Lionel Brockman Richie (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer who has sold (solo or as group member) more than 100 million records. His daughter is Nicole Richie.
In "Stewie Kills Lois", he appeared in non-animated form on the album cover of Can't Slow Down. Peter gave the album to Lois as a birthday present, hoping that the album has much of an impact on her as it did on him. While affected emotionally by Richie's song "Hello", he repeated asks to know who hurt him, which eventually lulls him to sleep.
Lionel collects a royalty check when Vladimir Putin asks Peter "Hello, is it me you're looking for?" in "Petey IV".