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Food Lion LLC
Food Lion's logo since 2014
Formerly called
Food Town (1957–1983)
Type
Subsidiary
Industry
Retail
Founded
1957 (61 years ago) (1957)
Headquarters
Salisbury, North Carolina, U.S.
Number of locations
1,089 stores (2016)
Area served
Mid Atlantic, South Atlantic, Georgia, West Virginia
Key people
Meg Ham, President
Greg Finchum, Sr. Vice President
Karen Fernald, Sr. Vice President,
Products
Grocery
Number of employees
64,999
Parent
Delhaize Group
(1974–2015)
Ahold Delhaize
(2015–present)
Website
www.foodlion.com
Food Lion LLC is a grocery store company headquartered in Salisbury, North Carolina,[1][2] that operates more than 1,100 supermarkets in 10 states of the Southeastern United States under the Food Lion banner. With about 63,000 employees,[3] Food Lion, LLC. is currently owned by Ahold Delhaize after it was acquired by the Delhaize Group in 1974.[4][5] One of the founders was philanthropist Ralph Ketner.
Contents
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1 History
1.1 International stores
2 Former Banners
2.1 Bloom
2.2 Bottom Dollar Food
2.3 Harveys Supermarket
2.4 Reid's
3 Store brand
4 Slogans
5 Primetime Live controversy
6 Lion ads
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
History[edit]
Food Lion was founded in 1957 in Salisbury, North Carolina, as Food Town by Wilson Smith, Ralph Ketner, and Brown Ketner. The Food Town chain was acquired by the Belgium-based Delhaize Group grocery company in 1974.[5] In June 2015, it was announced that Food Lion's parent company, the Delhaize Group, and Ahold would merge into Ahold Delhaize. This merger was completed in July 2016.[6]
The Food Lion name was adopted in 1983; as Food Town expanded into Virginia, the chain encountered several stores called Foodtown in the Richmond area. Expansion into Maryland would have been a bigger problem since about 100 independent, but affiliated, stores were called Food Town. Because Delhaize had a lion in its logo, Food Town had asked to use it on product labels and new store signs. Ralph Ketner realized "lion" needed only two new letters and the movement of another in the chain's signs. On December 12, 1982, Ketner announced the name change to "Food Lion," and by the end of March 1983, all stores had been rebranded.[7] The name change, while puzzling for American customers, made economic and historic sense, as Delhaize was once known as "Delhaize Le Lion".
Throughout the 1980s, Food Lion expanded throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. The company continued their expansion throughout the late 1980s, opening hundreds of stores in existing markets such as the Carolinas and the Virginias, and entering new markets such as Georgia and Maryland.
In the early 1990s, Food Lion stores appeared in new markets such as Delaware and southern Pennsylvania; Orlando, Florida; Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma; Shreveport; the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex; and Houston. During this time, the chain was the fastest-growing supermarket company in the U.S., as they opened over 100 new stores each year.[8] In November 1992, a critical PrimeTime Live report that showed unsanitary handling of meat and seafood hurt the chain as they attempted to enter new markets in the Northeast and Southwest.[9][10] (See ABC PrimeTime Live section, below.)
According to some industry sources, the new stores in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma were already operating below sales projections. The small, lackluster Food Lion stores were beginning to compete with national retail leaders, such as Albertsons, Kroger, Tom Thumb, and Jewel-Osco—all of which were already well-respected in the Southwest and which operated larger stores with more features, but the effects of the devastating ABC report could not be denied, and sales and revenue plummeted.[9] In the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, widespread reports were given of stores sending half of their staff home early due to lack of business and of other stores with "virtually zero meat sales". In the fiscal quarter that included the Thanksgiving holiday of 1992, Delhaize America reported company-wide same-store sales declines of 9.5%.[11] As a result, Food Lion was forced to greatly scale back its expansion plans in Texas and Oklahoma, as well as delay its planned entry into new markets in Missouri, Kansas, and Illinois.
In 1993, Food Lion agreed to pay $16.2 million to settle claims that they violated federal laws regulating unpaid overtime, minimum wage, and child labor, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. In the agreement, which at the time was the largest settlement ever from a private employer accused of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the grocery chain agreed to ensure that all employees would be well-informed about their rights. Additionally, the Labor Department said Food Lion's top management provided assurances that no retaliatory action would be taken against employees who filed complaints about unpaid overtime or other potential FLSA violations.[12]
On January 7, 1994, Delhaize announced the first major round of store closings in what would become a yearly event. The stores to be closed included 47 of its brand-new stores in Texas and Oklahoma, as well as stores in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia.[13]
Throughout the mid-1990s, the company canceled leases for new stores and closed scores of its newly built outlets in recently established markets such as Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, and Oklahoma City.[14][15] Citing double-digit same-store sales declines for the quarter ending in September 1997, Delhaize announced that it was canceling its Midwest expansion, exiting all markets in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, and closing its 6-year-old distribution center in Roanoke, Texas.[16] A bruised and battered Food Lion was forced to recede back to the East Coast, where it faced increasing competition from competitors with larger stores, better customer service, and more variety and amenities; these included regional winners such as Ingles, Harris Teeter, and Publix; newcomers such as specialty retailer Whole Foods Market; and expanding national chains such as Kroger, Target, and Wal-Mart Supercenters.
