45 Facts About Peter Griffin

Peter Griffin 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 Griffin has a dog named Brian, with whom he is best friends.

Peter Griffin has worked at a toy factory and at Quahog's Brewery.

Peter Griffin's voice was inspired by the security guards that MacFarlane heard at his school.

Peter Griffin's age has never been officially confirmed and has fluctuated throughout the series, although he is consistently referred to as being in his early-to-mid 40s.

Peter Griffin is the illegitimate son of Thelma Griffin and Mickey McFinnigan, and was raised by Thelma and his stepfather, Francis Griffin.

Peter Griffin briefly played for the NFL's New England Patriots until his behavior resulted in his being kicked off the team in the episode "Patriot Games".

In several cutaway gags Peter Griffin is shown to have previously held many jobs which require higher education, despite the blue-collar nature of most of his previous jobs: for instance working as a United Nations interpreter, a sonologist, an opera singer, a bomb defuser, etc.

The voice of Peter Griffin is provided by MacFarlane, who provides the voice for Brian, Stewie, Quagmire, Tom Tucker, Carter Pewterschmidt, Dr Hartman, and others.

Peter Griffin noted in an interview that he voices Peter and the rest of the characters partly because they initially had a small budget, but that he prefers to have the freedom to do it himself.

Peter Griffin is a stereotypical blue-collar worker who frequently goes to a local bar with his neighbors and friends Cleveland Brown, Joe Swanson and Glenn Quagmire named "The Drunken Clam," Quahog's main tavern.

Peter Griffin is known for his brash impulsiveness, which has led to several awkward situations, such as attempting to molest Meg in order to adopt a redneck lifestyle.

Peter Griffin is easily influenced by anyone he finds interesting and will often try to replicate their lifestyle and behavior merely out of curiosity.

Peter Griffin is incredibly jealous of other attractions Lois has in her life, an attitude which has led to extreme situations, such as when he assaulted a whale that kissed Lois at SeaWorld.

Peter Griffin is naive with one example in "Airport '07" where he thinks his truck will fly by filling it with airplane fuel.

Peter Griffin has complex relationships with all three of his children.

Peter Griffin normally makes fun of Meg since season six and treats her with neglect, such as in the episode "FOX-y Lady", where he, Meg and Chris try to create a cartoon and they exclude Meg and her ideas.

Peter Griffin has a much better, but usually one-sided, relationship with Stewie.

In earlier seasons, Brian often served as a voice of reason for Peter Griffin, helping him out with issues.

Brian is extremely grateful to Peter Griffin for picking him up on the side of the road as a stray, shown during a flashback in the episode, "Brian: Portrait of a Dog".

Peter Griffin's gratitude was affirmed in "New Kidney in Town", where Brian offers to give up both his kidneys and his life so that Peter could undergo a kidney transplant, although he did not have to do it thanks to another, more suitable donor being found.

Brian, who learns of Joe and Quagmire's plans, goes to talk to Peter Griffin to warn him, only for them to quickly bond and become great friends with each other.

Beyond Brian and his main trio of Joe, Quagmire, and Cleveland, Peter Griffin is shown to be good friends with a few other characters in the show.

Peter Griffin is shown to be acquaintances with local pharmacist Mort Goldman, even once going as far to assist Mort in committing insurance fraud by burning down his pharmacy.

Peter Griffin maintains a friendly relationship with his co-workers Opie and Stella.

In "Peter Griffin's Two Dads", he discovers that his biological father is an Irishman named Mickey McFinnigan.

Peter Griffin practically invented the "manatee joke," those signature cutaway gags that usually have nothing to do with the episode's plot but offer plenty of laughs anyway.

Editors of Variety put Family Guy in their contenders for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series; they stated that, depending on your sense of humor, Peter Griffin is either "a comedy genius" or "an obnoxious idiot".

Peter Griffin was nominated in 2008 for an Annie Award in the Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production or Short Form for voicing Peter.

Peter Griffin has ranked in several of IGN's top 10s.

Peter Griffin has been criticized for being too similar to Homer Simpson.

Peter Griffin has appeared in some episodes of The Simpsons; in some of these episodes he has been featured in, he has been depicted as Homer Simpson's clone or is accused of plagiarism.

Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly wrote that Peter Griffin is Homer Simpson "as conceived by a singularly sophomoric mind that lacks any reference point beyond other TV shows".

Robin Pierson from The TV Critic criticized the Griffin family for being too similar to the Simpson family, and said that Peter "has Homer Simpson written all over him".

Peter Griffin has created some controversy in various episodes of Family Guy.

Peter Griffin has made several television appearances outside of Family Guy, often in the form of direct parody.

Peter Griffin has appeared in two episodes of The Simpsons, poking fun at how the two shows are frequently compared to each other.

Peter Griffin appeared in various episodes of the show's spin-off The Cleveland Show.

Peter Griffin was used in the game Family Guy Online as a character class for the game's character creator.

In December 2023, Peter Griffin was featured as a battle pass skin in the first season of the fifth chapter of Fortnite.

Files containing clips of Peter Griffin were data mined from the game as early as February 2021.

In 2004, the first series of Family Guy toy figurines was released by Mezco Toyz; each member of the Peter Griffin family had their own toy, with the exception of Stewie, of whom two different figures were made.

Alongside the action figures, Peter Griffin has been included in various other Family Guy-related merchandise.

Peter Griffin appears in comic-book based on the Family Guy universe; by Titan Comics.

Chief marketing officer Tony Pace commented "Peter Griffin's a good representation of the people who are interested in the Feast, and Family Guy is a show "that appeals to that target audience.