Seth MacFarlane
Acting
- Born:
- 1973-10-26
- Place of birth:
- Kent, Connecticut, USA
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
Filmography
Robot Chicken: The Movie
TED: The Animated Series
Who Is Martin Mull?
Family Guy Happy Hell-o-ween
Family Guy: Peter, Peter Pumpkin Cheater
Family Guy: A Little Fright Music
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
Music by John Williams
May the 12th Be with You
ted
Goodbye Channel 99
Pencils vs Pixels
Hart to Heart
Stoner Cats
The Drew Barrymore Show
Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Loudest Voice
Gwen Stefani: You Make It Feel Like Christmas
The Orville
Logan Lucky
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
The Truth Is in the Stars
Sing
The Cowboy
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Ted 2
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Delirium
Sock or Hat?
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Cosmos
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Starring Adam West
Movie 43
Ted
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Seth MacFarlane: Swingin' in Concert
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump
BBC Swingin' Christmas
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
Conan
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!
Tooth Fairy
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
BBC Proms - A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals
The Cleveland Show
FlashForward
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
Phineas and Ferb
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
The Graham Norton Show
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
Life Is Short
Yin Yang Yo!
Bones
The War at Home
Too Late with Adam Carolla
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
American Dad: The New CIA
Robot Chicken
American Dad!
Complete Savages
The Pitts
Real Time with Bill Maher
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
3-South
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
Star Trek: Enterprise
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Gilmore Girls
Teen Choice Awards
Futurama
Family Guy
The View
Larry and Steve
The Daily Show
Return of the Sun Devil
MADtv
The Life of Larry
What a Cartoon!
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Simpsons
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Entertainment Tonight
Saturday Night Live
The Oscars
Construção
Stewie
Star Wars Detours