Peter Griffin
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 Peter Griffin facts

• He is voiced by cartoonist Seth MacFarlane and first appeared on television, along with the rest of the family, in the 15-minute short on December 20, 1998
• Peter was created and designed by MacFarlane himself
• MacFarlane was asked to pitch a pilot to the Fox Broadcasting Company based on Larry & Steve, a short made by MacFarlane which featured a middle-aged character named Larry and an intellectual dog, Steve
• After the pilot was given the green light, The Griffin family appeared on the episode "Death Has a Shadow"
• Peter is married to Lois Griffin and is the father of Meg, Chris, and Stewie
• He also has a dog named Brian, with whom he is best friends
• He has worked at a toy factory, and at Quahog's Brewery
• Despite the suburban blue-collar routine of his life, he has had a number of remarkable experiences
• Peter's voice was inspired by the security guards that MacFarlane heard at his school
• His appearance was a redesign of the protagonist Larry from MacFarlane's previous animated short films The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve