Seth MacFarlane
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.
106 acting credits · 11 directing credits
Acting · 106
The Simpsons
1989
Family Guy
1999
Bones
2005
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
American Dad!
2005
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Saturday Night Live
1975
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Conan
2010
Gilmore Girls
2000
Phineas and Ferb
2007
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Futurama
1999
The View
1997
Robot Chicken
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
The Orville
2017
ted
2024
Ted 2
2015
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020
The Cleveland Show
2009
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
2000
The Oscars
1953
Ted
2012
FlashForward
2009
Cosmos
2014
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
Yin Yang Yo!
2006
What a Cartoon!
1995
Sing
2016
The War at Home
2005
Entertainment Tonight
1981
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
Complete Savages
2004
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008
Movie 43
2013
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
Hart to Heart
2021
Logan Lucky
2017
The Loudest Voice
2019
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
2008
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
2006
The Pitts
2003
Tooth Fairy
2010
Delirium
2014
Too Late with Adam Carolla
2005
3-South
2002
Sock or Hat?
2014
May the 12th Be with You
2024
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
2010
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
2005
MADtv
1995
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
2009
Music by John Williams
2024
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
2015
The Cowboy
2016
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
2009
Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane
2020
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
2007
Ted: The Animated Series
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Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
2010
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
2009
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
2007
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
2008
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2010
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!
2010
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
2009
Teen Choice Awards
1999
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
2001
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
2011
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
2014
Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump
2011
Pencils vs Pixels
2023
Dear Consumer (Robot Chicken's Full-Assed Christmas Special)
2009
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
2015
Life Is Short
2006
American Dad: The New CIA
2005
Robot Chicken's Half-Assed Christmas Special
2007
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
2008
Born Again Virgin Christmas Special
2013
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
2024
The Truth Is in the Stars
2017
Stoner Cats
2021
Stewie
—
Robot Chicken's Christmas Special
2005
Starring Adam West
2013
Gwen Stefani: You Make It Feel Like Christmas
2017
Goodbye Channel 99
2023
Cosmos: Mundos Posibles
2020
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
2008
Seth MacFarlane: Swingin' in Concert
2011
Larry and Steve
1997
BBC Proms - A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals
2009
The Life of Larry
1995
Return of the Sun Devil
1996
Construção
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BBC Swingin' Christmas
2010
Directing · 11
Family Guy
1999
The Orville
2017
ted
2024
Ted 2
2015
Ted
2012
What a Cartoon!
1995
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
American Dad: The New CIA
2005
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
2008
Larry and Steve
1997
The Life of Larry
1995