Seth MacFarlane
☼ Born on 26 December 1973, in Kent, Connecticut, USA
Biography
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane was born in the small New England town of Kent, Connecticut, where he lived with his mother, Ann Perry (Sager), an admissions office worker, his father, Ronald Milton MacFarlane, a prep school teacher, and his sister, Rachael MacFarlane, now a voice actress and singer. He is of English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry, and descends from Mayflower passengers.
Seth attended and studied animation at the Rhode Island School of Design and, after he graduated, he was hired by Hanna-Barbera Productions (Now called Cartoon Network Studios) working as an animator and writer on the TV series Johnny Bravo (1997) and Cow and Chicken (1997). He also worked for Walt Disney Animation as a writer on the TV series Jungle Cubs (1996). He created The Life of Larry (1995) which was originally supposed to be used as an in-between on Mad TV (1995). Unfortunately the deal fell through but, a few months later, executives at FOX called him into their offices and gave him $50,000 to create a pilot for what would eventually become Family Guy (1999).
Since Family Guy's debut, MacFarlane has gone on to create two other television shows-American Dad! (2005) and The Cleveland Show (2009). MacFarlane began to establish himself as an actor, voice actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer throughout his career. MacFarlane has also written, directed and starred in Ted (2012) and its sequel Ted 2 (2015), and A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014). He voiced the
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mouse, Mike, in the animated musical Sing (2016).
In the role of actor
Ted 2 (01/07/2015)
The adventures of the talking teddy bear and his human best friend continues in Ted 2. Things looks happy for Ted (Seth MacFarlane) as he marries his girlfriend Tami-Lynn (Jessica Barth), even though it’s a sad time for John (Mark Wahlberg), who has recently divorced. When Ted and Tami-Lynn try to have a child, Ted’s rights […]
A Million Ways to Die in the West (02/06/2014)
Following the success of his 2012 feature debut Ted, Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy) returns to direct and star in this comedic tale set in the Wild West. Set in the year 1882, in the small town of Old Stump, Arizona, sheep farmer Albert Stark (MacFarlane) tries his best to avoid the many violent confrontations (and […]
Ted (30/06/2012)
Ted is a movie based on a gimmick, though it’s a quite funny gimmick. Most of the comedy in the film is dependent upon the fact that a bunch of lewd and adult acts are being perpetrated by a talking teddy bear. If it wasn’t for this gimmick, the film would end up just being your […]
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (12/07/2008)
When the original Hellboy came out four years ago, I only knew Guillermo del Toro as the guy who directed Blade II and a Spanish-language horror film called The Devil’s Backbone. However, I ended up liking the film so much, that I was excited to see del Toro’s next film Pan’s Labyrinth, which officially made […]
In the role of director
Ted 2 (01/07/2015)
The adventures of the talking teddy bear and his human best friend continues in Ted 2. Things looks happy for Ted (Seth MacFarlane) as he marries his girlfriend Tami-Lynn (Jessica Barth), even though it’s a sad time for John (Mark Wahlberg), who has recently divorced. When Ted and Tami-Lynn try to have a child, Ted’s rights […]
A Million Ways to Die in the West (02/06/2014)
Following the success of his 2012 feature debut Ted, Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy) returns to direct and star in this comedic tale set in the Wild West. Set in the year 1882, in the small town of Old Stump, Arizona, sheep farmer Albert Stark (MacFarlane) tries his best to avoid the many violent confrontations (and […]
Ted (30/06/2012)
Ted is a movie based on a gimmick, though it’s a quite funny gimmick. Most of the comedy in the film is dependent upon the fact that a bunch of lewd and adult acts are being perpetrated by a talking teddy bear. If it wasn’t for this gimmick, the film would end up just being your […]