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An actor that keeps popping up, a good luck charm, a muse.
Grimes has been with MacFarlane sinceAmerican Dad, playing teen dweebus Steve.
First and foremost, hes one of my best friends, Grimes told Vulture onTedred carpet.
We were friends first, and he said You wanna doAmerican Dad?
From there, Grimes also came aboardThe Orvilleas the ships helmsman.
MacFarlane said that the collaboration works so well because they hear the script with the same music.
When you put something on the page, they know exactly how youre hearing it in your head.
He is one of those actors, MacFarlane told Vulture.
Grimes said that, originally, there was no plan to include him in theTedfam.
He would bring me over to his house, and show me auditions of who he wanted.
I wasnt even thought of, he said.
We werent talking about that.
MacFarlane wasnt thinking of Grimes in the role of Matty, an angry and pretty racist drunk.
Im nothing like this guy, and he knew it.
So thats why he didnt want me at first, Grimes said.
I said Well, thats what we do as actors.
Give me a shot to create something.