Beginning in 2003, Food Lion became active in "market renewals" in which every year Food Lion picks certain cities in their operating area where they remodel stores and update the product offerings. In 2006, Food Lion advanced their market renewals program by using demographic and geographic data to figure out whether certain stores should be branded as Food Lion, Bloom, or Bottom Dollar. If the data supported that an already existing Food Lion was adequate for a certain community, the location would simply be remodeled. Should the data support otherwise, the Food Lion store would be remodeled and rebranded as either Bloom or Bottom Dollar.[17] In early 2012, Food Lion closed 113 stores. These were in Georgia, North and South Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee as well as all the stores in Florida.[18]
In 2014, Food Lion began remodels in 76 of their stores in the greater Wilmington and Greenville North Carolina markets. In March 2015, plans were announced for remodeling of its 162 locations in the Raleigh, North Carolina market. The Raleigh market remodels were expected to be completed in stores on a rolling basis between April and October 2015. In March 2016, the company announced that they would make a $215 million investment in its greater Charlotte-area stores. This included remodeling 142 stores, additional price investments, and investments in associates and the community through its Food Lion Feeds initiatives.[19][20] In July 2016, as part of the corporate merger between Delhaize and Ahold, Food Lion was required to divest 61 locations to a variety of competitors including Supervalu and Weis Markets in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia to satisfy Federal Trade Commission’s review of the two parent companies merger.[21]
Food Lion stores can currently be found in Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.[22]
Food Lion's sister chains include Giant-Carlisle, Giant-Landover, Hannaford Brothers, Martin's Food Markets and Stop & Shop.
Food Lion featuring new signage in Nags Head, North Carolina
International stores[edit]
Food Lion spent seven years attempting to establish a presence in Bangkok, Thailand. Operated locally by Bel-Thai Supermarket Co, in 2004 it withdrew from the country, selling all branches to Tops Supermarkets.[23]
Former Banners[edit]
Food Lion in Durham, North Carolina.
Bloom[edit]
Main article: Bloom (store)
Bloom store in Accokeek, Maryland
Bloom was Food Lion's upscale grocery model that opened on May 26, 2004.
As of December 2009, 65 Bloom stores were in North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Virginia.[24]
On March 14, 2011, Delhaize announced that all Bloom supermarkets in North and South Carolina would close or be converted to the Food Lion banner.[25]
On January 11, 2012, Delhaize announced that the Bloom brand would be discontinued and that all Bloom supermarkets will either convert to Food Lion or permanently close.[26]
Bottom Dollar Food[edit]
Main article: Bottom Dollar Food
Bottom Dollar Food was Food Lion's discount grocery model that focuses on offering a limited selection of both national brands and private label products. These stores had no bakeries or delis and more items were packaged. Customers bought the bags used to sack their own groceries at Bottom Dollar Food. Stores also used alternative display and stocking techniques such as cut cases on shelves, and using pallets and dump bins to reduce costs. Food Lion opened the first Bottom Dollar Food model in High Point, North Carolina, on September 21, 2005.
As of December 2009, Bottom Dollar Food had 28 stores in North Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.[27] In January 2012, Delhaize announced that it would close six Bottom Dollar stores and convert 22 others to Food Lion supermarkets as part of a restructuring.[28][29] In August 2014, it was reported that Delhaize was putting the entire portfolio of Bottom Dollar Food locations up for sale.[30] Ultimately Bottom Dollar Food was shuttered and the stores sold to Aldi in early 2015.
Harveys Supermarket[edit]
Main article: Harveys Supermarket
Harveys stores are mainly located in rural markets within the Deep South. In May 2013, all Harveys stores were sold to BI-LO LLC.
Reid's[edit]
Reid's was a small chain of stores located in various rural South Carolina communities. Most of these stores were all formerly branded as Food Lion stores and continue to carry Food Lion branded goods and use the Food Lion infrastructure. In May 2013, Reid's was sold along with its sister supermarket chains Harveys and Sweetbay to BI-LO LLC for $265 million.[31] BI-LO subsequently retired the Reid's name, rebranding the Reid's stores as BI-LO.
Store brand[edit]
Delhaize America stores use common private brands called Home 360, Nature's Place, CHA-CHING, and Taste of Inspirations. Sister supermarkets Hannaford and Sweetbay were the last two stores to make the switch, doing so in 2010 and 2011. The move is designed to simplify the company's store-brand products line.[32] Food Lion stores have the My Essentials brand, as well as the Hannaford brand. At the end of 2014, the My Essentials, as well as the Home 360 names, were retired and the more traditional Food Lion brand name was used as a replacement.
Slogans[edit]
"LFPINC (LFPISC or LFPIVA)": During the Food Town era, the slogan stood for "Lowest Food Prices In North Carolina". Also, it was used in South Carolina and Virginia stores.
