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.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
Bones
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Oscars
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Late Show with James Corden
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
Robot Chicken
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Gilmore Girls
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps
Cars on the Road
Movie 43
Saltburn
Music by John Williams
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 Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
Crash Canyon
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Ted
BBC Swingin' Christmas
Sing
The Loudest Voice
Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump
Ted 2
American Dad!
Ted: The Animated Series
A Million Ways to Die in the West
ted
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
The Orville
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
Family Guy
Family Guy: Up Late with Stewie & Brian
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
American Dad: The New CIA
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
Production Credits
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
Ted: The Animated Series
Books of Blood
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
The 'Burbs
ted
The Orville
The Cleveland Show
The Naked Gun
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Family Guy
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Good Times
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
American Dad!
The End Is Nye
Ted
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
American Dad: The New CIA
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
Ted 2
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