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Seth MacFarlane
13 FOLLOWERS • 74 CREDITS • OCT 26, 1973 • 50
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
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Saturday Night Live
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Bones
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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The Oscars
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
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The Simpsons
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Real Time with Bill Maher
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The Daily Show
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The Graham Norton Show
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Star Trek: Enterprise
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Futurama
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MADtv
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Phineas and Ferb
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Too Late with Adam Carolla
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Teen Choice Awards
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Hart to Heart
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Carpool Karaoke: The Series
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force
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Gilmore Girls
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Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps
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Cars on the Road
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Saltburn
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Music by John Williams
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Robot Chicken
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Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
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Movie 43
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Robot Chicken: Star Wars
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The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!
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Logan Lucky
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The Cleveland Show
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Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army
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Crash Canyon
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The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
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The Loudest Voice
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Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
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Ted
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Sing
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Ted 2
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Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
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Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump
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Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
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A Million Ways to Die in the West
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Family Guy
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American Dad!
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Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
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Family Guy Presents... Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
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Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane
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Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
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ted
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The Orville
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Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
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Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Production Credits
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The End Is Nye
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Good Times
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American Dad!
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The 'Burbs
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The Cleveland Show
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A Million Ways to Die in the West
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Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
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The Orville
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Ted 2
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Family Guy Presents... Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
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Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
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Untitled Naked Gun Reboot
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Ted
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Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
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ted
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Family Guy
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Books of Blood
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