Cleveland Brown 2466103 225725987 2008-07-15T02:44:08Z Mwutz 2509958 [[WP:AWB/T|Typo fixing]] and clean up using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{otheruses4|the Family Guy and Cleveland Show Character|the professional American football team|Cleveland Browns}} {{Family Guy character | name = | picture = [[Image:ClevelandBrown.PNG|200px]] | caption = Cleveland Brown with son in "[[Fore Father]]" | hometown = [[Quahog (Family Guy)|Quahog]], [[Rhode Island]] | age = Early 40s | gender = [[Male]] | spouse = [[Loretta Brown]] (ex-wife)<br> '''Donna Brown''' (wife) | children = [[Cleveland Jr.]] (son; via Loretta)<br> '''Un-named girl''' (step-daughter)<br> '''Un-named boy''' (step-son) | hair = [[Black hair|Black]] | occupation = [[Delicatessen|Deli Owner]] | appearance = "[[Death Has a Shadow]]"<ref name="s01e04"> {{cite episode | title = Mind Over Murder | episodelink = Mind Over Murder | series = Family Guy, The Cleveland Show | serieslink = Family Guy | network = Fox | airdate = 1999-04-25 | season = 1 | number = 4 | minutes = | quote = }} Cleveland's first speaking appearances is in this episode. Cleveland can also be spotted in the first episode, "[[Death Has a Shadow]]", in the court house scene behind [[Lois Pewterschmidt|Lois]], in a non-speaking, possibly non-scripted role.</ref> | voice = [[Mike Henry (television writer/producer)|Mike Henry]]<ref name="WhiteActor">Voice actor Mike Henry is a [[White people|white man]].</ref> }} '''Cleveland Brown, Sr.''' is a [[fictional character]] on the [[list of animated television series|animated series]] ''[[Family Guy]]'', and [[central character]] in the upcoming spin-off series, ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''.<ref>[http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/primetime-pilot-panic-the-hot-shows/ Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily » Primetime Pilot Panic: Updated Hot List<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.variety.com/VR1117985081.html Fox adopts 'Family Guy' - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He is one of [[Peter Griffin]]'s neighbors and friends as well as one of the few recurring [[African American|black]] characters on the show. He owns a [[delicatessen]] named "Cleveland's Deli". He is voiced by [[Mike Henry (television writer/producer)|Mike Henry]]. == Personality == Cleveland is usually depicted as almost exceedingly gentle and patient. This is sometimes played for contrast in the show's often-violent humor, such as when Cleveland is compelled to vandalize a taxi that refuses to pick him up ("[[Deep Throats]]"), or when he exhibits uncharacteristic remorseless hatred after shooting [[Skeet Ulrich]] ("[[The Perfect Castaway]]"). When [[Glenn Quagmire]] is discovered to be sleeping with Cleveland's wife, Cleveland exhibits a short, comical burst of rage, but ultimately forgives Glenn so the two remain friends. Cleveland often acts as the voice of caution when other characters hatch harebrained schemes. Cleveland's speech is slow, almost elongated. Various flashbacks give conflicting histories of his speech patterns.<ref>In [[Blind Ambition (Family Guy)|Blind Ambition]] Cleveland suffers a strike to the head while he was a fast-talking [[auctioneer]]. However, in a presumably earlier scene where Cleveland first meets Peter, Cleveland uses the same slow speech pattern.</ref> <!-- Don't know where this comes from, but in this phrasing it is too OR to include. He is unbelievably naive sometimes and does not use metaphors or any such language- preferring to use blunt and somewhat archaic statements in his usual long-winded manner. --> He has also been known to procrastinate. In "[[Fifteen Minutes of Shame]]", he shows Meg the guest room to his house and states that his great Uncle Chet died in there, "sometime between the [[Tonight Show]] and the [[Today (NBC program)|Today Show]]". When he opens the door, it is shown that he has not bothered to move the body. In "[[Fore Father]]", he admits that even though he has been suspicious that his son was suffering from ADD, or epilepsy, he simply watched television instead of doing anything about it. Cleveland displays a [[Black Power|political and cultural interest]] in promoting his fellow African Americans. While Cleveland's ethnicity seldom causes conflicts with his entirely white neighbors, and while he serves as President of the local Chamber of Commerce ("[[Peter Griffin: Husband, Father...Brother?]]"), he remains subject to "different" treatment by the local police (as seen in "[[Stuck Together, Torn