Nicholas Bakay (/bəˈkaɪ/; born October 8, 1959) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and sports commentator.

Early in his career he wrote the storylines for the Evil Clown Comics series which appeared in National Lampoon magazine.

From 1993 to 1994, he was a writer for the comedy sketch series In Living Color, and appeared as Stu Dunfy, the host of the fictional game show The Dirty Dozens.

[4] Beginning in 2000, Bakay worked as a producer on the CBS hit comedy The King of Queens, where he also wrote and acted in several episodes.

He appeared on In Living Color in a semi-recurring role as Stu Dunfy, guest-host of the sketch "The Dirty Dozens" (and other voice work).

In the episode "Ski Trip", Bakay played Gus, a gay truck driver attracted to Kelso.

Bakay had numerous recurring roles (such as Father McDaniel, Gus and miscellaneous voice work) on The King of Queens, which he also served as a producer and writer on.