Michael Wayne Barker (born June 7, 1968) is an American writer, producer and former voice actor best known for his work on the Fox

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animated television series '' Family Guy'' and for co-creating ''

American Dad! ''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Since 2014, the series has been airing new episodes on TBS. ''American Dad!'' is the first television ...

''. He has also done voice work on both series.

Career

Mike Barker worked with

Seth MacFarlane Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, comedian, and singer. He is the creator and star of the television series '' Family Guy'' (since 1999) and '' The Orville'' (since 2017), and co-creat ...

and

Matt Weitzman Matt Weitzman (born November 13, 1967) is an American producer and writer. He was one of the creators of ''American Dad!'' along with Seth MacFarlane and Mike Barker. Barker and Weitzman were originally writers for ''Family Guy''. Weitzman ha ...

as a writer and producer on early seasons of '' Family Guy''.Battaglio, Stephen (2006)
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, ''

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'', April 13, 2006, retrieved February 5, 2010 He has also voiced some of the characters on ''Family Guy'' and ''American Dad'', most notably Terry Bates, the gay local co-anchorperson. In 2003, MacFarlane presented to Barker an idea for a new adult animated series. The idea revolved around a conservative father and his liberal hippie daughter. Barker accepted the offer to develop the series with MacFarlane and Weitzman.Adalian, Josef (2005) "'Dad' dudes in Fox family.(Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman sign deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television)", '' Variety'', May 10, 2005, retrieved February 5, 2010 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 beginning. 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.

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