Family Guy

-Comedy FOX's Family Guy is an irreverant shock-toon featuring a sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and ruling the world. Originally cancelled in 2002, Family Guy rose from the dead and has secured itself amongst the newest generation of animated irreverency.
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FOX's Family Guy is an irreverant shock-toon featuring a sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and ruling the world. Originally cancelled in 2002, Family Guy rose from the dead and has secured itself amongst the newest generation of animated irreverency.

Premiere Date

31 January 1999 (USA)

Date Ended

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Creators

Seth MacFarlane
Comedy
2008 - Saturn Award (Nominated)
2006 - Golden Reel Award (Won)
2007 - Emmy (Won)
Won - Outstanding Music and Lyrics Walter Murphy (composer) Seth MacFarlane (lyricist) For episode "Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows". For the song "You'Ve Got a Lot To See". (Emmy)
Nominated - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) Seth MacFarlane (executive producer/writer) David A. Goodman (executive producer) Chris Sheridan (executive producer) Danny Smith (co-executive producer) Kara Vallow (producer) Shannon Smith (animation producer) Peter Shin (supervising director/director) Greg Colton (assistant director) For episode "North by North Quahog". (Emmy)
Won - Best Directing in an Animated Television Production Peter Shin For episode "North by North Quahog". (Annie)
Nominated - Best Character Animation in a Television Production Eileen K. Kohlhepp (Annie)
Nominated - Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Television Production Walter Murphy (music) For episode "Dammit Janet". (Annie)
2008 - Annie (Won)
Nominated - Best Sound Editing - Television Animated Series - Sound Bob Newlan (supervising sound/foley/dialogue/adr editor) Helen Luttrell (foley editor/dialogue editor) Andrew Ellerd (foley editor) For episode "Da Boom". (Golden Reel Award)
Won - Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Seth MacFarlane For playing "Stewie Griffin". (Emmy)
Nominated - Best Sound Editing - Television Animated Series - Sound Bob Newlan (supervising sound editor) Andrew Ellerd (sound editor) Erik Aadahl (sound editor) Michael Babcock (sound editor) Jeff Sawyer (sound editor) Helen Luttrell (foley editor/dialogue editor) For episode "He's Too Sexy For His Fat". (Golden Reel Award)
Nominated - Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) Seth MacFarlane (executive producer) David A. Goodman (executive producer) Chris Sheridan (executive producer) Danny Smith (co-executive producer) Michael Rowe (supervising producer) Kara Vallow (producer) Shannon Smith (animation producer) Alec Sulkin (written by) Wellesley Wild (written by) Peter Shin (supervising director) Dan Povenmire (director) Chris Robertson (assistant director) Andi Klein (timing supervisor) For episode "PTV". (Emmy)
Nominated - Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Television Production Walter Murphy (composer) Seth MacFarlane (lyricist) David Zuckerman (lyricist) For the main title. (Annie)
Joey Slotnick
Jason Thornton
Alex Borstein
Adam Carolla
Alexandra Breckenridge
Louise DuArt
Alex Trebek
Phyllis Diller
Drew Barrymore
Jane Lynch
Seth MacFarlane
Craig Hoffman
Candice Bergen
Mary Kay Bergman
Victoria Principal
Lane Schnaitter
Stacey Scowley
Gene Simmons
Barclay DeVeau
Mark Hentemann
John G. Brennan
Alec Sulkin
Patrick Stewart
Chris Cox
Jennifer Tilly
Ralph Garman
D.D. Howard
Hillary Tuck
Fred Tatasciore
Olivia Hack
Jay Mohr
Hunter Gomez
Lacey Chabert
Wally Wingert
Chris Sheridan
Mary Scheer
Paul Stanley
Dwight Schultz
Paula Abdul
Haley Joel Osment
Will Sasso
David A. Goodman
Alex Rocco
Michael Chiklis
Gary Cole
Indigo
Debra Wilson
Margaret Easley
Meredith Scott Lynn
Anne-Michelle Seiler
Susana G. Esteban
Matt Weitzman
Wayne Collins
Kate Rigg
Denis Martell
David Boat
Ricky Blitt
Peter Criss
David Skyler
Jack Sheldon
Tamera Mowry
Nicole Sullivan
Don LaFontaine
Patrick Duffy
Gary Janetti
John Viener
Alex Thomas
Danny Smith
Waylon Jennings
Fred Willard
Rachael MacFarlane
Fairuza Balk
Kevin Michael Richardson
Mila Kunis
David Berry
Brian Doyle-Murray
Charles Durning
Carrie Fisher
Kerrigan Mahan
Mike Henry
Arif S. Kinchen
Phil LaMarr
Carlos Alazraqui
Faith Ford
Bob Barker
Frank Welker
Tara Strong
Kim Parks
Suzie Plakson
Mo Collins
Butch Hartman
Michael McKean
Bob Costas
Patrick Bristow
Adam West
Will Ferrell
Seth Green
Lori Alan
Sam Waterston
Jeff Bergman
Natasha Melnick
Patrick Warburton
James Woods
Michelle Horn
Lisa Wilhoit
Wallace Shawn
Shawn Pyfrom
Mike Barker
H. Jon Benjamin
Steve Callaghan
Ace Frehley

