Background
Bays was born in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, James C. Bays, is a retired corporate lawyer, and his mother is a minister in the United Church of Christ.
Bays was born in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, James C. Bays, is a retired corporate lawyer, and his mother is a minister in the United Church of Christ.
Bays graduated from Wesleyan University in 1997.
His show has been nominated for seven primetime Emmy Awards, including Best Original Song for "Nothing Suits Maine Like A Suit."
While at Shaker Heights High School, Bays" play was selected for the 1993 Young Playwrights Festival in New York City. In the summer of 1996 Bays and Thomas were interns in the Development department of Music Television. Bays became an intern at Music Television in the Fall of 1996, which would later influence his writing. Bays also wrote for American Dad!, Quintuplets, and Oliver Beene.
In 2013 Bays and Thomas created the television series The Goodwin Games.