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Carter Bays
American television showrunner, writer and producer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carter Loard Bays (born August 12, 1975)[1] is an American author, composer and television showrunner.
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Born | Carter Loard Bays (1975-08-12) August 12, 1975 (age 48) Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S. |
Alma mater | Wesleyan University |
Occupation(s) | Author, television showrunner, producer, musician |
Years active | 1998–present |
Spouse | Denise Cox Bays |
Children | 3 |
Website | carterbays |
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Bays co-created the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother where he served as showrunner, writer and executive producer for all nine seasons.
Bays wrote the novel, The Mutual Friend (2022, Dutton Books).