---
name: "Nick Bakay"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nick-bakay"
fi1m_id: "nick-bakay"
imdb_id: "nm0048169"
tmdb_id: 78435
wikidata_id: "Q584438"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "8 October 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T11:58:28.437636+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Nick Bakay

## Identity

Nick Bakay

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nick-bakay
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nick-bakay
- **IMDb ID:** nm0048169
- **TMDB ID:** 78435
- **Wikidata ID:** Q584438
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Bakay, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q584438, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0048169/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/78435

Writer. Born 8 October 1959 in Buffalo, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 8 October 1959, Buffalo, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1988–2003
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 writing
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (2), 2000s 55 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Bakay, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q584438, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0048169/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/78435

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Two and a Half Men*](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md) (55)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Nick Bakay is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and sports commentator. Born in Buffalo, New York, he graduated from Kenyon College and received an MFA in acting from Southern Methodist University. He began his career in theatre and as a contributing editor for National Lampoon before moving into television writing and performing.

Bakay is known for voicing Salem Saberhagen on *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996) and its animated series, and for his work as a writer and producer on *The King of Queens* (1998), *'Til Death* (2006) and *Mom* (2013). He contributed story and teleplay credits to *Two and a Half Men* (2012–2013) and co-wrote the screenplays for *Paul Blart: Mall Cop* (2009) and its 2015 sequel. He has also appeared in guest roles on series including *Seinfeld* (1989) and *That '70s Show* (1998).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2)

- *Seinfeld* (1989), Fi1m 90, as Carl — [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Murphy Brown* (1988), Fi1m 77, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/murphy-brown.md)

### Wrote (1) — the average rests on these

- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), Fi1m 55, Story, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Leanne* (2025), series, Executive Producer, Teleplay, Story, Director
- *Bookie* (2023), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Bob Hearts Abishola* (2019), series, Consulting Producer
- *Young Sheldon* (2017), series, Story, Teleplay
- *Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2* (2015), Writer, Characters
- *Mom* (2013), series, as Man on Tape (voice), Man (voice) · Story, Teleplay, Director, Writer
- *Zookeeper* (2011), as Franky · Screenplay
- *Paul Blart: Mall Cop* (2009), Screenplay
- *'Til Death* (2006), series, as Karl
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), series, Story, Teleplay — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)
- *Not Another Teen Movie* (2001), as Diner Cook (uncredited)
- *Sabrina, Down Under* (1999), as Salem Saberhagen (voice)
- *Sabrina: The Animated Series* (1999), series, as Salem Saberhagen (voice)
- *Exposed!: Pro Wrestling's Greatest Secrets* (1998), as Narrator
- *Sabrina Goes to Rome* (1998), as Salem Saberhagen (voice)
- *The King of Queens* (1998), series, as Father McDaniel, Theatre Usher, Sports Announcer (voice), Richard Nixon (voice), Home Centre PA Announcer (voice)
- *That '70s Show* (1998), series, as Gus, Donna's Journal (voice), Santa (voice)
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1997), series, Actor
- *Teen Angel* (1997), series, as Salem Saberhagen (voice)
- *You Wish* (1997), series, as Salem Saberhagen (voice)
- *The Angry Beavers* (1997), series, as Norbert (voice)
- *Statical Planets* (1997), Actor
- *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), series, as Salem Saberhagen (voice) · Writer, Co-Producer, Producer, Story Editor, Executive Story Editor
- *Promised Land* (1996), series, as Salem Saberhagen (voice)
- *A Weekend in the Country* (1996), as Dr. Randall
- *Sabrina the Teenage Witch* (1996), as Salem (voice) · Story, Writer
- *Jury Duty* (1995), as Richard Hertz
- *The TV Wheel* (1995), as Various · Writer
- *She TV* (1994), series, Actor
- *Ellen* (1994), series, as Lloyd
- *Grace Under Fire* (1993), series, as Loomis
- *Boy Meets World* (1993), series, as Salem Saberhagen (voice)
- *Morning Man at 88.0* (1993), Actor
- *In Living Color* (1990), series, Actor
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Salem Saberhagen (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Carl — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Coach* (1989), series, as Rockne Dawson
- *Murphy Brown* (1988), series, Actor — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/murphy-brown.md)
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Yellow Team Member

## Gallery

- ![Nick Bakay](https://film.one/media/person/287207/gallery-8737749f5570.jpg) Nick Bakay — Nick Bakay, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Bakay_headshot.jpg/1280px-Bakay_headshot.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nick Bakay](https://film.one/media/person/287207/gallery-8af45f767025.jpg) Nick Bakay — Image via TMDB

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