Seth MacFarlane biography: Age, height, partner, net worth

Publish date: 2024-08-22

Seth MacFarlane is known for writing, animating and producing the hit TV show Family Guy and for directing comedic films like Ted. The celebrity is an actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer with more than 20 awards to his name.

Everyone knows or has at least heard of Family Guy, the epic animated series that chronicles the adventures of the Griffin family. The man behind the iconic TV show is MacFarlane. Here is his biography.

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Seth MacFarlane biography

Check out the biography of the iconic actor.

How old is Seth MacFarlane?

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The American animator was born on October 26, 1973. This means that Seth MacFarlane age as of 2020 is 47 years.

Family

The celebrity was born in the small New England town of Kent, Connecticut, where he lived with his mother, Ann Perry (Sager), an admissions office worker, his father, Ronald Milton MacFarlane, a prep school teacher, and his sister, Rachael MacFarlane, who is now a voice actress and singer.

He is of English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry, and descends from Mayflower passengers.

A budding love for animation

The soon-to-be animator was drawing cartoons like Woody Woodpecker and Fred Flintstone at the age of two, and inquiring about the mechanics of animation as soon as he could talk. He remembers,

"When I was old enough to ask the question, I was asking, 'How are cartoons made? How do I do one of these?'"

He got his first paying job at age 8 when he began publishing his own comic strip in the local Kent newspaper.

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Education

The American celebrity graduated from Kent School, the same high school which Ted Danson, Treat Williams, Peter Farrelly and Sebastian Siegel attended.

He then graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, with his Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts (1995).

He has also received two honorary degrees, the first from Harvard in 2006 after delivering the Class Day Speech as several of the characters from Family Guy, and also from his alma mater, the Rhode Island School of Design, in June 2007.

Career

After he graduated, he was hired by Hanna-Barbera Productions (Now called Cartoon Network Studios) working as an animator and writer on the TV series Johnny Bravo and Cow and Chicken. He also worked for Walt Disney Animation as a writer on the TV series Jungle Cubs.

He created The Life of Larry (1995), which was originally supposed to be used as an in-between on MADtv (1995). Unfortunately, the deal fell through but, a few months later, executives at FOX called him into their offices and gave him $50,000 to create a pilot for what would eventually become Family Guy.

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He also voices roles on Family Guy. His major Family Guy roles include Peter, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Tom and Jake Tucker, Dr. Elmer Hartman, Carter Pewterschmidt, Kool-Aid Man, God, and Jasper. He also voiced Jesus Christ before Alec Sulkin joined the show after the revival.

He has gone on to create other television shows -American Dad! and The Cleveland Show.

He also voices Stan Smith and Roger the Alien on American Dad!, and Tim on The Cleveland Show. The three characters have crossed over into Family Guy.

Seth is also the creator and executive director of The Orville. While he primarily plays the role of Captain Ed Mercer, he also secretly performed the voice of Lieutenant Unk in the episode Primal Urges. Seth is the Chief Executive Officer of Fuzzy Door Productions, the production company for the show.

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In total, he has written over 30 shows.

Seth MacFarlane movies and TV shows

He has acted/voiced characters in the following movies and TV shows:

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Awards and nominations

The actor has won 24 awards and has received 60 nominations, including an Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song.

Music and albums

The celebrity released his Grammy-nominated debut album, Music Is Better Than Words, in 2011.

He has also released the albums Holiday for Swing (2014), No One Ever Tells You (2015), In Full Swing (2017) and Once in a While (2019), collaborating with artists like Norah Jones and Sara Bareilles and picking up two more Grammy nominations along the way.

How much is Seth MacFarlane worth?

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Seth MacFarlane net worth is guesstimated at $300 million.

Who is Seth MacFarlane dating?

In 2004, Seth noted that he shares many similarities with the character Brian Griffin from Family Guy. He told The Daily Princetonian that his love life is similar to Brian's:

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"I have some Brian type issues from time to time – looking for the right person – but I date as much as the next guy."

In general, Seth has dated some high-profile celebrities, including Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke.

Seth started dating the Mother of Dragons in 2012. Their relationship lasted for one year, and the duo broke up in March 2013. The couple blamed the long distance between them for the failed relationship.

After his brief romance with Clarke, it was rumoured that Seth MacFarlane girlfriend was Halston Sage. In 2018, Halston Sage and Seth MacFarlane were spotted on a dinner date. Neither Halston nor Seth officially confirmed their relationship, though.

The Seth MacFarlane Halston Sage relationship was short-lived, though, as Halston moved on to Zac Efron.

Is Seth MacFarlane married?

No, the animator is not married, so no lady currently bears the title "Seth MacFarlane wife".

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A Star Trek-watching, show tune-singing, entertainment-obsessed fanboy, Seth MacFarlane began drawing cartoons at 2 years old and was publishing his own comic strip in his hometown newspaper by the age of 8. Today, he is one of the richest people in the entertainment industry, and he has earned his place among the big wigs of comedy.

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