Seth MacFarlane Brief Biography

Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, voice actor, animator, screenwriter, comedian, producer, director, and singer. He is the creator of Family Guy (1999-present) and co-creator of American Dad! (2005-present) and The Cleveland Show (2009-present), 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, Dexter's Laboratory and I Am Weasel before creating his own series for 20th Century Fox called Family Guy in 1999. MacFarlane went on to co-create American Dad! in 2005, and The Cleveland Show in 2009 for Fox. He also went on to serve as executive producer on the Fox sitcom The Winner.

Seth MacFarlane News

• Seth MacFarlane announces he won't host Oscars again
• Seth MacFarlane and Emilia Clarke reportedly break up
• Tina Fey says she won't host Oscars awards if asked