"Extra Low Prices": 1990s–early 2000s
"Good Neighbors, Great Prices": early 2000s–2011
"Get Your Lion's Share": 2011/2012–2014[33]
"Easy, fresh and affordable... You can count on Food Lion... Every day": 2014–present
"Life's Better with the Lion": 2015–2016
"How Refreshing": 2016–present
Primetime Live controversy[edit]
In the 1990s, Food Lion gained a degree of notoriety when it was the subject of an ABC News investigation. ABC had received a tip about unsanitary practices at Food Lion. Two ABC reporters had posed as Food Lion employees, and witnessed the unsanitary practices at Food Lion. Much of what they had seen was videotaped with cameras hidden in wigs that they were wearing. The footage was then featured in a segment on the news magazine Primetime Live, in which Food Lion employees described unsanitary practices, which included bleaching discolored, expired pork with Clorox and repackaging expired meats with new expiration dates, and the use of nail polish remover to remove the expiration dates from dairy item packages.
The company responded by suing ABC for fraud, claiming that the ABC employees misrepresented themselves; for trespassing, because the ABC employees came on to Food Lion property without permission; and for breach of duty of loyalty, the ABC employees videotaped nonpublic areas of the store and revealed internal company information. During the court battles between Food Lion and ABC, over 40 hours of unused footage were released that helped Food Lion's case. In the unused footage, two undercover producers are seen trying to encourage violations of company policy; however, employees resisted and correctly followed sanitary practices.[34]
Food Lion was awarded US$5.5 million by a jury in 1997. The award was later reduced by a judge to $316,000. The verdict was then largely overturned by the U.S. Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia. According to the court: even though ABC was wrong to do what they had done, Food Lion was not suing for defamation, but rather for tort as a way to get around the strict First Amendment standards for defamation. Food Lion did this because the company was not contesting the truth of anything ABC reported in the broadcast.[35] However, the appellate court upheld the finding that the producers involved breached their duty of loyalty as employees to Food Lion, and had trespassed, including a nominal $2 fine.[36]
Lion ads[edit]
Starting in 2013, Food Lion ads featured a lion which said, "That's just my two cents." PETA said the commercials should not use real animals, while the company assured them the animal was treated well.[37]
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
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Jump up ^ Bottom Dollar Website, BottomDollarFood.com, May 14, 2007.
Jump up ^ Food Lion’s owner closing 126 stores, retiring Bloom banner, Washington Post, January 12, 2012
Jump up ^ List of Food Lion and other stores to be shuttered by Belgian supermarket chain Delhaize Group, Washington Post, January 12, 2012
Jump up ^ Delhaize America Reportedly Mulling Sale Of Bottom Dollar Food Trade News, August 2014
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Jump up ^ "PETA wants Food Lion to stop using lions in ads". WBTV. Associated Press. 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
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Garden Party (The Office)
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"Garden Party"
The Office episode
Episode no.
Season 8
Episode 4
Directed by
David Rogers
Written by
Justin Spitzer
Production code
804
Original air date
October 13, 2011
Guest appearance(s)
Michael Schur as Mose Schrute
Stephen Collins as Walter Bernard[1]
Dee Wallace as Ellen Bernard[1]
Josh Groban as Walter Bernard, Jr.[2]
Nick Rutherford as Waiter
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"Garden Party" is the fourth episode of the eighth season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's 156th episode overall. The episode originally aired on NBC in the United States on October 13, 2011. It was written by co-executive producer Justin Spitzer and was directed by David Rogers and marks Mindy Kaling's first credit as executive producer. "Garden Party" features a guest appearance from Josh Groban, Dee Wallace and Stephen Collins.
The series—presented as if it were a real documentary—depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In the episode, Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) throws a garden party at Schrute Farms to impress Robert California (James Spader), with his parents and brother in attendance. Meanwhile, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) works to make it a classy event.
"Garden Party" features a substantial appearance by Josh Groban; Kaling had asked Groban if he could guest star in the series, through Twitter. The episode received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism towards its repetition of plot ideas. According to Nielsen Media Research, "Garden Party" drew more than 6 million viewers and received a 3.2 rating/8% share in the 18–49 demographic, staying even with the previous episode, "Lotto". It ranked third in its timeslot, and ranked as the highest-rated NBC series on Thursday.
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1 Plot
2 Production
3 Reception
3.1 Ratings
3.2 Reviews
4 References
5 External links
Plot[edit]
Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) decides to throw a garden party at Schrute Farms to impress his parents and Robert California (James Spader), and exhaustively explains party manners to the office workers. Andy is jealous at the amount of attention his younger brother Walter Bernard, Jr. (Josh Groban) receives from his father, and thinks that by throwing an elaborate party he can ensure his father's blessings. At first, the party goes along smoothly. Andy makes a toast to Robert in order to get his fellow employees to toast him, as if to show to his parents and California that he is valued by his employees. His plan backfires, however, and instead more people toast Robert. To get everybody's mind off of Robert, Andy decides to sing "More Than Words" as a duet with his father. This too goes awry as his father corrects his playing and singing, and ultimately decides to sing a duet with Walter Jr. instead of Andy. Upset, Andy takes his guitar and storms off. His father confronts him privately about his outburst, and when Andy admits to trying to win his father's affection, he reacts with annoyance. This conversation is overheard by the other staff on the baby monitor Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) brought for their daughter, and Pam quickly turns off the monitor to let Andy save face. Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) and Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez) confide to the camera that they now understand why Andy feels he needs to prove himself to everyone. After his family leaves, a dejected Andy, feeling unwanted by his family and co-workers, says goodbye to the office staff as they turn the garden party into a barbecue. Darryl and Oscar, however, convince Andy to stay with a cheeseburger and a beer.
Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) wants to make the garden party a classy event to expand Schrute Farms' clientelle. He thoroughly reads a book called The Ultimate Guide to Throwing A Garden Party that he bought online, actually written by Jim under the pseudonym "James Trickington". The book gives outlandish advice such as announcing each guest's name as they arrive in an extremely loud manner, imitating The Last Supper in the middle of a meal, dancing with his party staff, and a fire court dance as the closing ceremonies, all of which Dwight follows to the letter.
Also, Pam feuds with co-worker Angela Lipton (Angela Kinsey) over baby names. Pam and Angela learn they've both chosen the name Phillip for their soon-to-be-born sons, with Pam naming her child after her deceased grandfather and Angela after her favorite cat. Angela, annoyed that Pam does not relinquish the name, makes a toast to "my son Phillip" at the garden party—only to have Pam make the same toast but describe in great detail how the name honors her grandfather. Angela, unwilling to reveal her feline-centric reasons for the name, grouses to the camera that Pam is always copying her.
Meanwhile, Kelly Kapoor (Mindy Kaling) keeps hinting how cold she is, hoping Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak) will offer his jacket. However, Ryan instantly offers his jacket to Robert, who is not even cold. Gabe Lewis (Zach Woods) also offers his, hinting at a rivalry between them in terms of sucking up to Robert, later evidenced in "Pool Party". Dwight's cousin Mose (Michael Schur) has fun being a valet, lining them up to perform a motorcycle stunt. However, he fails to get his motorcycle up the ramp, and instead runs across the cars.
Production[edit]
Josh Groban appeared as Andy's younger brother, Walter Bernard, Jr.
The episode was written by co-executive producer Justin Spitzer, his 10th writing credit for the series. It was directed by series editor David Rogers, his 4th directing credit for the series. Beginning with this episode, Mindy Kaling was promoted to executive producer.[3] Before this, it was speculated that she might not return to the series as a writer.[4] The episode features guest appearance from Stephen Collins, Dee Wallace and Josh Groban as Andy's father, mother and brother, respectively. Collins and Wallace were reported to appear on the series by Joyce Eng of TV Guide.[1] Josh Groban was later reported to appear on the series the next day.[2] Writer Mindy Kaling had sent Groban a message through Twitter asking if he would want to appear on the series.[5] He responded yes with the filming week of the episode lining up with his Los Angeles concert for his Straight to You Tour.[5]
Reception[edit]
Ratings[edit]
In its original American broadcast on October 13, 2011, "Garden Party" was viewed by an estimated 6.050 million viewers and received a 3.2 rating/8% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49.[6] This means that it was seen by 3.2% of all 18- to 49-year-olds, and 8% of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching television at the time of the broadcast. Although seeing a 3.8% increase in viewership, the episode matched the 18–49 demo rating from the previous episode, "Lotto".[7] The episode ranked third in its timeslot beating Person of Interest which received a 2.7 rating/7% share in the 18–49 demographic and The Secret Circle which received a 0.8 rating/2% share, but was defeated by Grey's Anatomy which received a 3.4 rating/9% share and The X Factor which received a 3.6 rating/10% share.[6]
Reviews[edit]
The episode received mixed reviews from critics. HitFix writer Alan Sepinwall stated that the episode "offered more laughs than some of this season's other episodes". Despite this, he criticized the episode's main plot with Andy, commenting that "where giving Michael Scott power made him a funnier character than he would have been were he just another salesman, Andy has somehow become less funny since the promotion".[8] Chris Plante of New York called the episode "funny, weird, touching, and unpredictable. A gem, really".[9] National Post writer Barry Hertz compared the episode to "Booze Cruise", "Beach Games" and "The Search".[10] M. Giant of Television Without Pity gave the episode a B-.[11] Several critics praised the return of former Office writer, Michael Schur as Mose Schrute.[8][12] Barry Hertz said that "the sight gag of him running atop a field of cars like a watered-down Evel Knievel was enough to give this episode an easy A".[10]
Despite this, the episode received some negative reviews. The A.V. Club reviewer Myles McNutt was more negative towards the episode writing that "Here, we have a case where an episode could have signaled at least some sense of what else the show might be interested in other than Andy as the well-meaning but hapless boss and Pam and Angela's dueling pregnancies, and all we got were variations on those storylines with no new angle either narratively". He gave the episode a C.[12] IGN writer Cindy White considered the episode superior to previous "external" episodes "Christening" and "Phyllis' Wedding", but considered it inferior to the "Niagara" and the "classic" "Booze Cruise". She criticized the main plot for rehashing previous plot lines and ultimately gave the episode a 7.0/10.[13]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c Eng, Joyce (August 17, 2011). "Stephen Collins, Dee Wallace to Appear on The Office". TV Guide. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
