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Seth MacFarlane

Seth MacFarlane
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, voice actor, animator, screenwriter, comedian, producer, director and singer, 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 Including Robot Chicken With Friend and Director Seth Green.
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 entitled Family Guy in 1999. MacFarlane went on to co-create American Dad! in 2005, The Winner in 2007 and The Cleveland Show in 2009 for 20th Century Fox



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Seth MacFarlane - news / articles



  • Seth MacFarlane criticised for Lou Gehrig joke in Ted - 5 July 2012
    -Seth MacFarlane's hit new comedy Ted has come under fire from health campaigners over a joke linked to motor neurone disease.-Mark Wahlberg stars in MacFarlane's directorial debut, in which the writer also voices a wise-cracking, foul-mouthed teddy bear.- In one scene,


  • MacFarlane's Flintstones faces delay - 13 April 2012
    -Seth MacFarlane fans face an extended wait for his new The Flintstones reboot after the series was put on hold.-The animated show has been shelved while the Family Guy creator works on other projects, including his cartoons American Dad! and The Cleveland Show as well a

Seth MacFarlane - what members say


  • Family Guy - Freakin' Sweet Collection
  • Family Guy - Freakin' Sweet Collection review by williamsgwynfa from gwaenysgor in flintshire
    Rated - 5.0 stars superb 13 April 2007
    ...lly enjoyed this dvd. on this DVD you get five episodes, that are handpicked by Seth MacFarlane as his favourites. also on it are Seth MacFarlane's views on these special ep...   Read customer review

