| Peter Griffin | |
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| Family Guy character | |
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| First appearance | "Death Has a Shadow" (1999) |
| Created by | Seth MacFarlane |
| Designed by | Seth MacFarlane |
| Voiced by | Seth MacFarlane |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Peter Löwenbräu Griffin Sr.[A] |
| Gender | Male |
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| Family | Thelma Griffin (mother) Mickey McFinnigan (biological father) Francis Griffin (adoptive father) Chip Griffin (twin brother) Karen Griffin (sister) |
| Spouse | Lois Griffin |
| Children | Meg Griffin (daughter) Chris Griffin (son) Stewie Griffin (son) Bertram (son) dozens of children from Peter's sperm donations |
| Home | Quahog, Rhode Island |
| Nationality | Mexican-born American |
| Age | 46 |
Peter Löwenbräu Griffin Sr.[1] (born Justin Peter Griffin)[A] is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American animated sitcom Family Guy. He is voiced by the series' creator, Seth MacFarlane, and first appeared on television, along with the rest of the Griffin family, in the episode "Death Has a Shadow" on January 31, 1999. 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. For the series, Larry was renamed Peter.
Peter is married to Lois 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. 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. He has appeared in several pieces of Family Guy merchandise—including toys, T-shirts, and video games—and he has made crossover appearances in other shows, including The Simpsons, Drawn Together, American Dad!, South Park, and Family Guy's spin-off series The Cleveland Show.
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- ^ Hero Showdown: Homer vs. Peter – IGN, December 19, 2007, archived from the original on May 1, 2021, retrieved May 1, 2021