Apart]]", where the machinery in a police car labels him as a minority suspect), and Cleveland differs with policeman neighbor [[Joe Swanson]] on how black strangers should be [[racial profiling|viewed]] in white neighborhoods (all in a symbolic, friendly discussion about a black [[bowling ball]] amidst white [[bowling pin]]s) ("[[Blind Ambition (Family Guy)|Blind Ambition]]"). The Brown household play Afro-centric board games, such as "Two Decades of Dignity" ("[[Petarded]]"), and Cleveland's wife Loretta "does not allow white literature in the house." ("[[Wasted Talent]]") Mike Henry has stated that Cleveland's voice was based on a person who used to play [[basketball]] with him. His friend went to the University of [[Maryland]], but he had a speech impediment that made it sound more like "Merlin" == Alternate timeline depictions == In ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]'', the red carpet intro has Cleveland coming out of his limo saying that he has a new clothing line, C.C. Brown, in Quahog. In the future, Cleveland is mostly bald with white hair around the sides of his head. He uses a wheelchair and speaks even more slowly than in the present due to a stroke. In the ''[[Star Wars]]'' parody "[[Blue Harvest (Family Guy)|Blue Harvest]]", he portrays [[R2-D2]]. In this role, Cleveland looks exactly like R2-D2 down to the last detail, with the exception that the droid wears a wig resembling Cleveland's hairstyle. While R2-D2 communicates with beeps, Cleveland retains his normal voice, though he does make beeping noises once in a while for comedic effect (C-3PO, played by Quagmire even tries to interpret, but gets it wrong) and makes the exact same noises that R2-D2 makes when he is stunned by [[Jawas]]. His voice is also altered slightly to make it sound more mechanical. His body is completely [[computer generated]] and [[cel-shaded]]. Concept art of the episode shows that Cleveland was to retain his face while the rest of his body would appear as R2-D2's. This concept was dropped. In the episode "[[Lois Kills Stewie]]", Cleveland is shot and killed by [[Stewie Griffin|Stewie]] as he casually walks into the Griffins' house during a [[hostage situation]]. As the other Griffins grieve his death, Cleveland is shown to be at the [[pearly gates]] where he tries to get past a [[racist]] [[Saint Peter]] by showing him his [[credit card]]. This episode is revealed to be part of a [[computer simulation]] Stewie was running, obviously signifying that Cleveland is alive and well. ==''[[The Cleveland Show]]''== During a live broadcast of "Loveline," Seth McFarlane announced that a ''Family Guy'' spin-off featuring Cleveland was currently in the works with the studio and writers.<ref>Seth McFarlane ''[[Loveline]]'' Westwood One [[January 16]], [[2008]] </ref> The spin off will be titled ''The Cleveland Show''. It will be set to premiere March 2009 on FOX, right after ''Family Guy''. The ''Cleveland Show'' will be an animated series focusing on the character of Cleveland Brown and his family as Cleveland moves from Rhode Island to [[Virginia]].<ref name="famguy">[http://www.thrfeed.com/2008/06/macfarlane-reve.html MacFarlane reveals next season 'Family Guy' details]</ref> His newly introduced family includes his new wife, Donna, her 16-year-old daughter, Roberta, and her 5-year-old son, Rilo. Cleveland Jr. also is in the family but is now much fatter than he appeared on ''Family Guy''.<ref>[http://www.variety.com/VR1117985081.html Fox adopts 'Family Guy' - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/primetime-pilot-panic-the-hot-shows/ Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily » Primetime Pilot Panic: Updated Hot List<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="Zap2it">[http://www.zap2it.com/news/custom/photogallery/zap-photogallery-falltvpreview2008-newshows-fox,0,645105.photogallery?index=5 Zap2it Fall TV Preview 2008: FOX's New Shows - Zap2it<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://www.tv.com/video/14410/mike-henry-and-seth-macfarlane?o=tv&tag=video;title;0</ref> Cleveland's neighbors also include a family of talking [[anthropomorphic]] bears, a redneck couple and a British family.<ref name="famguy"/> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{FGwiki}} {{Family Guy}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Cleveland}} [[Category:Fictional African-Americans]] [[Category:Fictional characters from South Carolina]] [[Category:Family Guy characters]] [[it:Cleveland Brown]] [[nl:Cleveland Brown]] [[pt:Cleveland Brown]] [[sv:Cleveland Brown]]