Composer
Seth MacFarlane
American writer, actor, and producer (born 1973)
b. 1973
2 works in the index
- Born
- 1973
- Birthplace
- Kent
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) 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.
MacFarlane is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he studied animation. He was recruited 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 Larry & Steve—a loose precursor of Family Guy—for Fred Seibert's What a Cartoon!. In 2008, he created the online series Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy. MacFarlane has made guest appearances as an actor on live action shows, including Gilmore Girls, Star Trek: Enterprise, 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 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 ten studio albums, in the vein of Frank Sinatra, with influences from jazz orchestrations, and Hollywood musicals, beginning with Music Is Better Than Words (2011). MacFarlane has received five Grammy Award nominations. He has frequently collaborated with artists such as Sara Bareilles, Norah Jones and Elizabeth Gillies on his albums. He hosted the 85th Academy Awards in 2013 and was nominated for Best Original Song for "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from Ted.
MacFarlane was executive producer of the Neil deGrasse Tyson-hosted Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, an update of the 1980s Cosmos series hosted by Carl Sagan. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019 and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2020.
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Life and musical career
- Selected occupations
- animator; comedian; film director; voice actor; singer; film producer; composer; screenwriter; lyricist; television producer; presenter; television director
- Education
- Rhode Island School of Design; Kent School
- Career institutions / employers
- Cartoon Network Studios
- Recorded memberships
- Writers Guild of America West
- Awards
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance; MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Birth name
- Seth Woodbury MacFarlane
- Native languages
- English
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 66765233
- ISNI
- 0000000114929564
- GND ID
- 137217099
- Library of Congress ID
- no2004082594
- MusicBrainz ID
- e7d458f6-e006-4d83-ba86-bf7d4d8985b0
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Vocal, Guitar
- Genres represented
- Film and TV, pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 2
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theme From Family Guy | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | pop | 4 |
| American Dad - Main Title Theme | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Film and TV | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 66765233. Portrait: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.