Mike Henry (voice actor)

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Mike Henry

Mike Henry (born November 7, 1965 in Pontiac , Michigan ) is an American voice actor , screenwriter and actor , best known for his collaboration with Seth MacFarlane on the series Family Guy and The Cleveland Show .

In 2020, Mike Henry announced that he would give up his speaking role as Cleveland.

Life

Mike Henry was born in Pontiac , Michigan , but grew up in Richmond , Virginia . He completed his studies with a Bachelor of Arts in history. He is the older brother of producer Patrick Henry. He met Seth MacFarlane through his brother, who attended the Rhode Island School of Design . Henry began his career in 1999 as a voice actor in MacFarlane's animated comedy series Family Guy . He took on, among various others, the role of Cleveland Brown . He is also occasionally active as a screenwriter for Family Guy . In 2003 he and his brother directed the two-episode show Kicked in the Nuts! for channel101.com . The production had a resounding success and was the website's most successful project.

Henry could be heard in the following years in MacFarlane's series American Dad in various roles and also had minor acting appearances. So he took on a small recurring role in the series Gilmore Girls and had an appearance in an episode of the series Scrubs . He was also seen in Seth MacFarlane's feature film Ted in 2012 . Together with MacFarlane, he developed the animated series The Cleveland Show , which aired on Fox from 2009 and is an offshoot of Family Guy and based on Henry's character from Family Guy , Cleveland Brown . Henry speaks two of the main characters in the series ( Cleveland Brown and Rallo Tubbs ) and wrote the script for the pilot episode with MacFarlane .

In June 2020, Mike Henry announced that he was leaving his role as Cleveland. Colored figures, in his opinion, should only be spoken of by colored people.

Mike Henry is married with two children.

Awards

  • 2008: Nomination for an Emmy in the Cartoon Show category (more than an hour) for Family Guy
  • 2009: Nomination for an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series for Family Guy
  • 2011: Nomination for an Emmy in the Cartoon Show category (less than an hour) for The Cleveland Show
  • 2011: Nomination for an Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production for The Cleveland Show

Filmography (selection)

As a voice actor

As an actor

As a producer

As a screenwriter

As editor and director

  • 2003: Kicked in the Nuts!

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy": White speakers step back from their roles. June 27, 2020, accessed June 27, 2020 .
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/mikehenrybro/status/1276631712949317639. Retrieved June 27, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Henry, Mike
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American voice actor, screenwriter, and actor
DATE OF BIRTH November 7, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Pontiac , Michigan , United States