Writers

David Zuckerman
Steve Callaghan
Alec Sulkin
Cherry Chevapravatdumrong
Michael Shipley
Gary Janetti
Mike Barker
Marc Firek
David A. Goodman
Kirker Butler
Danny Smith
Gene Laufenberg
David Collard
Mark Hentemann
Craig Hoffman
Garrett Donovan
Mike Henry
Tom Devanney
Neil Goldman
Alex Barnow
Bobby Bowman
Seth MacFarlane
Wellesley Wild
Jim Bernstein
John Viener
Andrew Gormley
Matt Weitzman
Ricky Blitt
Chris Sheridan
Patrick Meighan
Ken Goin
Alex Borstein

Directors

Monte Young
James Purdum
Seth Kearsley
Cyndi Tang-Loveland
Zac Moncrief
Sarah Frost
Dan Povenmire
John Holmquist
Scott Wood
Julius Wu
Brian Iles
Peter Shin
Chuck Klein
Neil Affleck
Michael Dante DiMartino
Glen Hill
Greg Colton
Robert Renzetti
Jack Dyer
Brian Hogan
Dominic Polcino
Pete Michels
Gavin Dell
Bert Ring
Roy Allen Smith
Kurt Dumas
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'Family Guy' Creator Signs Lucrative Deal with FOX

May 7, 2008

family guySeth MacFarlane is now mega rich.  The two-time Emmy-winning comedian, who is best known for creating Family Guy and American Dad, has just signed an overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV which would keep him with the network through 2012.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new deal could be worth more than $100 million, making MacFarlane the highest paid writer-producer in the TV business.

"I get a lot of pleasure out of making shows.  It's a bonus to be getting paid well for it, and it's a double bonus to be getting paid exorbitantly for it," the Family Guy creator told The Hollywood Reporter.

'Family Guy' Creator Dating 'Tru Calling' Actress?

March 15, 2008

family guySeth MacFarlane, creator of the animated series Family Guy, has reportedly found love in Eliza Dushku, actress popularly known for playing the main character in the series Tru Calling. According to OK! Magazine, the pair has been secretly dating for weeks after hooking up in Los Angeles.

Neither Dushku nor MacFarlane have publicly revealed the status of their relationship, though a source close to the couple says, "They met through mutual friends.  They're enjoying each other's company so far.  He makes her laugh a lot and she really enjoys good laughs and good conversation."

Family Guy: Seth MacFarlane Planning a Spin-Off

March 8, 2008

family guyAs reported previously, Family Guy has already helped inspire the show Phineas and Ferb.  And now, the FOX hit series has reportedly spawned a spin-off based on one of its characters.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, FOX is currently developing a Family Guy spin-off that revolves around Peter Griffin's bathtub-accident-prone neighbor, Cleveland Brown.  On Family Guy, Cleveland is one of the few African-American characters that recurrently appears on the show.  He owns a delicatessen named Cleveland's Deli and is described to be the most levelheaded among Griffin's trio of friends.

James Woods Back with a Vengeance on 'Family Guy'

February 15, 2008

James Woods on Family GuySunday on Family Guy, James Woods revisits Quahog, Rhode Island in the episode aptly dubbed “Back to the Woods.”  Woods is back and he has one mission in life – to get back at Peter.  It's an evening full of back-to-back vendetta when Family Guy returns with another new episode on Sunday from 9-9:30pm.

In other news, StarWarsShop now offers one-of-a-kind layout sketches from the recent Family Guy: Blue Harvest special.

'Family Guy' Helped Inspire 'Phineas and Ferb'

February 8, 2008

Phineas and FerbAs popular and groundbreaking as Family Guy has been, it comes as no surprise that it has helped inspire another animated series, Phineas and Ferb.  According to Dan Povenmire, co-creator of the show which airs on the Disney Channel, Phineas and Ferb is somewhat of a hybrid between Family Guy and another well-loved cartoon, SpongeBob SquarePants.

"We always like to say Phineas and Ferb is about the midway point between Family Guy and SpongeBob," Povenmire remarked.

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