^ Jump up to: a b Andreeva, Nellie (August 18, 2011). "Josh Groban To Play Ed Helms' Brother On 'The Office'". Deadline. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
Jump up ^ Moaba, Alex (September 15, 2011). "Mindy Kaling Gets 'Office' Promotion to Executive Producer". Aol TV. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
Jump up ^ Keller, Joel (May 12, 2011). "Is Mindy Kaling Done Writing for 'The Office'?". Aol TV. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ Jump up to: a b "Q&A: Josh Groban on his Office role". National Post. October 14, 2011. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ Jump up to: a b Gorman, Bill (October 14, 2011). "TV Ratings Thursday: 'X Factor' Drops, Still Leads Fox Win; On A Mixed Night Of Advances & Declines". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
Jump up ^ Seidman, Robert (October 7, 2011). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'X Factor,' 'The Big Bang Theory,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'The Office,' 'Person of Interest,' 'Parks & Rec' Adjusted Up; 'Private Practice' Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ Jump up to: a b Sepinwall, Alan (October 13, 2011). "Review: The Office – Garden Party: The host with the most". HitFix. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
Jump up ^ Plante, Chris (October 14, 2011). "The Office Recap: Ain't No Party Like a Garden Party". New York. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ Jump up to: a b Hertz, Barry (October 13, 2011). "Recap: The Office, Season 8, Episode 4". National Post. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
Jump up ^ M. Giant (October 13, 2011). "The Office TV Show – Garden Party". Television without a Pity. Retrieved November 20, 2011. [permanent dead link]
^ Jump up to: a b McNutt, Myles (October 13, 2011). "Garden Party". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
Jump up ^ White, Cindy (October 14, 2011). "The Office: "Garden Party" Review". IGN. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
External links[edit]
"Garden Party" at NBC.com
"Garden Party" on IMDb
"Garden Party" at TV.com
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Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane also provides the voices of Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, and Glenn Quagmire.
Family Guy is an American animated sitcom that features five main voice actors, and numerous regular cast and recurring guest stars. The principal voice cast consists of show creator Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis (who replaced Lacey Chabert after the first season [her last episode is "Holy Crap," now marketed as the second episode of season two]), Seth Green, and Mike Henry. Recurring voice actors include Patrick Warburton, Adam West, John G. Brennan, Nicole Sullivan and Jennifer Tilly, and repeat guest stars include Phyllis Diller, Charles Durning, Rush Limbaugh, and Phil LaMarr.
Many cast members provide voices for multiple characters. The voice actors, in portraying the various character personalities on the show, draw inspiration from celebrities and pop culture. Family Guy characters have been played by more than one actor, after members of the show left the series or had conflicting obligations.
Kunis was nominated for an Annie Award for voicing Meg Griffin in the season 5 episode "Barely Legal" and MacFarlane has also won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance and an Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production, though no other cast member has won an award for their work on the series.
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Current cast[edit]
Seth Green provides the voice of Chris Griffin.
Mike Henry voices various characters in the series.
Mila Kunis provides the voice of Meg Griffin.
Alex Borstein provides the voice of Lois Griffin.
Patrick Warburton provides the voice of Joe Swanson.
The real Adam West provided the voice of Mayor Adam West.
From seasons 1 to 4, Family Guy had four main cast members. Since season 5, there have been five main cast members. The casting of Meg Griffin changed after season 1.
Seth MacFarlane[edit]
Seth MacFarlane voices three of the show's main characters: Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, and Stewie Griffin.[1] MacFarlane chose to voice these characters himself, believing it would be easier to portray the voices he had already envisioned than for someone else to attempt it.[2] MacFarlane drew inspiration for the voice of Peter from a security guard he overheard talking while attending the Rhode Island School of Design.[3] Stewie's voice was based on the voice of English actor Rex Harrison,[4] especially his performance in the 1964 musical drama film My Fair Lady.[5] MacFarlane uses his own voice while portraying Brian.[2]
MacFarlane also provides the voices for various other recurring and one-time only characters, most prominently those of neighbour Glenn Quagmire, news anchor Tom Tucker, Lois' father Carter Pewterschmidt and Dr. Hartman.[6] He explained on the Graham Norton Show that the voice for Glenn Quagmire is based on 1940s and 1950s radio commercials[7]. He is the only voice to be in every episode.
