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Seth MacFarlane
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Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Actor, Show Creator
Biography:Animation pioneer Seth MacFarlane followed in the footsteps of Matt Groening, Trey Parker, and Matt Stone, and others by creating (at age 25!) one of the top-tiered animated series on national television. Family Guy, which debuted in 1999, preserved the sitcom-family premise of The Simpsons but upped the irreverence quotient tenfold (defying many who regarded such an accomplishment as impossible), meanwhile tossing in dozens upon dozens of off-the-cuff (and frequently risqué) references to pop culture -- citing everything from Oz to The Wizard of Oz, The $25,000 Pyramid to songs by a-ha, and thus seizing upon instant identification with Gen-X and Gen-Y viewers. Episodes, which began mundanely enough, could immediately segue, without advance notice, into music video-style montages, game-show sequences, multi-character musical production numbers, mock historical sequences, etc. The basic premise revolved... Full Biography
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Actress Camille Guaty (L) and actor/writer Seth MacFarlane arrive at the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy...
Actress Camille Guaty (L) and actor/writer Seth MacFarlane arrive at the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy...
"Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show" (Sunday, Nov. 8, at 8:30 p.m. on...
Writer Seth MacFarlane arrives at the GQ Men of the Year party held at the Chateau Marmont Hotel on...
Writer Seth MacFarlane arrives at the GQ Men of the Year party held at the Chateau Marmont Hotel on...
Writer Seth MacFarlane arrives at the GQ Men of the Year party held at the Chateau Marmont Hotel on...
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