Nick Bakay

Nicholas Bakay (/bəˈkaɪ/;[1] born October 8, 1959) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and sports comentator. He is known as the voice of Salem Saberhagen on ABC/The WB's Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Sabrina: The Animated Series, and Norbert Beaver on The Angry Beavers. He played Karl on the Fox series 'Til Death as well as serving as a producer of the show until it was cancelled by Fox.[2] He is also one of the executive producers of the CBS sitcom Mom.

Nick Bakay
Bakay in 2005
Born
Nicholas Bakay

(1959-10-08) October 8, 1959
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor, comedian, writer, producer, sports commentator
Years active1987–present
Spouse(s)
Robin Bakay
(
m. 1994)

Early life

Nicholas Bakay was born on October 8, 1959 in Buffalo, New York, where he attended Nichols School. He graduated from Kenyon College in 1981. He has Hungarian roots (his surname means "from Baka").[3]

Career

Bakay served as a writer of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, in which he also voiced Salem Saberhagen, a warlock who has been transformed into the Spellman family's pet cat for trying to take over the world. Bakay also served as a writer for Sabrina: The Animated Series, also providing his voice as Salem as well. He was also the voice of Norbert on The Angry Beavers.

Bakay is a lifelong sports fan. He writes a weekly column for NFL.com called "Nick Bakay's Manly House of Football", as well as occasional columns for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. He appears on SportsCenter on ESPN Wednesday and Thursday mornings during NFL season, and has frequently done segments on NFL Total Access on NFL Network. Bakay also has guest hosted numerous episodes of Up Close and Talk2, as well as contributed to Jim Rome Is Burning and numerous other sports shows.

Early in his career he wrote the storylines for the Evil Clown Comics series which appeared in National Lampoon magazine. From 1993 to 1994, he was a writer for the comedy sketch series In Living Color, and appeared as Stu Dunfy, the host of the fictional game show The Dirty Dozens. He worked at Comedy Central, writing and appearing on numerous shows, including Night After Night with Allan Havey and Sports Monster.[4]

Beginning in 2000, Bakay worked as a producer on the CBS hit comedy The King of Queens, where he also wrote and acted in several episodes. He co-wrote Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) as well as its sequel Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) with King of Queens star Kevin James.

In 2006, Bakay created, wrote and voiced a cartoon for Comedy Central called The Adventures of Baxter and McGuire, which was nominated for an Emmy in the "Best Broadband Comedy" category.[5]

From 2006 to 2010, Bakay served as a producer for and acted in the Fox comedy 'Til Death.[2]

In 2013, Bakay began as a producer for the series Mom. Bakay also voiced the self-help radio announcer throughout the series.

Guest appearances

Bakay has guest-starred on numerous TV sitcoms. He appeared on In Living Color in a semi-recurring role as Stu Dunfy, guest-host of the sketch "The Dirty Dozens" (and other voice work). He also appeared on the Seinfeld episode "The Smelly Car" where Bakay played Elaine's boyfriend.

Bakay was seen or heard on That '70s Show. In the episode "Ski Trip", Bakay played Gus, a gay truck driver attracted to Kelso. In another episode, he was the voice of Donna's journal. In "An Eric Forman Christmas", he was the voice of Santa Claus in Kelso's Rankin-Bass-modeled dream.

Bakay had numerous recurring roles (such as Father McDaniel, Gus and miscellaneous voice work) on The King of Queens, which he also served as a producer and writer on. In the sitcom Ellen, Bakay starred as bookstore employee Lloyd in the second seasons' tenth episode, alongside comedian Ellen DeGeneres.

He had a supporting role on two late night talk shows: Night After Night with Allan Havey and Dennis Miller's short-lived show.

Personal life

Bakay has been married to his wife Robin, since February 20, 1994.[6][7][8]

In 2009, Bakay sold his condo home in West Hollywood for $2 million. He now lives in the Hollywood Hills.[9]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games
  • Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Spellbound (1998) - Salem Saberhagen
  • Nicktoons Racing (2001) - Norbert Foster "Norb" Beaver

Production work

Writer

Producer
  • Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1998–2000) - Co-producer (25 episodes), producer (22 episodes)
  • The King of Queens (2000–2006) - consulting producer (188 episodes), producer (13 episodes), supervising producer (12 episodes)
  • 'Til Death (2006–2010) - Consulting producer (58 episodes)
  • Two and a Half Men (2012–2013) - Consulting producer (8 episodes)
  • The Kominsky Method (2018–2019) - Consulting producer (16 episodes)
  • Bob Hearts Abishola (2019) - Consulting producer (1 episode)
  • Mom (2019) - Exclusive producer (140 episodes)
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References
  1. He’s the Voice Behind ‘Sabrina’s’ Salem the Cat
  2. "About Nick". nickbakay.com. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  3. Fleming, Mike Jr. (December 7, 2010). "Kevin James And Adam Sandler Drive Nick Bakay Laugher 'Valet Guys' For Sony". Deadline Hollywood.
  4. "About Robin". nickbakay.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  5. "Daytime Emmy Broadband Nominees". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 31, 2007. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  6. http://old.post-gazette.com/sports/other/20020325bounds0325p5.asp
  7. Bakay, Nick (2004). Nick Bakay's Tale of the Tape: Taking on the World of Sports, One Fight at a Time. Bakay. ISBN 9780786486946.
  8. https://buffalonews.com/2003/08/03/buffalo-vs-the-world-nick-bakays-tale-of-the-tape/
  9. Ann Brenoff (January 20, 2009). "Nick Bakay sells condo in West Hollywood for $2 million". latimes.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
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