Alex Borstein[edit]
Alex Borstein voices Lois Griffin, Asian correspondent Tricia Takanawa, Loretta Brown and Lois' mother Barbara Pewterschmidt.[8] Borstein was asked to provide a voice for the pilot while she was working on MADtv. She had not met MacFarlane or seen any of his artwork and said it was "really sight unseen".[9] At the time, Borstein performed in a stage show in Los Angeles, in which she played a redhead mother whose voice she had based on one of her cousins.[8][9] The voice was originally slower (and deeper for the original series), but when MacFarlane heard it, he replied "Make it a little less fucking annoying ... and speed it up, or every episode will last four hours."[8]
Mila Kunis[edit]
Mila Kunis voices Meg Griffin.[6] Kunis won the role after auditions and a slight rewrite of the character, in part due to her performance on That '70s Show.[10] MacFarlane called Kunis back after her first audition, instructing her to speak slower, and then told her to come back another time and enunciate more. Once she claimed that she had it under control, MacFarlane hired her.[10] Kunis described her character as "the scapegoat". She further explained, "Meg gets picked on a lot. But it's funny. It's like the middle child. She is constantly in the state of being an awkward 14-year-old, when you're kind of going through puberty and what-not. She's just in a perpetual mode of humiliation. And it's fun."[11]
Seth Green[edit]
Seth Green primarily plays Chris Griffin and Neil Goldman.[6][12] Green stated that he did an impression of the "Buffalo Bill" character from the thriller film The Silence of the Lambs during his audition.[13] His main inspiration for Chris' voice came from envisioning how "Buffalo Bill" would sound if he were speaking through a public address system at a McDonald's.[14]
Mike Henry[edit]
Mike Henry is the voice of Cleveland Brown, John Herbert The Pervert and various other characters. A Family Guy writer and producer, he began acting on the show as part of the recurring cast repertory (see below) but was promoted to main cast member in 2005. Since the cancellation of The Cleveland Show, he also voices Cleveland's step-son Rallo Tubbs on Family Guy.
Recurring cast[edit]
In addition to both its main cast and guest stars, Family Guy utilizes a deep bench of regularly appearing supporting voice actors. Some appear in nearly every episode each season, while others appear less frequently. Some of these actors specifically play recurring characters, while others mainly play background citizens of Quahog or characters in cutaway gags.
The current supporting cast repertory includes the following actors:
Actor
Character(s)
No. of Episodes
(Out of 245 produced)
Notes
Benjamin, H. JonH. Jon Benjamin Carl 14 Since 2006.
Breckenridge, AlexandraAlexandra Breckenridge Various women 63 Since 2005. Currently voices most female “extras” not voiced by Alex Borstein.
Brennan, JohnnyJohnny Brennan Goldman, MortMort Goldman, Horace the bartender 77
Callaghan, SteveSteve Callaghan Various 37 Also the current showrunner and executive producer of Family Guy and former showrunner/EP of American Dad!. [15]
Garman, RalphRalph Garman Various 138
Lakin, ChristineChristine Lakin Kinney, JoyceJoyce Kinney 23 Since 2010.
LaMarr, PhilPhil LaMarr Williams, OllieOllie Williams and the Quahog judge 56
MacFarlane, RachaelRachael MacFarlane Olivia and various women 54 Formerly one of the most frequent female voices. She reduced her number of appearances per season after joining American Dad! in 2005 but still appears several times per season. Seth MacFarlane's sister.
Osment, EmilyEmily Osment Various 20 Since 2012.
Richardson, Kevin MichaelKevin Michael Richardson Jerome and Cleveland Jr. 30 Since 2009.
Sheridan, ChrisChris Sheridan Various 33 Also a Family Guy writer.
Smith, DannyDanny Smith Various, including Evil Monkey, Al Harrington and Ernie, the Giant Chicken 189 Also a Family Guy writer.
Sulkin, AlecAlec Sulkin Christ, JesusJesus Christ and various others 147 Since 2005, Also a Family Guy writer.
Tatasciore, FredFred Tatasciore Various 36
Tilly, JenniferJennifer Tilly Swanson, BonnieBonnie Swanson 42 Has recurred as the Griffin's neighbor since the first season.
Viener, JohnJohn Viener Various 182 Since 2005, he has been one of the most frequently heard male voices aside from Seth MacFarlane. Also a Family Guy writer.
Warburton, PatrickPatrick Warburton Swanson, JoeJoe Swanson 163 Has appeared as the Griffins' neighbor since the first season, and usually appears in most episodes each season. Warburton is the most frequently appearing one-character actor in the supporting repertory.
Wingert, WallyWally Wingert Various 41
Cole, GaryGary Cole Various 38 Cole appeared frequently in the earlier seasons, but still pops up now and then to play Meg and Chris' principal, Mr. Shepherd.

In addition to the above, the following actors were formerly regularly recurring voice actors in the series:
Actor
Character(s)
No. of Episodes
Notes
Alan, LoriLori Alan Simmons, DianeDiane Simmons 63 Left the show in season nine when her character was killed off. Was replaced in the series' context by Christine Lakin's Joyce Kinney
Alazraqui, CarlosCarlos Alazraqui Weed, Mr.Mr. Weed 10 Peter's first boss, Mr. Weed, was killed off early in the series' run.