Seth MacFarlane - filmography


  • Ted - Blu-ray (2012)
    Starring: Giovanni Ribisi,  Mark Wahlberg,  Joel McHale
    Director: Seth MacFarlane
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Comedy directed and co-written by 'Family Guy' creator Seth MacFarlane. Mark Wahlberg stars as John, a man whose Christmas wish as a child was that his teddy bear, Ted (played by MacFarlane using motion capture), would come to life and be his best friend forever. Amazingly, John's wish comes true - ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 8,434 members
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  • Ted on DVD (2012)
    Starring: Giovanni Ribisi,  Mark Wahlberg,  Mila Kunis
    Director: Seth MacFarlane
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Comedy directed and co-written by 'Family Guy' creator Seth MacFarlane. Mark Wahlberg stars as John, a man whose Christmas wish as a child was that his teddy bear, Ted (played by MacFarlane using motion capture), would come to life and be his best friend forever. Amazingly, John's wish comes true - ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 11,510 members
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  • Family Guy - Season 10 (3 discs) on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Alex Borstein,  Mike Henry,  Seth Green
    Director: Dominic Polcino
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The complete tenth season of the animated sitcom following the ups and downs in the family life of the Griffins, an average North American family living in an average North American home in an average North American town. This season, there's a murder mystery taking place at James Woods' mansion, ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 84% from 1,523 member
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  • Family Guy - Season 11 (2011)
    Starring: Alex Borstein,  Mike Henry,  Seth Green
    Director: Dominic Polcino
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Al 14 episodes from the eleventh season of the animated sitcom following the ups and downs in the family life of the Griffins, an average North American family living in an average North American home in an average North American town. This season, Peter (Seth MacFarlane)'s drinking leaves him ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 86% from 140 members
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  • American Dad! - Volume 5 (2010)
    Starring: Seth MacFarlane,  Rachael MacFarlane,  Dee Bradley Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The complete fifth season of the animated comedy series from 'Family Guy' creator Seth MacFarlane. Stan Smith (voice of McFarlane) works for the CIA and is constantly on the alert for terrorist activity. Stan will go to extremes to protect his beloved America from harm - as evidenced by the terror-..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 139 members
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  • Family Guy Presents: It's A Trap (2010)
    Starring: Seth MacFarlane,  Alex Borstein,  Seth Green
    Director: Peter Shin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The last of the special hour-long episodes that parodies the original Star Wars films. In this instance, the 'Family Guy Alliance' take aim at 'Episode VI: Return of the Jedi', with characters from the series taking on the roles of Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia et al.
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 242 members
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  • Robot Chicken - Star Wars Episode 3 on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Ahmed Best,  Seth Green,  Seth MacFarlane
    Director: Seth Green
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The third episode of the Adult Swim animated sci-fi spoof series created by Seth Green. This instalment sees Darth Vader (voiced by Abraham Benrubi) falling down a toilet, Emperor Palpatine (Seth MacFarlane) riding the endless Death Star escalator and Gary the Stormtrooper (Donald Glover) taking a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 611 members
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  • The Tooth Fairy on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Dwayne Johnson,  Ashley Judd,  Stephen Merchant
    Director: Michael Lembeck
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Dwayne Johnson is "The Tooth Fairy," also known as Derek Thompson, a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster's dreams, he's sentenced to one week's hard labor as a real tooth ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 6,516 members
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  • Robot Chicken - Series 4 (2 discs) on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Seth MacFarlane,  Tamara Garfield,  Seth Green
    Director: Chris McKay
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The complete fourth season of the the Adult Swim stop-motion animated comedy series created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, which pokes fun at American television, films, music and celebrities. Episodes are: 'Help Me', 'They Took My Thumbs', 'I'm Trapped', 'In a DVD Factory', 'Tell My Mom', 'PS:..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 163 members
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  • Family Guy Presents: It's A Trap - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Seth MacFarlane,  Alex Borstein,  Seth Green
    Director: Peter Shin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The last of the special hour-long episodes that parodies the original Star Wars films. In this instance, the 'Family Guy Alliance' take aim at 'Episode VI: Return of the Jedi', with characters from the series taking on the roles of Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia et al.
    3.5 stars out of 5 75% from 124 members
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  • Tooth Fairy - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Dwayne Johnson,  Ashley Judd,  Stephen Merchant
    Director: Michael Lembeck
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Dwayne Johnson is "The Tooth Fairy," also known as Derek Thompson, a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster's dreams, he's sentenced to one week's hard labor as a real tooth ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 1,462 member
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  • Robot Chicken - Star Wars Episode 2 on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Ahmed Best,  Seth Green,  Seth MacFarlane
    Director: Seth Green
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Part of the Adult Swim animated sci-fi spoof series Robot Chicken, this sequel to Seth Green and Matthew Senreich's first Star Wars parody features an all-star voice cast including Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Seth MacFarlane, Breckin Meyer, Donald Faison and Amy Smart.
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 4,227 members
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  • Family Guy - Season 9 (3 discs) on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Seth MacFarlane,  Alex Borstein,  Seth Green
    Director: Dominic Polcino
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Follow the Griffin family's hilarious escapades in Season 9 of US animated favourite Family Guy! In Season 9, the Griffin family is back for more hilarious and inappropriate antics! This DVD includes exclusive extended episodes that were too rude for tv! Stewie and Brian travel through alternate ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 83% from 1,498 member
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  • The Cleveland Show - Season 2 (2009)
    Starring: Nia Long,  Reagan Gomez-Preston,  John Viener
    Director: Ken Wong
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    All 22 episodes from the second season of the animated comedy following the adventures of Family Guy's neighbour, deli owner Cleveland Brown (voice of Kevin Michael Richardson). Episodes are: 'Harder, Better, Faster, Browner', 'Cleveland Live!', 'How Cleveland Got His Groove Back', 'It's the Great ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 83% from 16 members
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  • Robot Chicken - Star Wars 2 (2009)
