Peter Griffin

Peter Griffin is one of the main characters of the American animated sitcom Family Guy. 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 a janitor 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 a video game, and has made crossover appearances in other shows, including The Simpsons, South Park, Drawn Together, American Dad!, and the Family Guy spin-off The Cleveland Show.

Peter Griffin: Husband, Father... Brother?

"Peter Griffin: Husband, Father...Brother?" is the 14th episode of the third season of Family Guy. During the closing credits of this episode, the beginning theme song is redone in a hip-hop/rap style sung by Peter. This episode is rated TV-14 D.

Plot

When Chris starts speaking in ebonics after being towel guy in his school's predominantly black basketball team, Peter tries to get Chris to connect with his Irish heritage, and a trip to the genealogical library reveals the Griffin family has a black ancestor, Nate Griffin, who was a slave owned by the Pewterschmidt family. Meanwhile, Stewie becomes obsessed with the cheerleaders at Buddy Cianci Junior High because he believes they have mind control powers, and begins following them and listening to their conversations to learn about their techniques on how to pump up the audience during basketball games.

After Peter finds out about Nate, he decides to reach his black roots by going to a meeting with Cleveland, but fails. He learns someone got Rice Krispie treats as compensation from a family that used to own their ancestor. When Carter appears to inform the children of the Pewterschmidt side of the family after hearing of Peter's lineage, it is revealed from a photograph that the ancestors of the family kept Nate Griffin as a slave. Peter demands "Rice Krispie treats" from Carter Pewterschmidt, who offers him $10,000, then gives him $20,000 because he assumes Rice Krispie treats is black slang for money. Peter squanders the money to convert the den into a replica of Pee-wee's Playhouse, which angers Lois.

Peter A. Griffin

Peter A. Griffin (1937–1998) was a mathematician, author, and blackjack expert and is one of the original seven members of the Blackjack Hall of Fame. He authored The Theory of Blackjack, considered a classic analysis of the mathematics behind the game of casino 21.

Early life

Griffin was a native of New Jersey, one of three children, with a brother, poet Alan MacDougall, and a sister, Barbara Dan, writer. His grandfather Frank Loxley Griffin was a mathematician at Reed College who had written various mathematics textbooks.

Griffin's father was an actuary who went on to head up a labor/management consulting company in Chicago.

Griffin grew up in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Chicago and Portland, Oregon, and married Lydia.

Academic studies and teaching

He studied at Portland State University, and received a master's degree from the University of California at Davis. He taught statistics, calculus and differential equations at California State University-Sacramento from 1965 until his death on October 18, 1998 from prostate cancer.

Peter Griffin (disambiguation)

Peter Griffin is the main protagonist in the animated television series Family Guy.

Peter Griffin may also refer to:

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Peter Griffin (singer)

Peter Griffin (17 December 1939 – 17 January 2007) was a German disco musician.

Biography

Peter Kamp was born on the 17th of December. He is the father of 5 children. Alexandra, Patricia, Dominic and the twins Nicolas and Robin. He was the owner of a German discotheque called Griffin's, in the city of Baden-Baden.

His first release was the 7" single "I Hate the Music" in 1977, followed by "I'm in the Race" in 1978. In 1979, he released "Spiderman" as his third single. Shortly thereafter, the 12" version was released and the song became a major club hit that year.

He had two other club hits between 1980 and 1981. The songs were "Step By Step", which was originally released on Electrola of Germany. The song gained popularity as an import, and the fledgling Moby Dick Records picked it up for U.S. release, issuing a remixed version. The following year Electrola issued "Inside Out", another up-tempo number. No American company opted to license it, yet it still received good club exposure. After his music career, he was very successful with several restaurants in Baden-Baden, Achern, Prague, and San Diego.