Barrymore, DrewDrew Barrymore Russell, JillianJillian Russell 12 Played Jillian, Brian's former girlfriend. The character still appears in background roles
Hartman, ButchButch Hartman Various 8
Henry, MikeMike Henry Cleveland Brown, Herbert, Bruce, Consuela, and various others Was promoted to main cast in 2005. Also a Family Guy writer.
Hentemann, MarkMark Hentemann Opie and various others 45 Recently left Family Guy to work on another Seth MacFarlane project. Also a Family Guy writer.
Fisher, CarrieCarrie Fisher Angela 19 Has recurred as Peter's boss several times per season since 2005. Died in 2016.
Strong, TaraTara Strong Various, as well as Meg's singing voice 21 Appeared frequently in the first four seasons. Returned briefly in 2010-2012 and again for one episode in 2014.
Sullivan, NicoleNicole Sullivan Goldman, MurielMuriel Goldman 27 Muriel was killed off in season nine.
Whitman, MaeMae Whitman Various 10 Was a recurring younger female voice for several seasons between 2008-2010.
Wild, WellesleyWellesley Wild Various 14 No longer a recurring voice (since 2013). He was a producer, but left the show.
Wilhoit, LisaLisa Wilhoit D'Amico, ConnieConnie D'Amico 22 Meg's friend Beth hasn't appeared in the series since 2007, while Meg's bully Connie had stopped appearing in the series after 2012, but eventually resurfaced towards the end of season 15 in early 2017. Her most recent appearance to date is a cameo early in season 16 during late 2017.
West, AdamAdam West Mayor West, AdamAdam West 93 Played a warped, possibly younger version of himself as the mayor of Quahog. Died in 2017.
Recurring guest voices[edit]
Main article: List of Family Guy guest stars
The recurring guest voices include Adam Carolla as Death, Patrick Stewart as Susie Swanson, Scott Grimes as Kevin Swanson and Sanaa Lathan as Donna Tubbs Brown. Previous recurring guests included Phyllis Diller in three episodes as Peter's Mother, Thelma, and Charles Durning as Peter's father, Francis. Both characters have since died, but Durning returned once to play Francis as a ghost. Early in the show's run, Fred Willard and Jane Lynch had a recurring role as a family of nudists. James Woods as James Woods.
Casting changes[edit]
Lacey Chabert voiced Meg for the first production season (14 episodes), but, because of a contractual agreement, was never credited.[16] Chabert left the series due to time constraints with her acting role in Party of Five, as well as schoolwork.[17]
Norm Macdonald voiced the character of Death in a second season episode of Family Guy. He was subsequently replaced by Adam Carolla in all other appearances.
Jon Cryer originally voiced Kevin Swanson in his first appearance, before the role was passed temporarily onto Seth MacFarlane. The character was written out of the series for several years, with Scott Grimes taking over the voice when the character returned.
Fairuza Balk was the original voice of high school bully Connie D'Amico until Lisa Wilhoit took over the character in the third season.
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year
Actor
Award
Category
Role
Result
Ref.
2000 Seth MacFarlane Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Stewie Griffin Won [18]
2009 Seth MacFarlane Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Peter Griffin Won [19]
2006 Seth MacFarlane Annie Award Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production Stewie Griffin Won [20]
2007 Mila Kunis Annie Award Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production Meg Griffin Won [21]
References[edit]
Notes
Jump up ^ Graham, Jefferson (January 29, 1999). "Cartoonist MacFarlane funny guy of Fox's 'Family' Subversive voice of series is his". USA Today. p. E7.
^ Jump up to: a b Cruz, Gilbert (September 26, 2008). "Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane". Time. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
Jump up ^ Smith, Andy (April 30, 2005). "A Real Family Reunion". Providence Journal TV. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
Jump up ^ Dean, John (November 1, 2008). "Seth MacFarlane's $2 Billion Family Guy Empire". Fox Business. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
Jump up ^ Franklin, Nancy (January 16, 2006). "American Idiots". The New Yorker.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Family Guy Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
Jump up ^ BBC (30 May 2014). "Seth MacFarlane performs his Family Guy voices - The Graham Norton Show: Series 15 - BBC One". Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via YouTube.
^ Jump up to: a b c Miller, Kirk (November 19, 2008). "Q&A: Alex Borstein". Metromix. Archived from the original on February 18, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
^ Jump up to: a b "Alex Borstein (Lois) Laughs at the Once-Dead Family Guy's Longevity". TV Guide. November 13, 2006. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
^ Jump up to: a b Family Guy – Casting Mila Kunis. The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
Jump up ^ De Leon, Kris (September 25, 2007). "Mila Kunis Talks About Working on Family Guy and Her Upcoming Movie". BuddyTV. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
Jump up ^ Graham, Jefferson (April 9, 1999). "Seth Green fits right in with new Family". USA Today.
Jump up ^ "Fans help 'Family Guy' return to Fox". Observer-Reporter. April 29, 2005. p. E5.
Jump up ^ Green, Seth (September 27, 2005). Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story: Audio Commentary (DVD).
Jump up ^ "Steve Callaghan Named 'American Dad' Showrunner".
