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Seth MacFarlane
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, comedian, and singer. He is the creator and star of the television series Family Guy and The Orville, and co-creator of the television series American Dad! and The Cleveland Show. He co-wrote, co-produced, directed, and starred in the films Ted, its sequel Ted 2, and A Million Ways to Die in the West.
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entertainment · American actor, animator, filmmaker, and singer (born 1973) · animator · comedian · film director · voice actor · singer · film producer · composer · screenwriter · lyricist · television producer · also Seth MacFarlane, Seth Woodbury MacFarlane, MacFarlane
Born 26 October 1973 · Q188492
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2026· 13 entries
“t really affected me as it maybe could have is I didn”
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“The work of Carl Sagan has been a profound influence in my life, and the life of every individual who recognizes the importance of humanity”
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“I love and am fascinated by exciting orchestration—what you can do with a band that size—and I think in many ways it”
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“s exasperation with the George W. Bush administration. MacFarlane has described the initial seasons of American Dad! as being similar to All in the Family, likening Stan”
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“I spent about six months with no sleep and no life, just drawing like crazy in my kitchen and doing this pilot.”
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“weirdly fascinated by the communion ceremony”
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Yahoo: Ted 3: Seth MacFarlane Comedy Sequel Movie Gets Hopeful Update from Mark Wahlberg
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uDiscoverMusic: Seth MacFarlane Performs Muppets Classics On New Album
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Yahoo: Seth MacFarlane’s American Songbook Obsession Meets The Muppets
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Billboard: ‘Seth MacFarlane Sings The Muppets’ Classic Songs on His New Album: Here’s the Release Date
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Published video “Bein’ Green”.
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collider: Seth MacFarlane Teases 'Family Guy's New 'Stewie' Spin-Off
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2025· 13 entries
Published video “My Buick, My Love and I”.
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Published video “Snow (From White Christmas)”.
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Published video “Two Sleepy People”.
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Decider: Seth MacFarlane Teases Kelly Ripa After Telling Her She’s Had A Different Co-Host “Every Time” He’s Appeared on ‘Live’: “I Think She’s Murdering Them”
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collider: Seth MacFarlane's Most Controversial Series Is Getting 2 More Holiday Specials
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Released album “Lush Life: The Lost Sinatra Arrangements”.
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Published video “Ain'tcha Ever Comin’ Back”.
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Published video “When Joanna Loved Me”.
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Published video “Flying Down To Rio”.
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Published video “A Wonderful Day Like Today”.
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Published video “How Did She Look?”.
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Published video “Arrivederci, Roma”.
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Fox offered MacFarlane a deal, giving him a budget of $50,000 (equivalent to $100,000 in 2025) to produce a pilot that could lead to a series (most episodes of animated prime-time productions cost at least $1 million).
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2024· 1 entry
Deadline.com: Seth MacFarlane Foundation Teams With Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation To Restore Its First-Ever Collection Of Animated Pics
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2023· 2 entries
Released album “We Wish You the Merriest”.
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MacFarlane was co-featured alongside Redman and Statik Selektah on the album track "Self Medication", from Logic's eighth studio album College Park
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2022· 2 entries
Released album “Blue Skies”.
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Released his seventh studio album, Blue Skies
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2021· 1 entry
Released album “Songs From Home”.
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2020· 5 entries
Released album “Great Songs from Stage and Screen”.
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But was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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MacFarlane and Elizabeth Gillies collaborated on a series of songs, eight in total, on a playlist entitled Songs from Home on Spotify
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MacFarlane released his sixth studio album, Great Songs from Stage & Screen, with composer Bruce Broughton, who he works with on The Orville, to compose the album
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Signed a $200 million deal with NBCUniversal to develop television projects for both internal and external networks, including the company's then-developing streaming service Peacock
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2019· 5 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for Family Guy (2019).
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Released album “Once in a While”.
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For his fifth studio album Once in a While, MacFarlane worked with composer Andrew Cottee
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MacFarlane appeared in the Showtime limited series The Loudest Voice
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And was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2020
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2018· 1 entry
Fox announced that a live-action/animated film based on the series is in development
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2017· 4 entries
Released album “In Full Swing”.
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for Family Guy (2017).
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Again featuring songs composed by Joel McNeely
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Appeared in Steven Soderbergh's heist comedy Logan Lucky, alongside Channing Tatum and Adam Driver
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2016· 5 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for Family Guy (2016).
