<Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> American </Td> </Tr> <P> Cleveland Orenthal Brown Sr. is a fictional character from the animated television series Family Guy, and its spin - off series The Cleveland Show . He is voiced by Mike Henry . In the first seven seasons of Family Guy, Cleveland is a frequently recurring character . As one of Peter Griffin's neighbors and friends, Cleveland is also one of the few recurring African American characters on the show . He was conceived during the seventh - inning stretch of a Cleveland Indians game . His established profession was that of a deli owner . </P> <P> In the earlier seasons of Family Guy, Cleveland frequently appeared alongside his wife Loretta Brown (voiced by Alex Borstein), until their divorce was portrayed in the Family Guy season 4 episode "The Cleveland--Loretta Quagmire". The pilot episode of The Cleveland Show depicts Cleveland's farewell to the familiar characters and settings of Family Guy . The Cleveland Show establishes its setting of Stoolbend, Virginia as Cleveland's childhood home town, and introduces a new family and set of characters supporting Cleveland as lead . Following The Cleveland Show's cancellation in 2013, Cleveland returned to Family Guy . </P> <P> Cleveland is usually depicted as exceedingly peaceful, patient, and sweet, and only on rare occasions has he been known to lose his temper and resort to violence . However, Cleveland gets visibly annoyed with racist behavior . He 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 . A flashback in the episode "Death Lives" shows that Peter Griffin met Cleveland in the 1970s, when Cleveland already spoke in the slow manner that he is known for . Likewise, in the premiere of his spin - off, it is revealed that Cleveland talked in a slow manner when he was in high school . In the fourth season episode "Blind Ambition", an out - of - continuity flashback depicts Cleveland as a fast - talking auctioneer when a totem pole falls over onto his head, resulting in a slower rate of speech . </P>

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