Carter Bays

Carter L. Bays was an Emmy-nominated writer and producer most well-known, alongside his professional partner Craig Thomas, as the creator and showrunner of the critically and commercially successful sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS 2005-14). Prior to this, the duo's most high-profile roles were as staff writers on "The Late Show with David Letterman" (CBS 1994- ), and as the co-creators of the short-lived sitcom "Oliver Beene" (Fox 2003-04). The pair also performed in a band called The Solids, who wrote the theme songs for both "Oliver Beene" and "How I Met Your Mother," the latter of which won an Emmy Award.