    Starring: Seth Green,  Seth MacFarlane,  Breckin Meyer
    Director: Seth Green
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In this clever comedy that parodies Star Wars, Boba Fett kills many Ewoks in a sequence that is the imagination of a nerd describing his idea of the best thing ever to his friends. Palpatine goes to his barber, Princess Leia mocks Luke Skywalker for missing Ben Kenobi - and many more.
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 787 members
  • Family Guy - Uncovered (2 discs) (2009)
    Starring: Alex Borstein,  Seth MacFarlane
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Contains 14 Uncensored Episodes, All With Audio Commentaries. Episodes Comprise: Death Has A Shadow, The Son Also Draws, Peter Peter Caviar Eater, Holy Crap, Fifteen Minutes Of Shame, Let's Go To The Hop,,He's Too Sexy For His Fat, E Peterbus Unum, Death Lives, Mr. Saturday Night, Ready, Willing ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 744 members
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  • Seth Macfarlane's Cavalcade Of Cartoon C... (2009)
    Starring: Seth Green,  John Viener,  Alec Sulkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A collection of sketches, some previously unaired on television owing to their profane and irreverent nature, from the animated pop-culture parody series created by Seth MacFarlane, which sends up well-known personalities such as Bob Dylan, Quentin Tarantino, Super Mario, Jeff Goldblum and Jesus Christ.
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 26 members
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  • Family Guy - Season 8 (3 discs) on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Alex Borstein,  Mike Henry,  Seth Green
    Director: Greg Colton,  Julius Wu,  Mike Kim
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The complete eighth season of the animated sitcom following the ups and downs in the family life of the Griffins, an average North American family living in an average North American home in an average North American town. This season sees Cleveland (voiced by Mike Henry) leaving Quahog and being ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 85% from 2,619 members
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  • Family Guy - Season 7 (3 discs) on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Alex Borstein,  Mike Henry,  Seth Green
    Director: Mike Kim,  Cyndi Tang-Loveland
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The complete seventh season of the animated sitcom. The Griffins are an average North American family living in an average North American home in an average North American town. The dad Peter (voice of Seth MacFarlane) is a big TV fan; mom Lois (voice of Alex Borstein) is a former heiress who gave ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 82% from 4,733 members
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  • Robot Chicken - Star Wars on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Mark Hamill,  Candace Bailey,  Abraham Benrubi
    Director: Seth Green
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    You too can join the dark side with Robot Chicken: Star Wars! [adult swim] have turned the Star Wars universe on its head and given the legendary struggle between intergalactic good vs. evil a unique make-over in this extended episode which is jam-packed with unforgettable moments parodying all 6 ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 8,307 members
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  • Family Guy - Season 6 (3 discs) on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Alex Borstein,  Seth Green,  Mila Kunis
    Director: Dan Povenmire
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The entire sixth season of the animated sitcom. The Griffins are an average North American family living in an average North American home in an average North American town. The dad Peter is a big TV fan; mom Lois is a former heiress who gave up her riches to marry the man she loves; sixteen-year-..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 85% from 5,519 members
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  • Robot Chicken - Star Wars (2007)
    Starring: Mark Hamill,  Candace Bailey,  Abraham Benrubi
    Director: Seth Green
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In this comedy, 35 sketches parody Star Wars. We see Emperor Palpatine receive a reverse charge call from the Dark Lord announcing the destruction of the Death Star, watch the droids dealing with airport security and see George Lucas being saved from a mob of nerds at a Star Wars convention!
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 1,381 member
  • Family Guy - Happy Freakin' Xmas on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Alex Borstein,  Seth Green,  Seth MacFarlane
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Animated family series about a bumbling oaf of a father, outcast teenage daughter, beefy blockhead son, urbane alcoholic dog, and murderous baby with plans for world domination. Includes two Christmas episodes: 'Da Boom' and 'A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas'.
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 5,228 members
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  • Family Guy - Season 4 (3 discs) on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Alex Borstein,  Seth Green,  Mila Kunis
    Director: Alex Frost,  Chuck,  Peter Shin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Entire fourth season of the animated sitcom. The Griffins are an average North American family living in an average North American home in an average North American town. The dad Peter is a big TV fan; mom Lois is a former heiress who gave up her riches to marry the man she loves; sixteen-year-old ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 82% from 10,564 members
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  • American Dad - Season 1 - Volume 1 (3 discs) on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Seth MacFarlane,  Rachael MacFarlane,  Scott Grimes
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The complete first season of the popular animated comedy series from 'Family Guy' creator, Seth MacFarlane. Stan Smith (voice of McFarlane) works for the CIA and is constantly on the alert for terrorist activity. Stan will go to extremes to protect his beloved America from harm - as evidenced by ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 6,924 members
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  • Family Guy Presents: Peter - Best Bits U...
    Starring: Seth MacFarlane,  Alex Borstein,  Seth Green
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Four episodes from the popular animated sitcom. Hand-picked by the show's creator, Seth MacFarlane, the episodes revolve around Peter Griffin (voice of MacFarlane) whose antics and adventures include forming his own country, going undercover as a hip high school student, lobbying Congress on behalf ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
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Seth MacFarlane facts

5 most recent films

Movie 43 - 2.0 stars
Movie 43 - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars
American Dad!: Volume 8 - 4.0 stars
American Dad! - Volume 7 - 3.5 stars
Ted - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Family Guy - Season 11 - 4.5 stars
Family Guy - Season 6 - 4.5 stars
Family Guy - Season 5 - 4.5 stars
Family Guy - Season 8 - 4.5 stars
Family Guy - Season 10 - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Family Guy Presents: Peter - Best Bits Uncovered - 3 stars
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin - Best Bits Exposed - 3 stars
Movie 43 - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars
Seth Macfarlane's Cavalcade Of Cartoon Comedy - 3.0 stars
The Cleveland Show - Season 1 - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Seth Green - 73 times - show films
Alex Borstein - 62 times - show films
Mila Kunis - 46 times - show films
Mike Henry - 26 times - show films
Rachael MacFarlane - 25 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Mike Kim - 15 times - show films
Dominic Polcino - 13 times - show films
Seth Green - 12 times - show films
Dan Povenmire - 10 times - show films
Greg Colton - 10 times - show films