{{short description|American writer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Kirker Butler | image = Kirker Butler by Gage Skidmore.jpg | caption = Butler at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2010. | birth_name = Kirker Butler | occupation = Writer | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|02|14}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1113591/ |title=Kirker Butler|website=IMDb|access-date=2024-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805142528/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1113591/ |archive-date=2022-08-05}}</ref> | birth_place = Hartford, Kentucky | spouse = | years_active = 1999-present | website = }} '''Kirker Butler''' (born February 14, 1971) is an American writer, who has written and produced shows such as ''Family Guy'', ''The Cleveland Show'', ''The Neighbors'', ''Galavant'', and ''Only Murders in the Building''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title='Delilah' Comedy Pilot Starring Jessica Rothe From Sharon Horgan & Kapital Ordered By HBO Max |url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/delilah-comedy-pilot-jessica-rothe-star-sharon-horgan-kapital-hbo-max-kriker-butler-1202653305/ |access-date=1 October 2021 |work=Deadline |date=25 July 2019}}</ref>
==Career== Butler joined ''Family Guy'' in 2004, and has since produced and written multiple episodes, including: "Padre de Familia" "Barely Legal" "Hell Comes to Quahog" "The Courtship of Stewie's Father" and the ''Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back'' parody "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side".
He has been nominated for 3 Emmy Awards for his work on ''Family Guy'', ''The Cleveland Show'', and ''Only Murders in the Building''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Meet Family Guy Writer Kirker Butler |url=https://www.aceweekly.com/2015/03/meet-family-guy-writer-kirker-butler/ |access-date=1 October 2021 |work=Ace Weekly |date=30 March 2015}}</ref>
He is the author of the novel ''Pretty Ugly''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Snyder |first1=Laura |title=BOOK: American satire is 'Pretty Ugly' |url=https://www.leoweekly.com/2015/04/book-american-satire-is-pretty-ugly/ |access-date=1 October 2021 |work=Leo Weekly |date=15 April 2015}}</ref>
In 2020, he was added to the Barn Theatre, Michigan's wall of fame, having studied at the school in 1992 and 1993.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Benson |first1=Dave |title='YOUNG SHELDON' STAR, EMMY WINNER WETTIG AMONG BARN HONOREES |url=https://wkfr.com/young-sheldon-star-barber-patricia-wettig-among-barn-honorees/ |access-date=1 October 2021 |work=WKFR |date=9 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Barn Theatre Celebrates Eight New 2020 Wall of Fame Inductees |url=https://barntheatreschool.org/2020/11/barn-theatre-celebrates-eight-new-2020-wall-of-fame-inductees/ |website=Barn Theatre School |access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref>
In March 2026, it has been announced that he will be the co-creator (alongside Seth MacFarlane) of the upcoming ''Family Guy'' spin-off ''Stewie'', which has been greenlit for two seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2026-03-12 |title='Family Guy' Spinoff 'Stewie' Gets 2-Season Fox Order (Exclusive) |url=https://deadline.com/2026/03/stewie-family-guy-spinoff-fox-seth-macfarlane-1236750831/ |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==External links== {{commons category}} *{{IMDb name|id=1113591}} * [https://www.kirkerbutler.com www.kirkerbutler.com] * [https://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Ugly-Novel-Kirker-Butler/dp/1250049725/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1409193531&sr=8-3&keywords=pretty+ugly%3A+a+novel Pretty Ugly on Amazon] * [http://blueagaveandworm.com Blue Agave and Worm website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114121254/http://www.blueagaveandworm.com/ |date=2016-01-14 }}
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