The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve
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.
McFarlane was also hired as a writer for the children ’s television series Jungle Cubs.
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 to 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.
Seth MacFarlane
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane( born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, comedian, and singer.
MacFarlane is the creator of the TV series" Family Guy"( 1999 – present) and" The Orville"( 2017 – present), and co-creator of the TV series" American Dad!"( 2005 – present) and" The Cleveland Show"( 2009 – 2013).
He also wrote, directed, and starred in the films" Ted"( 2012), it s sequel" Ted 2"( 2015), and" A Million Ways to Die in the West"( 2014).
MacFarlane is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, where he studied animation.
Recruited to Hollywood, he was an animator and writer for Hanna- Barbera for several television series, including" Johnny BravoCow and ChickenDexter's LaboratoryI Am Weasel", and" Larry& Steve".
He made several guest appearances on TV series such as" Gilmore Girls The War at Home", and" FlashForward".
In 2008, he created his own YouTube series titled" Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy".
He won several awards for his work on" Family Guy", including five Primetime Emmy Awards and an Annie Award.
In 2009, he won the Webby Award for Film& Video Person of the Year.
He occasionally speaks at universities and colleges throughout the United States, and is an active supporter of gay rights.
MacFarlane has performed as a singer at several venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York and the Royal Albert Hall in London.
MacFarlane has released five studio albums, in the same vein of his musical idol Frank Sinatra, beginning with" Music Is Better Than Words" in 2011.
He has been nominated for five Grammy Awards for his musical work.
MacFarlane hosted the 85th Academy Awards in 2013 and was also nominated for Best Original Song for the song" Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from" Ted".
MacFarlane served as executive producer of the Neil deGrasse Tyson- hosted, an update of the 1980s hosted by Carl Sagan.
MacFarlane was instrumental in providing funding for the series, as well as securing studio support for it from other entertainment executives.
Bomba and the Jungle Girl
Bomba and the Jungle Girl is a 1952 film, the eighth film( of 12) in the" Bomba, the Jungle Boy" film series.
Laughing Boy (film)
Laughing Boy is a 1934 pre-Code film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and is based on the 1929 Pulitzer Prize- winning novel of the same name by Oliver La Farge.
Princess (2010 film)
Princess is a 2010 Finnish biographical film based on the life of.
W. S. Van Dyke
Woodbridge Strong
" W. S." Van Dyke II( Woody)( March 21, 1889 – February 5, 1943) was an American film director and writer who made several successful early sound films, including" Tarzan the Ape Man" in 1932," The Thin Man" in 1934," San Francisco" in 1936, and six popular musicals with Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald.
He received two Academy Award nominations for Best Director for" The Thin Man" and" San Francisco", and directed four actors to Oscar nominations: William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Norma Shearer, and Robert Morley.
Known as a reliable craftsman who made his films on schedule and under budget, he earned the name" One Take Woody" for his quick and efficient style of filming.
Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer
Gross Misconduct:
The Life of Brian Spencer is a 1993 Canadian biographical television film written by Paul Gross and directed by Atom Egoyan, based on the life of ice hockey player Brian Spencer.
The Good Son: The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini
The Good Son:
The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini is a 2013 American documentary about the life of boxer Ray Mancini.
Kandace Krueger
Kandace Gayle Krueger Matthews (born May 27, 1976) is an American journalist, singer, TV Host and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2001 and represented the USA in the Miss Universe 2001 where she placed 2nd runner-up.
She is the daughter of Larry and Barbara Johnson Krueger, and was born and raised in Austin, Texas.
Professional Revolutionary
Professional Revolutionary:
The Life of Saul Wellman is a 2004 documentary about the life of Saul Wellman.

Question: Do both The Life Of Larry And Larry & Steve and Laughing Boy (Film) films have the directors from the same country?
Answer: yes