"Family Guy" series creator Seth MacFarlane now has many notable projects under his belt. From the outlandish patriotic animated hit "American Dad!," to the "Star Trek" parody "The Orville," MacFarlane displays his vast and unique creative abilities. The acclaimed developer first started at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he was deeply inspired by an individual who would later become the foundation for Peter Griffin.
In an interview with ABC 6, MacFarlane reveals the now retired security guard Paul Timmins was the inspiration for Peter Griffin. "There was a security guard who worked at the Rhode island School of Design where I went to college with this big thick Rhode Island accent, everything was said at this volume, absolutely no self editing what so ever."
ABC interviewed the notable staff member who humorously shared his thoughts "I'm very proud of it. I am clearly the visual of Peter because the character of Peter is an idiot." He continues by praising MacFarlane, who he became quite fond of, "Seth was a student and I used to see him everyday a couple of times day coming by my office and I would go out and have a cigarette with him, shoot the breeze with him, he was a brilliant student." Timmins reveals that the series also gave him his own bit of notoriety and even helped his family bond closer together as fans of "Family Guy."
