The voice of Salem Saberhagen, a witch trapped in the body of a black cat in the teen sitcom "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch," was done by Nick Bakay, a man generally more comfortable off-screen than on.

He's actually more known as a writer than an actor. Indeed, he's only done a few acting roles, with Salem being by far his biggest (he voiced the cat for the show's entire seven-year run).

When "Sabrina" started in 1996, Bakay was pulling double duty as both a writer and the voice of Salem. He added "producer" to his list of titles on the show a couple of years later.

Meanwhile, he was moonlighting with his other most notable role, as the voice of Norbert Foster Beaver in the Nickelodeon cartoon "The Angry Beavers."

He's moved on to more mature fare since, serving as producer and writer for sitcoms such as "The King of Queens," "'Til Death" and "Two and a Half Men."

His current gig is as a producer/writer for another sitcom, "Mom." He was apparently brought on board by its creator, Chuck Lorre, who also made "Two and a Half Men."

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