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Brian Griffin

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Brian Griffin is a character in the TV series Family Guy (1999), played by Seth MacFarlane.

9 Interesting Facts About Brian Griffin

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#001
High Times Magazine named Brian Griffin "Stoner of the Year" in 2009.
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#002
Brian is the only Family Guy character MacFarlane voices in his natural speaking voice; Glenn Quagmire, Peter Griffin and Stewie Griffin all get altered voices.
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#003
Brian drives a 2004 Toyota Prius, first shown in the Season 7 episode "The Juice Is Loose," bearing the plate "BRI-D0G" and a 'Kucinich 04' bumper sticker.
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#004
Brian's Twitter handle, "@d0gbackwards," was revealed in the Season 16 episode "The D in Apartment 23"; it is a real account that has been active since 2016.
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#005
Brian's backstory is told inconsistently: "Brian: Portrait Of A Dog" has Peter find him wandering and take him in, while "The Man With Two Brians" shows puppy videos of him already living with the Griffins.
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#006
Brian sees only in black and white, as he confirms in the Season 2 episode "Road to Rhode Island."
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#007
In the pilot, Brian says he hates politics and generally doesn't vote, yet in the Season 8 episode "Brian & Stewie" he says he voted for John McCain.
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#008
Brian's mother, Biscuit, gave him away when he was young so he could have a better life away from the puppy mill in Houston, Texas, where he was born.
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#009
Seth MacFarlane has named Brian Griffin as his favorite Family Guy character and keeps a picture of the fictional dog on his office door.
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