Colonel Shay

Colonel Steven Braxton Shay (born December 13, 1957) is the father of Carly and Spencer and the brother of Tess Dorfman. He is currently on a tour of duty in a United States submarine. He is a colonel in the Air Force. It has been implied he may be in some kind of classified work, as Carly mentions to Spencer in "iWon't Cancel the Show", that he probably shouldn't give away his current position.

Dan Schneider, the producer of iCarly, cleared up the confusion about if he was in the Navy, or in the Air Force (although in reality this is highly impossible).[1]

Spouse
Mrs. Shay (March 19, 1975 - present) - his wife, Carly and Spencer's mom.

Children

 * Spencer Shay (born November 10, 1981)
 * Carly Shay (born January 14, 1994)

Joining the Air Force and Navy
Mr. Shay has been living with Spencer along with his mother from 1981 until they had Carly in 1994 but Mr. Shay left to the Air Force on May 31, 1995 at the age of 37 leaving Mrs. Shay taking care of Spencer and Carly.