Kirker Butler is an American

writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, p ...

, who has written and produced shows such as ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffin family, Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter Griff ...

'', ''

The Cleveland Show ''The Cleveland Show'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Richard Appel, and Mike Henry for the Fox Broadcasting Company. A spin-off of ''Family Guy'', the series centers on Cleveland Brown, his new wife Donna Tubbs, a ...

'', ''

The Neighbors (2012 TV series) ''The Neighbors'' is an American television science fiction sitcom that aired from September 26, 2012, to April 11, 2014, on ABC. The story line revolves around a family of humans living in a community of extraterrestrials. The series was create ...

'', ''

Galavant ''Galavant'' is an American Musical film, musical fantasy comedy television series, created and written by Dan Fogelman, with music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater. Fogelman, Menken and Slater also serve as executive producers alongs ...

'', and ''

Life in Pieces ''Life in Pieces'' is an American sitcom television series created by Justin Adler and which premiered on CBS on September 21, 2015 and concluded on June 27, 2019. The series was produced by 40 or 50 Years, Inc., Kapital Entertainment in associa ...

''.

Career

Butler joined ''Family Guy'' in 2004, and has since produced and written multiple episodes, including: "

Padre de Familia The sixth season of '' Family Guy'' first aired on Fox from September 23, 2007, to May 4, 2008. The season includes 12 episodes and was shortened due to creator Seth MacFarlane's participation in the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, ...

" " Barely Legal" "

Hell Comes to Quahog "Hell Comes to Quahog" is the third episode of the fifth season of the animated comedy series '' Family Guy'', an episode produced for Season 4. It originally aired on Fox on September 24, 2006. The episode follows teenage daughter Meg after ...

" "

The Courtship of Stewie's Father "The Courtship of Stewie's Father" is the 16th episode of the fourth season of '' Family Guy'', which originally aired on November 20, 2005. The episode sees Peter attempt to bond with Stewie after realizing that Stewie enjoys seeing Lois get hur ...

" and ''

The Empire Strikes Back ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back'') is a 1980 American epic film, epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner from a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, based o ...

'' parody "

Something, Something, Something, Dark Side "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side" is a direct-to-video special of the animated series ''Family Guy'' which later served as the 20th episode of the show's eighth season and is the second part of the series' ''Star Wars'' parody trilogy ...

". He has been nominated for 2

Emmy Awards The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

for his work on "

" and "

". He is the author of the novel ''Pretty Ugly'' and the graphic novel "Blue Agave and Worm." (2010 Viper Comics). In 2020, he was added to the Barn Theatre, Michigan's wall of fame, having studied at the school in 1993 and 1994.

References

External links

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www.kirkerbutler.com

Pretty Ugly on Amazon

Blue Agave and Worm website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Butler, Kirker American television writers American male television writers People from Hartford, Kentucky Year of birth missing (living people) American television producers Living people Screenwriters from Kentucky