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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
Character:Self - Performer
Release Date:01/12/2024
Music by John Williams
Character:Self - Filmmaker / Vocalist
Release Date:01/11/2024
May the 12th Be with You
Character:Stewie Griffin (voice)
Release Date:09/05/2024
Goodbye Channel 99
Character:The Family Guy
Release Date:26/08/2023
Pencils vs Pixels
Character:Self
Release Date:15/06/2023
Stoner Cats
Character:Reginald
Release Date:29/07/2021
Stoner Cats
Character:Dave
Release Date:29/07/2021
Gwen Stefani: You Make It Feel Like Christmas
Character:Self
Release Date:12/12/2017
Logan Lucky
Character:Max Chilblain
Release Date:17/08/2017
The Truth Is in the Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2017
Sing
Character:Mike (voice)
Release Date:23/11/2016
TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special
Character:Self / Stewie Griffin (voice)
Release Date:07/12/2015
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:06/12/2015
Ted 2
Character:Ted (voice)
Release Date:25/06/2015
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Character:Various (voice) (archive sound)
Release Date:18/11/2014
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Character:Albert
Release Date:22/05/2014
Born Again Virgin Christmas Special
Character:Santa Claus (voice)
Release Date:16/12/2013
Starring Adam West
Character:Self
Release Date:13/03/2013
Movie 43
Character:Seth MacFarlane (segment “The Pitch”)
Release Date:24/01/2013
Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special
Character:Santa Claus (voice)
Release Date:16/12/2012
Ted
Character:Ted (voice)
Release Date:29/06/2012
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:22/04/2012
Seth MacFarlane: Swingin' in Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:30/09/2011
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
Character:Self - Roastmaster
Release Date:19/09/2011
Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump
Character:Self
Release Date:15/03/2011
BBC Swingin' Christmas
Character:Self - Performer
Release Date:25/12/2010
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
Character:Peter Griffin as Han Solo / Stewie Griffin as Darth Vader / Brian Griffin as Chewbacca / Glenn Quagmire as C-3PO / Carter Pewterschmidt as Emperor Palpatine / Roger as Moff Jerjerrod / Tim the Bear as Wickett / Live Studio Ostrich / Pee-wee Herman (voice)
Release Date:21/12/2010
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Character:Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Release Date:19/12/2010
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff
Character:Self - Roastmaster
Release Date:15/08/2010
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!
Character:I.S.R.A.E.L. (aka Intelligent Smart Robotic Animated Eraser Lady) (voice)
Release Date:18/03/2010
Tooth Fairy
Character:Ziggy
Release Date:14/01/2010
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
Character:Self
Release Date:10/01/2010
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Character:Peter Griffin as Han Solo / Brian Griffin as Chewbacca / Stewie Griffin as Darth Vader / Glenn Quagmire as C-3PO / Dr. Elmer Hartman as General Rieekan / Carter Pewterschmidt as Emperor Palpatine / Aaron Sorkin / Cookie Monster / Man / George Takei / Dagobah Man / Commander #2 / Driver / Ringo Starr / Empire Member #2 / Pilot #1 (voice)
Release Date:22/12/2009
Dear Consumer (Robot Chicken's Full-Assed Christmas Special)
Character:Santa Claus / Thor / Atheist Mayor (voice)
Release Date:06/12/2009
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
Character:Self / Various (voice)
Release Date:08/11/2009
BBC Proms - A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals
Character:Self- vocals
Release Date:05/10/2009
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
Character:Peter Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Stan Smith (voice)
Release Date:19/05/2009
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
Character:Mars Vegas Singer (singing voice)
Release Date:06/02/2009
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
Character:Emperor Palpatine / Dr. Ball / Figrin D'an (voice)
Release Date:16/11/2008
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2008
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Character:Johann Krauss (voice)
Release Date:11/07/2008
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
Character:Peter Griffin as Han Solo / Brian Griffin as Chewbacca / Stewie Griffin as Darth Vader / Glenn Quagmire as C-3PO / Tom Tucker as Imperial Newscaster / Carter Pewterschmidt as Uncle Owen / Safeguard #1 / Italian #2 / White Guard #2 (voice)
Release Date:21/01/2008
Robot Chicken's Half-Assed Christmas Special
Character:Aslan / Hermey the Elf / Santa Claus / Narrator (voice)
Release Date:09/12/2007
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Character:Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Release Date:17/07/2007
Life Is Short
Character:Dr. Ned
Release Date:01/09/2006
Robot Chicken's Christmas Special
Character:Hermey the Elf / Jesus Christ (voice)
Release Date:22/12/2005
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
Character:Stewie Griffin / Various Characters (voice)
Release Date:23/07/2005
American Dad: The New CIA
Character:Stan Smith / Roger (voice)
Release Date:08/04/2005
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
Character:Peter Griffin / Brian / Stewie / Quagmire / additional (voice)
Release Date:21/12/2001
Larry and Steve
Character:Larry/Steve (voice)
Release Date:05/02/1997
Return of the Sun Devil
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1996
The Life of Larry
Character:Seth MacFarlane / Larry Cummings / Steve / Lois Cummings / Man in Underwear / Captain Kirk / Mr. Spock / Sulu / Ensign Skippee / British Man / Jeremy / Tom Hanks / Alex Trebek / Preacher / God (voice)
Release Date:26/06/1995
Television Appearances
ted
Character:Ted (voice)
Hart to Heart
Character:Self
Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane
Character:Self - Host
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
The Loudest Voice
Character:Brian Lewis
The Orville
Character:Capt. Ed Mercer
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Character:Self
The Cowboy
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
Delirium
Character:Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Quagmire (archive footage)
Sock or Hat?
Character:Self - Contestant
Cosmos
Character:Giordano Bruno (voice)
Cosmos
Character:(voice)
Cosmos
Character:President Harry S. Truman (voice)
Cosmos
Character:Sherwood Rowland (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Conan
Character:Self
The Cleveland Show
Character:Tim the Bear (voice)
FlashForward
Character:FBI Agent
FlashForward
Character:Agent Jake Curdy
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
Character:Various Characters (voice)
Phineas and Ferb
Character:Jeff McGarland (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
Character:
Yin Yang Yo!
Character:The Manotaur (voice)
Bones
Character:Stewie Griffin (voice)
The War at Home
Character:Hillary's Date
Too Late with Adam Carolla
Character:
Robot Chicken
Character:
Robot Chicken
Character:Santa Claus (voice)
Robot Chicken
Character:Seth MacFarlane / Mark L. Walberg / Trojan Man (voice)
Robot Chicken
Character:Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Robot Chicken
Character:Lion-O / Dan / Narrator(voice)
American Dad!
Character:Stan Smith / Roger (voice)
Complete Savages
Character:
The Pitts
Character:Radio Announcer (voice)
The Pitts
Character:Movie Dad (voice) / Son (voice)
Real Time with Bill Maher
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
3-South
Character:
Star Trek: Enterprise
Character:Engineer
Star Trek: Enterprise
Character:Ensign Rivers
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Character:Wayne "The Brain" McClain (voice)
Gilmore Girls
Character:Zach
Teen Choice Awards
Character:Self
Futurama
Character:Seymour (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Glenn Quagmire / Tom Tucker (voice)
The View
Character:Self - Guest
The View
Character:Self
The Daily Show
Character:Self
MADtv
Character:Seth MacFarlane / Peter Griffin
What a Cartoon!
Character:Larry / Steve (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Ben (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
The Oscars
Character:Self - Host
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