Editing Seth MacFarlane (section)

{{short description|American actor, animator, filmmaker, and singer (born 1973)}}
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| birth_name         = Seth Woodbury MacFarlane
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1973|10|26}}
| birth_place        = [[Kent, Connecticut]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[Rhode Island School of Design]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|animator|writer|producer|director|comedian|singer}}
| organization       = [[Fuzzy Door Productions]]
| years_active       = 1995–present
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| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Seth MacFarlane|Full list]]
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| label              = {{hlist|[[Universal Republic Records|Universal Republic]]|[[Republic Records|Republic]]|[[Verve Records|Verve]]|[[Fuzzy Door Productions|Fuzzy Door]]}}
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'''Seth Woodbury MacFarlane''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|k|ˈ|f|ɑːr|l|ᵻ|n}}; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer. He is best known as the creator and star of the television series ''[[Family Guy]]'' (since 1999) and ''[[The Orville]]'' (2017–2022), and co-creator of the television series ''[[American Dad!]]'' (since 2005) and ''[[The Cleveland Show]]'' (2009–2013). He also co-wrote, co-produced, directed, and starred in the films ''[[Ted (film)|Ted]]'' (2012) and its sequel ''[[Ted 2]]'' (2015), and ''[[A Million Ways to Die in the West]]'' (2014).

MacFarlane is a graduate of the [[Rhode Island School of Design]] (RISD), where he studied animation.<ref name="ignint">{{cite web |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/429/429628p1.html |title=An Interview with Seth MacFarlane: The creator of ''Family Guy'' discusses his career |website=IGN |date=July 21, 2003 |access-date=December 20, 2007 |archive-date=February 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206214630/http://movies.ign.com/articles/429/429628p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was recruited to Hollywood as an animator and writer for [[Hanna-Barbera]]'s television series ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'' and ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]''; during this time, he created the animated short ''[[The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve|Larry & Steve]]''—a loose precursor of ''Family Guy''—for ''[[What a Cartoon!]]''. In 2008, he created the online series ''[[Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy]]''. MacFarlane has also made guest appearances as an actor on live action shows including ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', ''[[The War at Home (TV series)|The War at Home]]'', and ''[[FlashForward]]''. MacFarlane has won several awards for his work on ''Family Guy'', including five [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]. In 2009, he won the [[Webby Awards|Webby Award]] for Film & Video Person of the Year.

MacFarlane has performed as a vocalist at the [[Hollywood Bowl]], [[Carnegie Hall]], and the [[Royal Albert Hall]]. He has released eight studio albums, in the vein of [[Frank Sinatra]], with influences from [[big band|jazz orchestrations]], and [[Musical film|Hollywood musicals]] beginning with ''[[Music Is Better Than Words]]'' in 2011. MacFarlane has received five [[Grammy Award]] nominations for his work.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/seth-macfarlane|title= Artist Seth MacFarlane|website= Grammy.com|access-date= April 14, 2020}}</ref> He has frequently collaborated with artists such as [[Sara Bareilles]], [[Norah Jones]], and [[Elizabeth Gillies]] on his albums.<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/seth-macfarlane-collaborates-with-norah-jones-sara-bareilles-on-6091812/|title= Seth MacFarlane Collaborates With Norah Jones, Sara Bareilles On Christmas Album|magazine= Billboard|accessdate= August 22, 2022|archive-date= August 22, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220822092312/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/seth-macfarlane-collaborates-with-norah-jones-sara-bareilles-on-6091812/|url-status= live}}</ref> He hosted the [[85th Academy Awards]] in 2013 and was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] for "[[Everybody Needs a Best Friend]]" from ''Ted''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://oscar.go.com/news/uncategorized/seth-macfarlane-emma-stone-announcement|title= Seth MacFarlane Joins Emma Stone to Announce Oscar Nominations|website= Oscars.org|access-date= April 14, 2020|archive-date= August 7, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200807025550/https://oscar.go.com/news/uncategorized/seth-macfarlane-emma-stone-announcement|url-status= live}}</ref>

MacFarlane was executive producer of the [[Neil deGrasse Tyson]]-hosted ''[[Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey]]'', an update of the 1980s [[Cosmos: A Personal Voyage|''Cosmos'' series]] hosted by [[Carl Sagan]].<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/05/arts/television/fox-plans-new-cosmos-with-seth-macfarlane-as-a-producer.html | title = 'Family Guy' Creator Part of 'Cosmos' Update | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = August 5, 2011 | access-date = June 28, 2012 | first = Dave | last = Itzkoff | archive-date = June 30, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120630160028/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/05/arts/television/fox-plans-new-cosmos-with-seth-macfarlane-as-a-producer.html | url-status = live }}</ref> He received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 2019 and was inducted into the [[Television Hall of Fame]] in 2020.