Jump up ^ Epstein, Daniel Robert. "Interview with Seth MacFarlane, creator of The Family Guy". UGO Networks. Archived from the original on June 11, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
Jump up ^ "Sonic the Horndog". GameSpy. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
Jump up ^ Brian Lowry (2000-08-28). "NBC Leads Tally of Early Emmys, Boosted by 'West Wing'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
Jump up ^ "The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards and 2009 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Nominees are..." Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 2009-07-16. Archived from the original on 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
Jump up ^ "Annie Award Winners". Annie Awards. Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
Jump up ^ "34th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2006)". Annie Awards. 2009-11-05. Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-11-05.

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Vinit Singh
Birth name
विनीत सिन्घ
Born
(1989-01-15) January 15, 1989 (age 29)
Lucknow, India
Occupation(s)
Playback singer
Instruments
Vocals
Years active
2005 to present
Vineet Singh (Hindi: विनीत सिन्घ) (born 15 January 1989 in Lucknow, India) is a Bollywood playback singer.
Contents
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1 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005
2 Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star
3 Aajaa Mahi Vay
4 Discography
5 References
6 External links
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005[edit]
He began singing at the age of five. He was first noticed at the age of 16 in the music talent show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005, a reality television program where the winner is chosen by public voting. Initially Vineet was not selected to participate in Challenge 2005, as he was considered under age, but he was accepted as a wild card entry. He became Himesh Reshammiya's protege and represented Himesh Reshammiya's Rock Gharana on the show. In the initial rounds of the show there was no public voting, and the contestants were judged by the likes of Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Kavita Krishnamurthy, and Jagjit Singh. Vineet, along with Nihira Joshi and Hemachandra, were the only three participants who scored a perfect hat-trick, getting through each round the first time.
Challenge 2005 became popular and he soon was a well known face on Indian Television. Other than Debojit Saha, he was the only contestant on the show who was never in danger of elimination.
Before the grand finale Debojit and Vineet campaigned in their home towns to garner votes. There were public processions, with the two being treated like celebrities. Debojit was the eventual winner of the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005; 50.42% to 49.58%.
Vineet's debut song in Bollywood was Dil Rang Le, a duet with Sunidhi Chauhan for the film Rocky: The Rebel (2006). Singh performed with Himesh Reshammiya in his international concert series "Aap Kaa Surroor" in the fall of 2006 with fellow contestant Himani Kapoor.
Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star[edit]
In 2008 Singh appeared as a contestant on the show Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star. He was a top scorer every week, but was eliminated. He was also seen in Music Ka Maha Muqabla where he was part of Himesh Reshammiya's team.
Aajaa Mahi Vay[edit]
Singh is the host of the dance show Aajaa Mahi Vay with co-host Rahul Vaidya, who was the winner of Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star.
Discography[edit]
Year
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Artists
Film
2006 "Dil Rang Le" Sunidhi Chauhan, Vineet Singh Rocky: The Rebel
"Dil Rang Le (Remix)" Sunidhi Chauhan, Vineet Singh
"Chalo Dildar Chalo" Hemachandra, Himani Kapoor, Vineet Singh Dil Diya Hai
"Chalo Dildar Chalo (Remix)" Hemachandra, Himani Kapoor, Vineet Singh
2007 "Aashiqana Aalam Hai" Himesh Reshammiya, Alka Yagnik, Vineet Singh Good Boy Bad Boy
"Kesariya" Vineet Singh, Jayesh Gandhi Nanhe Jaisalmer
2008 "Ulaga Nayagan (Come Dance with Me)" Vineet Singh (credited as Vinit) (sung in Tamil) Dasavathaaram
"Koi Tumsa" Vineet Singh
"Loka Nayakunda" Vineet Singh (credited as Vinit) (sung in Telugu)
2009 "Go Go" Vineet Singh (credited as Vinit) (sung in Kannada) House Full
2010 "Tum Chain Ho (Unplugged)" Vineet Singh (credited as Vineet) Milenge Milenge
"Kuch To Baaki Hain (Bright Mix)" Himesh Reshammiya, Vineet Singh, DJ Lloyd (credited as Vineet)
2011 "Damadamm" Himesh Reshammiya, Vineet Singh and others Damadamm!
"Damadamm (Remix)" Himesh Reshammiya, Vineet Singh and others
2012 "Tu kamaal di kudi" Vineet singh and Mamta sharma Son of Sardar
"Khiladi(Title track)" Vineet Singh, Aman Trikha, Yashraj Kapil, Alam Gir Khan and Rajdeep Chaterjee Khiladi 786
"Hookah Bar" Band of Power(Himesh Reshammiya, Vineet Singh and Aman Trikha)
2013 "Ishq Gangster" Himesh Reshammiya & Vineet Singh Shortcut Romeo
"Tirat Meri Tu" Vineet Singh, Shabab Sabri & Palak Muchhal Policegiri
2015 "Prem Leela" Aman Trikha, Vineet Singh Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
"Jalte Diye" Harshdeep Kaur, Vineet Singh, Shabab Sabri, Anweshaa
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