There’s a new mayor in town!!
From EW:
Sam Elliott has joined the Family Guy voice cast.
The beloved baritone-voiced veteran actor will make his debut in a November episode of Fox’s long-running animated comedy, He’ll be playing a key role: the new Mayor of Quahog, a post that became vacant after Adam West — who played Mayor Adam West in more than 100 episodes — died in 2017. West remained a presence on the show into the following year, as several episodes recorded before his death made their debut. Family Guy paid tribute to West several times, but almost two years after the actor’s death, the show finally acknowledged his passing in an episode that saw the high school renamed after him.”We wanted to take the time to respect Adam,” executive producer Richard Appel tells EW. “In having a conversation about ‘How do you replace him?,’ the universal belief was: he’s irreplaceable. And then the next question is, ‘Do you find a new mayor?’ In the world of Family Guy, he had an important role, and a role that was necessary for a lot of stories.”
In searching for a new mayor, Appel says that the producers were faced with a difficult question: “Who could be as original and unexpected and comedically fun and fresh as Adam? Sam has a voice that — obviously he’s a movie star but he also has a voice made for radio, and Sam Elliot quickly became our first choice.” Elliott’s character is actually Mayor West’s cousin, whose first and middle names are Wild. That’s right — meet Wild Wild West.
Family Guy kicks off season 19 on Sept. 27 at 9:30 p.m. on Fox. In the premiere — which also happens to be the show’s 350th episode — precocious, ferocious Stewie will finally utter his first word. (For real.) Hints Sulkin: “It’s about what you’d think.”
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