Mike Rowe | |
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 Rowe at the 2011 Emmys | |
| Born | Michael Rowe 1960 |
| Occupation(s) | Television writer, producer, comedian |
Michael Rowe (born 1960) is an American television writer, producer and comedian. He has written for Becker , The Nanny , Futurama , American Dad! , Paranormal Action Squad , Rick and Morty and Family Guy , [1] as well as writing the episode of The PJs , "A Race to His Credit".
In 2011, Rowe received an Emmy Award for his work on The Late Philip J. Fry. [2]
As writer
Voice actor
Futurama is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company and later revived by Comedy Central, and then Hulu. The series follows the adventures of slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1,000 years and revived on December 31, 2999. Fry finds work at the interplanetary delivery company Planet Express, working alongside one-eyed mutant Leela and robot Bender. The series was envisioned by Groening in the mid-1990s while working on The Simpsons; he brought David X. Cohen aboard to develop storylines and characters to pitch the show to Fox.
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