Why Seth MacFarlane’s Ted Voice Sounds So Much Like Peter Griffin

Seth MacFarlane, creator of the Ted franchise and Family Guy sitcom has a reason why his sarcastic stuffed bear and lovable schlub Peter Griffin sound so much alike. MacFarlane created Family Guy in 1999 and has voiced the head of the Griffin clan for 21 seasons, and has voiced Ted, a man’s (Mark Whalberg) talking childhood toy in the movie Ted and its sequel Ted 2 in 2012 and 2015. Both combine politically incorrect and awkward humor with heart and a sense of whimsy, but with MacFarlane using a similar sounding accent for both characters, they sound too similar to be distinct.