michael Wayne "Mike" Barker worked with Seth MacFarlane and Matt Weitzman as a writer and producer on early seasons of Family Guy. He has also voiced some of the characters on Family Guy and American Dad, most notably Terry Bates.
In 2003, MacFarlane presented to Barker an idea for a new adult animated series. The idea revolved around a conservative father and his liberal hippy daughter. Barker accepted the offer to develop the series with MacFarlane and Weitzman. Barker also provided voice work for the series. MacFarlane has credited Barker and Weitzman with American Dad!'s success and longevity, stating that the two of them have been in charge of creative direction over the series since its beginnings.
It was announced on November 4, 2013 that Barker had departed American Dad! after 10 seasons with the program, and was replaced by Weitzman as the series' sole showrunner. Barker remains under an overall contract with 20th Century Fox Television.