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

Career

Mike Barker worked with

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as a writer and producer on early seasons of ''

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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)", ''

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'', 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

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