Seth MacFarlane
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1973-10-26
Place of Birth
Kent, Connecticut, USA
Seth MacFarlane
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.
Also Known For
Born Again Virgin Christmas Special
Dec 16, 2013
Robot Chicken's Christmas Special
Dec 22, 2005
Dear Consumer (Robot Chicken's Full-Assed Christmas Special)
Dec 06, 2009
Robot Chicken's Half-Assed Christmas Special
Dec 09, 2007
Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special
Dec 16, 2012
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Jul 11, 2008
Tooth Fairy
Jan 14, 2010
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Jul 17, 2007
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
Nov 16, 2008
Life Is Short
Sep 01, 2006
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
Jul 23, 2005
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
Dec 07, 2015
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Apr 22, 2012
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Dec 19, 2010
Ted
Jun 29, 2012
Seth MacFarlane: Swingin' in Concert
Sep 30, 2011
Pencils vs Pixels
Jun 15, 2023
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Nov 11, 2008
Starring Adam West
Mar 13, 2013
A Million Ways to Die in the West
May 22, 2014
Ted 2
Jun 25, 2015
Goodbye Channel 99
Aug 26, 2023
The Life of Larry
Jun 26, 1995
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
Dec 21, 2010
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
Sep 19, 2011
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
Nov 08, 2009
Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump
Mar 15, 2011
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
Aug 15, 2010
Return of the Sun Devil
Jan 01, 1996
Sing
Nov 23, 2016
Movie 43
Jan 24, 2013
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
Dec 06, 2015
May the 12th Be with You
May 09, 2024
Logan Lucky
Aug 17, 2017
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Nov 18, 2014
Music by John Williams
Nov 01, 2024
Larry and Steve
Feb 05, 1997
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
Feb 06, 2009
The Truth Is in the Stars
May 01, 2017
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!
Mar 18, 2010
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
Jan 10, 2010
Gwen Stefani: You Make It Feel Like Christmas
Dec 12, 2017
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
Dec 21, 2001
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
May 19, 2009
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Dec 22, 2009
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
Jan 21, 2008
American Dad: The New CIA
Apr 08, 2005
BBC Swingin' Christmas
Dec 25, 2010
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
Dec 01, 2024
BBC Proms - A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals
Oct 05, 2009
Stoner Cats
Jul 29, 2021
Stoner Cats
Jul 29, 2021
And Then There Were Fewer
Sep 26, 2010
And Then There Were Fewer
Sep 26, 2010
And Then There Were Fewer
Sep 26, 2010
And Then There Were Fewer
Sep 26, 2010
Family Guy: Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Cheater
Oct 14, 2024
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
Sep 16, 2006
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Dec 30, 2000
Star Trek: Enterprise
Sep 26, 2001
3-South
Nov 07, 2002
American Dad!
Feb 06, 2005
Family Guy
Jan 31, 1999
Robot Chicken
Feb 20, 2005
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
Complete Savages
Sep 24, 2004
Too Late with Adam Carolla
Aug 08, 2005
MADtv
Oct 14, 1995
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
Gilmore Girls
Oct 05, 2000
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
Sep 10, 2008
FlashForward
Sep 24, 2009
The Cleveland Show
Sep 27, 2009
Teen Choice Awards
Aug 01, 1999
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
FlashForward
Sep 24, 2009
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Apr 20, 2015
Cosmos
Mar 09, 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
Phineas and Ferb
Aug 17, 2007
Cosmos
Mar 09, 2014
The Orville
Sep 10, 2017
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Mar 23, 2015
Cosmos
Mar 09, 2014
What a Cartoon!
Feb 20, 1995
Cosmos
Mar 09, 2014
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Aug 08, 2017
The View
Aug 11, 1997
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Sep 09, 2019
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
The Pitts
Mar 30, 2003
The Pitts
Mar 30, 2003
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
Delirium
Jun 20, 2014
Star Trek: Enterprise
Sep 26, 2001
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jul 16, 2009
Hart to Heart
Aug 05, 2021
ted
Jan 11, 2024
Yin Yang Yo!
Aug 26, 2006
Sock or Hat?
Jun 13, 2014
Real Time with Bill Maher
Feb 21, 2003
The View
Aug 11, 1997
Entertainment Tonight
Sep 15, 1981
Bones
Sep 13, 2005
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
The Simpsons
Dec 17, 1989
Futurama
Mar 28, 1999
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane
May 11, 2020
The Loudest Voice
Jun 30, 2019
Conan
Nov 08, 2010
The Cowboy
Jan 23, 2016
Robot Chicken
Feb 20, 2005
Robot Chicken
Feb 20, 2005
Ted: The Animated Series