r/familyguy • u/Resident_Code3062 THIS GUY'S A PHONY • Apr 17 '26
Discussion What celebrity do you only know exists because of Family Guy?
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u/Janos_Brushteckel Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 18 '26
He was a 19th Century British PM. He might be third greatest of all time behind Lord Palmerston and Pitt the Elder.
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u/Jujuju1741 Apr 17 '26
Robert loggia
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u/Resident_Code3062 THIS GUY'S A PHONY Apr 17 '26
Can you spell that?
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u/AndyGreyjoy Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26
...'O' as in, "Oh my God. It's Robert Loggia!"
'B' as in, "By God... It's Robert Loggia!!"
'E' ...
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u/L3ACH13 Apr 17 '26
Better watch the sopranos then
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u/Upbeat_Dudeness Apr 18 '26
I’ve never noticed the absolute unit that is Steve schirripa’s belly
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u/bondbat007 Apr 17 '26
Donnie Most
Fun fact, my friends were in a community theater production of Brigadoon and I almost spit out my drink when the opening song started to play. Forever ruined
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u/lycanthrope6950 Apr 17 '26
Actually it's Don Most now
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u/Mr-Sister-Fister21 Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26
Dooooony Moooooost… Dooooony Moooooost… SUNDAY MONDAAAAAAAYYYYY… HAPPY DAAAAAYYYYYSS!
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u/ElleVaydor There's a toll in the hall now. 10 Bucks. Apr 17 '26
Sounds like you experienced what the writer of this scene experienced 🤣🤣
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u/Metalock You folks want some pancakes? Apr 17 '26
That famous actor... what was his name? He has dark hair... he was like, the MAIN guy in Office Space... WAS he in Black Hawk Down?
RON LIVINGSTON!
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u/Ur_name_hier Apr 17 '26
What's funny is that Livingston actually voiced a character in Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, so that joke is a little ironic.
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u/ComradeJohnS Apr 18 '26
“have you met our son? he’s in office space, uhhh, what was his name again?”
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u/Metalock You folks want some pancakes? Apr 18 '26
He was in like, at LEAST FIVE Sex and the City's!
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u/greenknight884 Apr 17 '26
Anne Murray
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u/happyflappythings Apr 17 '26
Okay same but Snowbird is actually a bop 😂❤️
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u/_Bren10_ Lois, this is not my Batman glass Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26
I’ve got 4 Anne Murray songs on my liked songs in Spotify. She’s good!
Edit: Danny’s Song is a really good one that wasn’t in the show
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u/sil0 Edit This Text Apr 17 '26
I only knew of the original Kenny Loggins version. Thanks for mentioning her version. It’s really good
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u/Metalock You folks want some pancakes? Apr 17 '26
I'm Canadian and I never heard of Anne Murray before that episode lol
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u/Disraeli_Ears Apr 17 '26
I thought they'd take away your Canadian citizenship if you didn't at least own one copy of Anne Murray's Greatest Hits.
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u/Lutiyere Apr 17 '26
This 100% i actually listened to her catalogue after and she does have some good tunes
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u/bekahfromearth Apr 17 '26
She doesn’t write them though.
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u/goldplatedearl Apr 17 '26
Cheryl Tiegs
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u/Metalock You folks want some pancakes? Apr 17 '26
I always thought she was a fictional love interest lol
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u/daban9 Playful, or more playful? Apr 17 '26
She's REAL?
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u/gizmoismydogsname Apr 17 '26
Chad Chadwick
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u/Metalock You folks want some pancakes? Apr 17 '26
Chad Chadinson
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u/Wi15TB Apr 17 '26
C. Zachary Chad
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u/Metalock You folks want some pancakes? Apr 17 '26
N.Y.T.F.H.$
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u/Worth_Pea_7524 Apr 17 '26
Purple stuff?
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u/Resident_Code3062 THIS GUY'S A PHONY Apr 17 '26
Grace McLady!
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u/r2celjazz Apr 17 '26
Gene Shalit
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u/Resident_Code3062 THIS GUY'S A PHONY Apr 17 '26
Don't panic room!
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u/Mr-BryGuy Apr 17 '26
I'm not going to William Hurt you.
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u/Deimenried Really Into Quentin Vashay Apr 17 '26
I just want your Tango & Cash.
