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20 Facts About Brian Griffin | Family Guy

Did you know that Brian Griffin is eight years old in Family Guy? That makes him 56 years old in dog years!

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If you’re a fan of Family Guy, don’t miss the top twenty funny facts about the sarcastic family pet dog, struggling journalist/writer Brian Griffin.

Brian Griffin was designed and voiced by Seth MacFarlane.

Brian was born in a puppy mill in Austin, Texas, in a litter of five puppies.

He is a Labrador Retriever.

He is ten years old, which is about 60 in dog years!

He is the son of Coco and Biscuit. Two normal non-speaking dogs.

Brian’s human-like qualities have been present since he was a puppy.

He has one human child called Dylan.

Brian is an atheist.

Brian attended Brown University in Rhode Island; however, he failed to graduate.

He drives a Toyota Prius.

Brian has aged one human year since the start of the show. Whereas Meg has aged a few years.

Brian spends a lot of time getting drunk with his best friend Peter Griffin at ‘The Drunken Clam.’

As mentioned in many episodes, Brian has a massive crush on Peter’s wife, Lois.

He loves opera and jazz.

Throughout the show, Brian is mainly unemployed; he is often seen trying to pursue his journalism career by attempting essays, books, novels, screenplays, and newspaper articles.

He has a green belt in Taekwondo and is one year away from receiving his black belt – that’s one human year, by the way.

Brian’s taste in women is a mixture; he often looks for women who are similar to himself or share the same interests. However, he has been seen drawn to women for more physical reasons in the past.

Although he is basically human, Brian is still unable to resist playing fetch and being afraid of vacuum cleaners.

Brian has appeared in other television shows, such as American Dad! and The Cleveland Show, which are all created by Seth MacFarlane.

In Family Guy‘s parodies of Star Wars, Brian appears as Chewbacca.

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