The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve
| The Life of Larry | |
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Title card for The Life of Larry.
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| Directed by | Seth MacFarlane |
| Produced by | Seth MacFarlane Davis Doi (supervising) |
| Written by | Seth MacFarlane |
| Starring | Seth MacFarlane Chang S. Han |
| Music by | Seth MacFarlane |
| Edited by | Seth MacFarlane |
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| Distributed by | Rhode Island School of Design |
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Release date
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July 26, 1995 |
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Running time
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11 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Larry & Steve | |
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Title card for Larry & Steve.
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| Directed by | Seth MacFarlane |
| Produced by |
Davis Doi (supervising) Victoria McCollum (supervising) Executive producer: Larry Huber Sherry Gunther |
| Written by | Seth MacFarlane |
| Starring |
Seth MacFarlane Lori Alan |
| Music by |
Ron Jones Gary Lionelli (Theme) Bodie Chandler (director) |
| Edited by | Pat Foley Paul Douglas (supervising) |
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| Distributed by | Cartoon Network |
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Release date
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February 5, 1997 |
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Running time
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7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve are two animated short films created by Seth MacFarlane in the mid 1990s that eventually led to the development of the animated sitcom Family Guy. MacFarlane originally created The Life of Larry as a thesis film in 1995, while studying at the Rhode Island School of Design. His professor at RISD submitted MacFarlane's cartoon to Hanna-Barbera, where he was hired a year later.
Later that year, MacFarlane created a sequel to The Life of Larry called Larry & Steve, which featured the main character of his first film, the middle-aged Larry, and an intellectual dog named Steve. The short was broadcast as one of Cartoon Network's World Premiere Toons in 1997. Executives at Fox saw both Larry shorts and contracted MacFarlane to create a series based on the characters, to be called Family Guy.Peter Griffin, one of the main characters in Family Guy, was largely based on Larry.
In addition, Steve would be the main inspiration behind the Griffin family dog, Brian. Fox proposed MacFarlane complete a 15-minute short, giving him a budget of $50,000. MacFarlane stated that the pilot for Family Guy took half a year to create and produce.
Recalling the experience in an interview with The New York Times, MacFarlane stated, "I spent about six months with no sleep and no life, just drawing like crazy in my kitchen and doing this pilot." Upon completion of the pilot, the series went on the air. The network executives were impressed with the pilot and ordered thirteen episodes, seven of which aired during the first season of Family Guy. MacFarlane was offered a $2 million per-season contract.
The Life of Larry is a 1995 animated film directed by Seth MacFarlane, who also stars as the majority of the characters. It also features a brief appearance from American politician Newt Gingrich in a cutaway gag that employs audio of one of Gingrich's speeches. The short features a middle-aged slob named Larry Cummings, his cynical talking dog, Steve, patient wife Lois, and overweight teenage son Milt.
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