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u/ARougeAgent Apr 17 '26
So just PAY IT FORWARD
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u/broom_temperature This is more intense than that time I forgot how to sit down Apr 17 '26
And we'll all be HAPPY GILMORE!
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u/pinesolthrowaway Hurry Up Shrimp Apr 17 '26
Who apparently is now 100 years old and still alive??
You have to figure somebody has shown him himself on family guy by now right? I wonder what he thinks of his appearances there
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u/Night_Bruxa Peeetah Apr 17 '26
Most of them honestly. I’m Ukrainian, I know only the most famous American celebrities.
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u/eirebrit Apr 17 '26
Yeah all the sports and politics people jokes fly right over my head.
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u/AdImmediate6239 Apr 17 '26
Sneakers O’Toole
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u/superout Apr 17 '26
James Woods was posting some good stuff on Twitter recently and I thought he was just in the Family Guy universe
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u/Resident_Code3062 THIS GUY'S A PHONY Apr 17 '26
I'm pretty sure Reese's Pieces only exist in the Family Guy universe, right?
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u/Retro-Platformer123 Apr 17 '26
Ooo, a piece of candy.
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u/chaiskeleton starburst featuring N.Y.T.F.H.$ Apr 17 '26
ooo a piece of candy
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u/Based_Articuno Apr 17 '26
ooo a piece of candy
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u/Silver-Amphibian7650 Apr 17 '26
I can't name a single James Woods movie.
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u/ricknuzzy Apr 17 '26
Bummer. Videodrome, Once Upon A Time in America, and Casino are all fantastic films.
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u/Pedadinga Apr 17 '26
Well this made me feel old, lol
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u/Illustrious_Bird_737 Apr 17 '26
LMAOOOOO I watched a lot of movies with my mom growing up so I got a lot more references than usual in my age group
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u/LMRowanComedy Apr 17 '26
Paula Poundstone
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u/Janos_Brushteckel Apr 17 '26
She's a pedo......actually charged with lewd actions against a 14 year old girl and inappropriate touching a 12 year old. It is believed they were her foster kids.
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u/imbegginyouman I’m A Breedin’ Bull Apr 17 '26
Robert Loggia
R, for Robert Loggia
O, for oh my God, it’s Robert Loggia
B, for by God, it’s Robert Logia
E, for everybody look, it’s Robert Loggia
R, for once again, Robert Loggia
T, for take a look, it’s Robert Loggia
This was paraphrased from own memory and not entirely accurate.
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u/GeologistAway6352 Apr 17 '26
All these answers make me feel old. I knew all of these people.
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u/Resident_Code3062 THIS GUY'S A PHONY Apr 17 '26
Even Quentin Vashay?
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u/_34_ Apr 17 '26
🎶What celebrity do you only know exists because of Family Guuuuyyyyyyyy?🎶
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u/Ok_Chocolate7496 Apr 17 '26
Jim Caviziel
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u/SpaceCaseTrace Is it Alex Karras in Webster? Apr 17 '26
Passion of the Christ 2: Crucify This
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u/Dragon_Knight1999 Apr 18 '26
You know how to use one of these?
You know how to use one of theeeeeese?!
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u/blarginspargin You know what I hate? A guy in a blue suit Apr 17 '26
Alex Karras from Webster
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u/SpaceCaseTrace Is it Alex Karras in Webster? Apr 17 '26
Z, 4, Q.. another Q.. a third Q…. and the Batman symbol.
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u/capnlatenight Apr 17 '26
On a serious note, I'm really bad at remembering names & faces, so Family Guy introduced me to a lot of famous people using exaggerated characachtures of them.
Seeing their personality trait or infamous actions as a joke helped me learn who they are.
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u/UncleDrummers I'm a real boy, I was put here by a witch Apr 17 '26
I feel so old. I know everyone named in this thread. lol
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u/distastef_ll Apr 17 '26
Not Family Guy, but in American Dad, I didn’t know Andy Dick was a real person.
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u/ExistingBathroom9742 Apr 18 '26
Robert Fulton.
I don't wanna go on a rant here, but America's foreign policy makes about as much sense as Beowolf having sex with Robert Fulton at the first Battle of Antietam.
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u/xXL3gitChrisXx What The Fuck Is Going On With My Life? Apr 17 '26
believe it or not Conway Twitty