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Recorded the song "Pure Imagination" as a duet with Barbra Streisand for her album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway
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MacFarlane began producing the science fiction comedy-drama series The Orville, in which he stars as Captain Edward "Ed" Mercer
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Was honored by Barbara Sinatra at the 28th annual Frank Sinatra Celebrity Invitational
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Had a voice role in the animated film Sing, as well as serving as a major performer on the film's soundtrack
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2015· 3 entries
Released album “No One Ever Tells You”.
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MacFarlane was hired by the studio
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His third studio album No One Ever Tells You was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
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2014· 7 entries
On Discovery Channel and Science, and globally on November 22, 2014, on BBC World News
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It was announced that MacFarlane would host the Breakthrough Prize ceremony
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Released album “Holiday for Swing!”.
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MacFarlane announced that he wrote a companion novel based on the film's script, which was released on March 4, 2014
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MacFarlane executive produced a two-season, 20-episode series called Blunt Talk for Starz
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“s script, which was released on March 4, 2014. An audio-book version was made available, narrated by Jonathan Frakes. MacFarlane wrote the book on weekends during shooting for the film, partially due to boredom. Music career Record deal and albums In 2010, MacFarlane signed a record deal with Universal Republic Records. He released his debut album, Music Is Better Than Words, in 2011. The album is a big band/standards album drawing on his training in and attraction to”
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Released his second studio album and first Christmas album Holiday for Swing
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2013· 5 entries
Awarded MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo for Ted (2013).
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With a total of 4 seasons and 88 episodes
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And 2014, MacFarlane produced one season of a live-action sitcom called Dads
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And was nominated for Best Original Song for "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from Ted
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“The work of Carl Sagan has been a profound influence in my life, and the life of every individual who recognizes the importance of humanity's ongoing commitment to the exploration of our universe.”
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2012· 3 entries
It was announced that MacFarlane would host the 85th Academy Awards on February 24, 2013
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MacFarlane hosted the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, with musical guest Frank Ocean
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It was announced he would again appear at the Proms with the John Wilson Orchestra in a concert celebrating Broadway musicals
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2011· 4 entries
MacFarlane confirmed that a deal for a Family Guy film had been made, and that he would write it with series co-producer Ricky Blitt
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To work on Ted and other projects, and has only worked with the show as a voice actor since
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MacFarlane stepped away from the series in 2011 to work on Ted and other projects, and has only worked with the show as a voice actor since.
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Released album “Music Is Better Than Words”.
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2010· 4 entries
Reappeared at the Proms with the John Wilson Orchestra in a Christmas concert special
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MacFarlane signed a record deal with Universal Republic Records
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Filled this role for the roast of David Hasselhoff
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Her death was reported by Larry King on his show Larry King Live, who acknowledged a conversation he had with her during an interview with MacFarlane in May 2010.
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2009· 4 entries
MacFarlane was a guest on Real Time with Bill Maher
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MacFarlane began work on the animated series Bordertown
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MacFarlane appeared as a vocalist at the BBC Proms with the John Wilson Orchestra in Prom 22, A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals
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Won the Webby Award for Film & Video Person of the Year
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2008· 4 entries
MacFarlane confirmed plans to produce a theatrically released Family Guy feature film sometime "within the next year"
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After approximately two and a half years of negotiations, MacFarlane reached a $100-million agreement with Fox to keep Family Guy and American Dad
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MacFarlane released a series of webisodes known as Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy with its animated shorts sponsored by Burger King and released weekly
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Created the online series Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
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2007· 2 entries
MacFarlane announced that he might start work on a feature film, although "nothing's official"
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MacFarlane was interviewed on Fox's Talkshow with Spike Feresten, and closed the show by singing the Frank Sinatra song "You Make Me Feel So Young"
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2006· 1 entry
MacFarlane guest starred on Fox's The War at Home as "Hillary's Date", an unnamed 33-year-old man who secretly dates teenaged Hillary in the episode "I Wash My Hands of You"
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2005· 1 entry
And composer Walter Murphy created Family Guy: Live in Vegas
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2002· 2 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for Family Guy (2002).
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MacFarlane appeared in the Gilmore Girls episode "Lorelai's Graduation Day"
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for Family Guy (2000).
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1997· 2 entries
After the success of King of the Hill in 1997, MacFarlane called Kolins once more to ask about a possible second pitch for the series.
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MacFarlane called Kolins once more to ask about a possible second pitch for the series
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1973· 1 entry
Born 1973-10-26.
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1972· 1 entry
And Ann began working in the admissions office at South Kent School in South Kent, Connecticut
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1970· 1 entry
When they lived and worked in Boston, and married later in 1970
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