Over a lifetime of so many memorable and career-defining roles, Sir Patrick Stewart has left indelible footprints across entertainment for decades. Because the chance to work with one of his all-time favorite actors, instantly became one of his best decisions — and one of the TV viewers' best rewards. One only needs to watch his live-action sci-fi show, The Orville , to see how that love translated onto the screen.
So, when he was creating American Dad! His Shakespearean theatrical background fuels his ability to swing wildly between roles. He can inhabit these fictional personas, without letting viewers get distracted by his other famous characters poking out from underneath. His Shakespearean theatrical background fuels his ability to swing wildly between roles. He can inhabit these fictional personas, without letting viewers get distracted by his other famous characters poking out from underneath.
This is why when MacFarlane was creating American Dad! What helps make American Dad! The more traditional story-telling format has helped Stewart embody his Bullock character. He credits the show-runners and MacFarlane for letting him be free playing Avery Bullock the way he chooses. Stewart says there has only been a couple of times he had concerns with saying what was in the script, only to be pleasantly surprised by everyone willing to work around it and find a better way.
That kind of creative collaboration is something Stewart credits for his successful tenure, and comfort, doing the show. In turn, he gave one of his Star Trek heroes a chance to appear in one of his shows. While American Dad! Stewart brings the same level of authenticity to Bullock as he does Jean-Luc Picard or even his Shakespearean roles, allowing American Dad!
Stewart even once spoke about his experience working on the show during an official appearance at the Oxford Union , where he described the process and his appreciation for American Dad!
In many ways, Bullock's development into such a figure can be seen as a mutual evolution of the show as a whole, which, after the initial two seasons, incorporated more unexpected storytelling and a willingness to get weird in a way few mainstream shows will. It even extends beyond Stewart's role as Bullock.
While Stewart appears as Bullock within the highly meta episode, he also appears as himself -- or more accurately as a self-aware parody of himself. He pretends to fall asleep on camera to highlight his acting skills, calls himself a "theatre genius" and admits to eating several of the plays out of sheer jealousy.
Stewart's performance, and the willingness the producers had to embrace this weird and wild character with such a committed thespian, indicate the show's growth from an average animated series into something far more unpredictable, hilarious and enduring. He covers breakouts on comics, film, television, video games, and anime.
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