Seth MacFarlane
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Seth Woodbury MacFarlane is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer. He is the creator and star of the television series Family Guy and The Orville, and co-creator of the television series American Dad! and The Cleveland Show. He also co-wrote, co-produced, directed, and starred in the films Ted, its sequel Ted 2, and A Million Ways to Die in the West.
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Seth Woodbury MacFarlane is an American animator, comedian, film director, and voice actor. Born in Kent in 1973, he was educated at the Rhode Island School of Design. He began his work period in 1995 and is employed by Cartoon Network Studios. MacFarlane is a member of the Democratic Party and the Writers Guild of America West. He resides in Beverly Hills.
His voice type is baritone, and he speaks, writes, and uses English as his native language. MacFarlane has received an MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo, a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is associated with record labels including Fuzzy Door Productions, Republic Records, and Verve Records. His sibling is Rachael MacFarlane.
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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,…
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- May the 12th Be with You — Stewie Griffin (voice)2024
- Music by John Williams — Self - Filmmaker / Vocalist2024
- The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular — Self - Performer2024
- ted — Ted (voice)2024
- ted — Bill Clinton (uncredited)2024
- Pencils vs Pixels — Self2023
- Goodbye Channel 99 — The Family Guy2023
- Stoner Cats — Reginald2021
- Stoner Cats — Dave2021
- Hart to Heart — Self2021
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Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (/məkˈfɑːrlɪn/; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer. He is the creator and star of the television series Family Guy and The Orville, and co-creator of the television series American Dad! and The Cleveland Show. He co-wrote, co-produced, directed, and starred in the films Ted, its sequel Ted 2, and A Million Ways to Die in the West.
MacFarlane is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he studied animation. He was recruited as an animator and writer for Hanna-Barbera's television series Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken and Dexter's Laboratory. During this time, he created the animated short Larry & Steve—a loose precursor of Family Guy—for Fred Seibert's What a Cartoon!. In 2008, he created the online series Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy. MacFarlane has made guest appearances as an actor on live action shows including Gilmore Girls, Star Trek: Enterprise, The War at Home, and FlashForward. MacFarlane has won several awards for his work on Family Guy, including five Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2009, he won the Webby Award for Film & Video Person of the Year.
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