Randall Darius "Randy" Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American bassist, singer, record producer, music manager, and former A&R executive. He is best known as a judge on American Idol and Executive Producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. Jackson has won Grammy Award as a producer. He left American Idol after the twelfth season, being the final original judge to be on the show.
He appears as himself in "Lois Kills Stewie" with American Idol co-judges Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell, judging Stewie Griffin's audition.
Peter relays a report to Lois that Randy is really a big sea turtle in human clothes in "Take My Wife".