Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (/mÉ™kˈfÉ'Ë rlɪn/; born October 26, 1973)
is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian,
and singer. MacFarlane is the creator of the TV series Family Guy
(1999â€"present) and The Orville (2017â€"present), and co-creator of
the TV series American Dad! (2005â€"present) and The Cleveland Show
(2009â€"2013). He also wrote, directed, and starred in the films Ted
(2012), its sequel Ted 2 (2015), and A Million Ways to Die in the West
(2014).MacFarlane is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design,
where he studied animation. Recruited to Hollywood, he was an animator
and writer for Hanna-Barbera for several television series, including
Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken, Dexter's Laboratory, I Am Weasel, and
Larry & Steve. He made several guest appearances on TV series such as
Gilmore Girls, The War at Home, Star Trek: Enterprise, and
FlashForward. In 2008, he created his own YouTube series titled Seth
MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy. He won several awards for
his work on Family Guy, including five Primetime Emmy Awards and an
Annie Award. In 2009, he won the Webby Award for Film & Video Person
of the Year.MacFarlane has performed as a singer at Carnegie Hall in
New York and the Royal Albert Hall in London. He has released six
studio albums, in the same vein of his musical idol Frank Sinatra,
beginning with Music Is Better Than Words in 2011. MacFarlane has been
nominated for five Grammy Awards for his musical work. He hosted the
85th Academy Awards in 2013 and was also nominated for Best Original
Song for the song "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from Ted.
is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian,
and singer. MacFarlane is the creator of the TV series Family Guy
(1999â€"present) and The Orville (2017â€"present), and co-creator of
the TV series American Dad! (2005â€"present) and The Cleveland Show
(2009â€"2013). He also wrote, directed, and starred in the films Ted
(2012), its sequel Ted 2 (2015), and A Million Ways to Die in the West
(2014).MacFarlane is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design,
where he studied animation. Recruited to Hollywood, he was an animator
and writer for Hanna-Barbera for several television series, including
Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken, Dexter's Laboratory, I Am Weasel, and
Larry & Steve. He made several guest appearances on TV series such as
Gilmore Girls, The War at Home, Star Trek: Enterprise, and
FlashForward. In 2008, he created his own YouTube series titled Seth
MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy. He won several awards for
his work on Family Guy, including five Primetime Emmy Awards and an
Annie Award. In 2009, he won the Webby Award for Film & Video Person
of the Year.MacFarlane has performed as a singer at Carnegie Hall in
New York and the Royal Albert Hall in London. He has released six
studio albums, in the same vein of his musical idol Frank Sinatra,
beginning with Music Is Better Than Words in 2011. MacFarlane has been
nominated for five Grammy Awards for his musical work. He hosted the
85th Academy Awards in 2013 and was also nominated for Best Original
Song for the song "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from Ted.
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