Peter Griffin is one of the main characters in the animated television series Family Guy. His voice has a thick New England accent, is done by the show's creator and lead writer, Seth MacFarlane. Peter is the head of the Griffin household and the central character in the show. He is married to Lois, and is the father of Meg, Chris, Stewie, and Bertram. His friends include his talking dog Brian Griffin, Cleveland Brown, Glenn Quagmire and paraplegic police officer Joe Swanson.
Peter has worked in many jobs through out the cartoon including; a safety inspector at the Happy-Go-Lucky Toy Factory, a fisherman owning his own boat, and at the Pawtucket Patriot brewery as an office worker.
Peter is unintelligent and below average. His favorite pastime is watching TV. A running gag on the show is Peter's preference for Pauly Shore movies over classic films such as The Godfather and Citizen Kane. He is also a huge Kiss fan and followed them during the KissStock shows and even got a copy of Kiss Saves Santa for Christmas.
An I.Q. test shows he is below mentally retarded. His stupidity has resulted in various accidents and deaths to other people; most notably to his father Francis Griffin. His attention span is also very short.
Peter also has a habit for proving his masculinity, not wanting Lois to fall for another men. However he seems not to mind the fact that she, of course, slept with other men before they met, just so long as she doesn't do so again; he is particularly proud of the fact that she once slept with Gene Simmons of Kiss.
