|  Avg.User Rating: 93 Ratings Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Actor, Show Creator Biography:Animation pioneer Seth MacFarlane followed in the footsteps of Matt Groening, Trey Parker, and Matt Stone, and others by creating (at age 25!) one of the top-tiered animated series on national television. Family Guy, which debuted in 1999, preserved the sitcom-family premise of The Simpsons but upped the irreverence quotient tenfold (defying many who regarded such an accomplishment as impossible), meanwhile tossing in dozens upon dozens of off-the-cuff (and frequently risqué) references to pop culture -- citing everything from Oz to The Wizard of Oz, The $25,000 Pyramid to songs by a-ha, and thus seizing upon instant identification with Gen-X and Gen-Y viewers. Episodes, which began mundanely enough, could immediately segue, without advance notice, into music video-style montages, game-show sequences, multi-character musical production numbers, mock historical sequences, etc. The basic premise revolved... Full Biography
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| Nov. 1, 2009, 7:26 PM EST 'Sherlock Holmes' film steps in for Microsoft as sponsor of Fox's 'Family Guy' variety special Oct. 27, 2009, 11:06 AM EST Microsoft pulls out as sponsor of 'Family Guy' special, saying its content wasn't 'a fit' | |
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