
Seth MacFarlane
Department: Acting
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

Born Again Virgin Christmas Special
2013

Robot Chicken's Christmas Special
2005

Dear Consumer (Robot Chicken's Full-Assed Christmas Special)
2009

Robot Chicken's Half-Assed Christmas Special
2007

Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special
2012

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008

Tooth Fairy
2010

Robot Chicken: Star Wars
2007

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
2008

Life Is Short
2006

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
2005

TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
2015

FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010

Ted
2012

Seth MacFarlane: Swingin' in Concert
2011

Pencils vs Pixels
2023

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
2008

Starring Adam West
2013

A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014

Ted 2
2015

Goodbye Channel 99
2023

The Life of Larry
1995

Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
2010

Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
2011

Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
2009

Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump
2011

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
2010

Return of the Sun Devil
1996

Sing
2016

Movie 43
2013

Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
2015

May the 12th Be with You
2024

Logan Lucky
2017

Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
2014

Music by John Williams
2024

Larry and Steve
1997

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
2009

The Truth Is in the Stars
2017

The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!
2010

The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2010

Gwen Stefani: You Make It Feel Like Christmas
2017

A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
2001

Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
2009

Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
2009

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
2008

American Dad: The New CIA
2005

BBC Swingin' Christmas
2010

The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
2024

BBC Proms - A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals
2009

Stoner Cats
2021

Stoner Cats
2021

Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
2008

Talkshow with Spike Feresten
2006

Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000

Star Trek: Enterprise
2001

3-South
2002

American Dad!
2005

Family Guy
1999

Robot Chicken
2005

The Daily Show
1996

Complete Savages
2004

Too Late with Adam Carolla
2005

MADtv
1995

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015

Gilmore Girls
2000

Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
2008

FlashForward
2009

The Cleveland Show
2009

Teen Choice Awards
1999

Saturday Night Live
1975

FlashForward
2009

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015

Cosmos
2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

Phineas and Ferb
2007

Cosmos
2014

The Orville
2017

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015

Cosmos
2014

What a Cartoon!
1995

Cosmos
2014

Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017

The View
1997

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

The Pitts
2003

The Pitts
2003

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014

Delirium
2014

Star Trek: Enterprise
2001

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

Hart to Heart
2021

ted
2024

Yin Yang Yo!
2006

Robot Chicken
2005

Sock or Hat?
2014

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003

The View
1997

Entertainment Tonight
1981

Bones
2005

The Graham Norton Show
2007

The Simpsons
1989

Futurama
1999

The Oscars
1953

Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane
2020

The Loudest Voice
2019

Conan
2010

The Cowboy
2016

Robot Chicken
2005

Robot Chicken
2005

Ted: The Animated Series
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Robot Chicken
2005

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

The War at Home
2005

Cosmos: Mundos Posibles
2020

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

ted
2024

Stewie
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Robot Chicken
2005

Robot Chicken
2005