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Seth MacFarlane

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Biography

Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26, 1973) is an American animator, writer, comedian, producer, actor, singer, voice actor, and director best known for creating the animated sitcoms Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show, for which he also voices many of the shows' various characters. A native of Kent, Connecticut, MacFarlane is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, where he studied animation, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. He was an animator and writer for Hanna-Barbera for several television shows, including Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken and Dexter's Laboratory, before creating his own series for 20th Century Fox entitled Family Guy in 1999. MacFarlane would go on to co-create American Dad! in 2005, The Winner in 2007 and The Cleveland Show in 2009 for 20th Century Fox. As an actor, he has made guest appearances on shows such as Gilmore Girls, The War at Home and FlashForward. MacFarlane's interest in science fiction and fantasy has led to cameo and guest appearances on Star Trek: Enterprise and voicing the character of Johann Kraus in Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II: The Golden Army. In 2008, he created his own YouTube series entitled Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy. As a performer, MacFarlane has sung at several venues, including Carnegie and Royal Albert Hall. MacFarlane has won several awards for his work on Family Guy, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and an Annie Award. In 2009, he won the Webby Award for Film & Video Person of the Year. He has been a subject of criticism from television watchdog groups, such as the Parents Television Council, who regularly condemn Family Guy for its indecency. He occasionally speaks at universities and colleges throughout the United States, and is a supporter of gay rights. On the February 10, 2011 episode of the TBS variety nighttime talk-show series Conan, MacFarlane announced he is directing his first feature-length film, Ted. The film stars Mark Wahlberg as an adult, who as a child, wished his teddy bear would come to life. MacFarlane will be the voice and motion capture for the bear.

Overview

Known For

Saturday Night Live

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Bones

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Oscars

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Simpsons

Real Time with Bill Maher

The Daily Show

The Graham Norton Show

Star Trek: Enterprise

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Entertainment Tonight

Futurama

MADtv

Phineas and Ferb

Too Late with Adam Carolla

Teen Choice Awards

Hart to Heart

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Gilmore Girls

Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps

Cars on the Road

Movie 43

Saltburn

Music by John Williams

Robot Chicken

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

Robot Chicken: Star Wars

Logan Lucky

The Cleveland Show

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!

The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!

Crash Canyon

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

Sing

BBC Swingin' Christmas

The Loudest Voice

Ted

Ted 2

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump

A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas

American Dad: The New CIA

Family Guy: Up Late with Stewie & Brian

Ted: The Animated Series

Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen

Family Guy

Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie

Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane

American Dad!

ted

Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

A Million Ways to Die in the West

Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show

The Orville

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!

Production Credits

The Naked Gun