ABout Mike
Mike Henry...
Actor, writer, director and producer. Mike is best known for writing, producing and voicing for the animated TV series Family Guy (1998–present). He created and voices many of the show's most popular characters including, Cleveland Brown, Herbert, Bruce, Consuela and the Greased-Up Deaf Guy. He is also known for co-creating and starring in the spin-off, The Cleveland Show (2009–2013) and for a variety of guest starring roles in movies and TV.
Mike Henry was born in Pontiac, Michigan and raised in Richmond, Virginia along with his brother Patrick. After attending the preparatory Collegiate School, Mike graduated as class president from Washington and Lee University with a B.A. in 1988. Two years later, dissatisfied with an advertising career, he made the life-changing decision to move to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy.
After three years of acting, writing and performing stand-up comedy and improvisation in LA, Mike returned to Virginia to shoot short comedy films that he wrote and starred in. During that time, Mike also acted in his brother Patrick Henry's student films at the Rhode Island School of Design. It was there that he was introduced to his brother’s classmate, Seth MacFarlane. The two quickly became friends. "We immediately hit it off and cracked each other up and kept in touch," Henry says.
Mike later moved to New York City where he acted in commercials, studied improvisation at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and wrote, produced, starred-in and co-directed (with his brother Patrick) comedy shorts for Lorne Michaels’ Burly Bear Network.
Three years later, Seth hired Mike to write jokes and voice characters for his new show, Family Guy. Mike was instrumental in solidifying the framework of the series, writing countless punch lines and “cutaway” gags and creating and voicing some of the show’s most memorable characters. Mike became a series regular cast member at the beginning of season five.
After writing and producing the first six seasons of Family Guy, Mike co-created the show’s spin-off, The Cleveland Show, where he starred as the voices of Cleveland, Rallo and many others. The Cleveland Show instantly developed a loyal following and ran for four seasons on FOX. It is now in syndication and can be seen on Hulu and probably other places.
In addition to his voice work on Family Guy and American Dad, Mike's current and recent projects include; The Mike Henry Show podcast, a Guest Starring role in the Peacock series premiere of Ted and his recurring role of Dann, the friendly alien, on Hulu’s The Orville. He recently launched Crosseyedtv.com to showcase his past and present comedy including the entire Henry Brothers portfolio. And don’t forget to check out kickedinthenuts.com. Enjoy!