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Seth MacFarlane
Kent, Connecticut, USA
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…
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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.
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2026
The X Protocol
TV show Animation
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2026
Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff
Movie Producer
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2026
The 'Burbs
TV show Executive Producer
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2025
The Naked Gun
Movie Producer
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2024
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
Movie Self - Performer
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2024
Music by John Williams
Movie Self - Filmmaker / Vocalist
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2024
May the 12th Be with You
Movie Stewie Griffin (voice)
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2024
Good Times
TV show Executive Producer
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2024
ted
TV show Ted (voice)
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2023
Goodbye Channel 99
Movie The Family Guy
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2023
Pencils vs Pixels
Movie Self
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2022
The End Is Nye
TV show Executive Producer
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2021
Hart to Heart
TV show Self
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2021
Stoner Cats
Movie Reginald
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2020
Books of Blood
Movie Executive Producer
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2020
The Drew Barrymore Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2020
Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane
TV show Self - Host
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2019
The Loudest Voice
TV show Brian Lewis
- 2017
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2017
The Orville
TV show Capt. Ed Mercer
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2017
Logan Lucky
Movie Max Chilblain
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2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV show Self
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2017
The Truth Is in the Stars
Movie Self
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2016
Sing
Movie Mike (voice)
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2016
The Cowboy
TV show Self
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2016
Bordertown
TV show Executive Producer
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2015
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
Movie Self / Stewie Griffin (voice)
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2015
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
Movie Self
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2015
This Changes Everything
Movie Executive Producer
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self - Guest
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2015
Blunt Talk
TV show Executive Producer
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2015
Ted 2
Movie Ted (voice)
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2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
TV show Self
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2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV show Self - Guest
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2014
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Movie Various (voice) (archive sound)
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2014
Delirium
TV show Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Quagmire (archive footage)
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2014
Sock or Hat?
TV show Self - Contestant
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2014
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Movie Albert
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2014
Cosmos
TV show Giordano Bruno (voice)
