Michael "Mike" Henry is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, singer,
voice artist, and comedian, best known for his work on Family Guy, where he is
a writer, producer, and voice actor. He provides the voices for many characters
including Cleveland Brown, Herbert, Bruce, and Consuela. Starting with the
series' 5th season, Henry had received billing as a main cast member. In 2009,
Henry, Richard Appel, and Seth MacFarlane created a spin-off of Family
Guy called The Cleveland Show to focus on Cleveland and his new family, until
the show's final new episode on May 19th, 2013. Reruns of the show later
aired on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. Early life
Henry and his younger brother Patrick were born to artist parents and raised
in Richmond, Virginia. Henry's parents divorced when he was 8 years old and he
was primarily raised by his mother. He attended Collegiate School in Richmond
where he liked to imitate pitcher Walter Johnson during varsity baseball game
warm-ups. He later attended Washington and Lee University. While his brother
was attending the Rhode Island School of Design, Henry acted in his short films
and met Seth MacFarlane. Career
= Family Guy= Henry met Seth MacFarlane at the Rhode
Island School of Design and kept in touch with him after they graduated. A
few years later, MacFarlane contacted him about being part of a show called
Family Guy; he agreed and came on as both a writer and voice actor. During
the show's first four seasons, he was credited as a guest star, but beginning
with season five's "Prick Up Your Ears" he has been credited as a main cast
member. Henry has stated that Cleveland's voice was based on a person
who used to play basketball with him. His friend went to the University of
Maryland, often pronounced in regional accents as "Merlin".
After 2 episodes of the second season, Family Guy was taken off the network's
permanent schedule and shown irregularly thereafter. The show returned in March
2000 to finish airing the second season which contained 21 episodes, all the
cast came back for the series return. The third season contained 21 episodes
and began airing from July 11, 2001 to February 14, 2002. During its second and
third-season runs, Fox publicly announced that the show had been
cancelled at the end of the second season in 2002. In spite of the
announced cancellation, in 2003 Fox decided to make the third season. During
the third season, Fox announced that the show was canceled for good. Soon after
Family Guy was cancelled, Henry and brother Patrick created Kicked in the
Nuts, a spoof of hidden camera shows. Family Guy was renewed in 2005 for its
fourth season due to strong DVD sales and its syndication on basic-cable
networks. Once again Henry and the rest of the cast came back for their voice
works. = The Cleveland Show=
In 2009, a spin-off series called The Cleveland Show premiered on Fox. The
project was created by Seth MacFarlane, Henry and American Dad! show runner Rich
Appel. Cleveland references this at the end of the episode "Baby Not on Board".
The series had its premiere on September 27, 2009. Due to the cancellation of
Mike Judge's King of the Hill, and the American adaptation of Sit Down, Shut Up
being moved to Saturday nights, and the renewal of American Dad!, for some time
The Simpsons was the only cartoon on Fox's Animation Domination line-up that
was not created by Seth MacFarlane until Loren Bouchard's Bob's Burgers entered
the lineup in January 2011. The show, which was picked up to air a first
season consisting of 22 episodes, was picked up by Fox for a second season,
consisting of 13 episodes, bringing the total number to 35 episodes. The
announcement was made on May 3, 2009 before the first season even premiered.
Due to strong ratings FOX picked up the back 9 episodes of season 2 which would
make a 22 episode season and bring the total episode count of the show to 44.
The show was renewed for a third and fourth season on 9 May 2011. The series
was cancelled on May 19, 2013, but reruns continue to air every weekday on
Adult Swim on Cartoon Network in the United States and MuchMusic in Canada.
Personal life Henry and his wife Sara have a daughter
named Josie. From a previous marriage, he also has a son named Jack.
Filmography = Film=
= Television= = Video games=
References Notes
External links Mike Henry at the Internet Movie
Database Mike Henry at Channel 101
Mike Henry on Twitter