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.
Filmography
all 118
TV Shows 62
Movies 56
self 46
Voice 12
Producer 11
Writer 5
Director 1
Untitled Naked Gun Reboot (2025)
Good Times (2024)
ted (2024)
91st Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center (2023)
Goodbye Channel 99 (2023)
Pencils Vs Pixels (2023)
The End Is Nye (2022)
Hart to Heart (2021)
Stoner Cats (2021)
Books of Blood (2020)
Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane (2020)
Seat at the Table with Anand Giridharadas (2020)
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
The Loudest Voice (2019)
Gwen Stefani: You Make It Feel Like Christmas (2017)
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic! (2017)
The Orville (2017)
Logan Lucky (2017)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017)
The Truth Is in the Stars (2017)
Sing (2016)
Bordertown (2016)
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special (2015)
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert (2015)
This Changes Everything (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Blunt Talk (2015)
Ted 2 (2015)
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials (2014)
Delirium (2014)
Sock or Hat? (2014)
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
Cosmos (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Born Again Virgin Christmas Special (2013)
Resistance Is Futile - Assimilating Star Trek: The Next Generation (2013)
Starring Adam West (2013)
Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special (2012)
Ted (2012)
FOX 25th Anniversary Special (2012)
Seth MacFarlane: Swingin' in Concert (2011)
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen (2011)
Rove LA (2011)
Angelina Ballerina: The Shining Star Trophy (2011)
Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump (2011)
BBC Swingin' Christmas (2010)
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap! (2010)
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III (2010)
Family Guy Presents: Road to the North Pole (2010)
Conan (2010)
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff (2010)
The Kilborn File (2010)
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! (2010)
Tooth Fairy (2010)
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice! (2010)
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (2009)
Dear Consumer (Robot Chicken's Full-Assed Christmas Special) (2009)
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show (2009)
BBC Proms - A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals (2009)
The Cleveland Show (2009)
FlashForward (2009)
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009)
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008)
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon (2008)
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (2008)
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (2008)
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas (2008)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest (2008)
Robot Chicken's Half-Assed Christmas Special (2007)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie (2007)
Phineas and Ferb (2007)
Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007)
Hey Paula (2007)
The Winner (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Talkshow with Spike Feresten (2006)
Life Is Short (2006)
Yin Yang Yo! (2006)
Robot Chicken's Christmas Special (2005)
Iconoclasts (2005)
Bones (2005)
Too Late with Adam Carolla (2005)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
American Dad!: The New CIA (2005)
Robot Chicken (2005)
American Dad! (2005)
The Pitts (2003)
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
3-South (2002)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000)
Gilmore Girls (2000)
Teen Choice Awards (1999)
Futurama (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
Cow and Chicken (1997)
The View (1997)
Johnny Bravo (1997)
Larry and Steve (1997)
Jungle Cubs (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
MADtv (1995)
The Life of Larry (1995)
What a Cartoon (1995)
The Simpsons (1989)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
The Oscars (1953)
Star Wars Detours
Untitled Carl Sagan Documentary
The Family Guy Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1973-10-26 (50 years old)
Birth NameSeth Woodbury MacFarlane
Birth PlaceKent, Connecticut, United States of America
Religionatheism
Height1.78-meter
MotherAnn Perry Sager
SiblingsRachael MacFarlane, Spencer Laudiero
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesLos Angeles, United States of America
Also Known AsSeth Woodbury MacFarlane, Seth Mac Farlane, Seth McFarlane, سيث ماكفارلن, 塞思·麦克法兰, Сет МакФарлейн, セス・マクファーレン, 세스 맥팔레인, Σεθ Γούντμπερι ΜακΦάρλαν, Σεθ ΜακΦάρλαν
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
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