The inspirations behind Family Guy characters
If you’ve ever wanted to know what the inspiration behind your favorite Family Guy characters are, well today is your lucky day!
- Seth MacFarlane based the voice of Peter Grifffin on a security guard he knew while going to college.
- Stewie’s voice is based on Rex Harrison.
- Seth Green reveals in the commentary on _Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story (2005) (V)_ that the voice of Chris is based on Ted Levine’s performance as Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
- The character of Neil Goldman, the boy who perennially chases Meg, is named after one of the show’s writers.
- Meg goes to James Woods Memorial High School, and Chris goes to Buddy Cianci Junior High in fictional Quahog, RI. James Woods is from Warwick, RI, and Vincent “Buddy” Cianci, Jr. is the former mayor of Providence, RI.
- Glen Quagmire’s facial features are modeled after Bob Hope.
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Freddy
Apr 15, 2008 at 5:08 pm
What is the deal with the tag line: “Tara Reid on Tuesday night!”
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