Jump to content

Seth MacFarlane filmography: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Fixed typo
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
Line 391: Line 391:
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Kenneally">{{cite web|url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=790546|title=Seth MacFarlane's 'Dads' Series Casts 'Mindy Project' Actor – MSN TV News|last=Kenneally|first=Tim|date=February 12, 2013|work=[[MSN]]|accessdate=February 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620210949/http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=790546|archive-date=June 20, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Kenneally">{{cite web|url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=790546|title=Seth MacFarlane's 'Dads' Series Casts 'Mindy Project' Actor – MSN TV News|last=Kenneally|first=Tim|date=February 12, 2013|work=[[MSN]]|accessdate=February 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620210949/http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=790546|archive-date=June 20, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2014–present
| style="text-align:center;"| 2014
! scope="row"| ''[[Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey]]''
| Executive producer
| Executive producer
Line 408: Line 408:
| 13 episodes
| 13 episodes
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Bordertown Announcement">{{cite web|last=Coleman|first=Miriam|title=Seth MacFarlane Delivering New Animated Comedy for Fox|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/seth-macfarlane-creating-new-animated-comedy-for-fox-20131109|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=November 9, 2013}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Bordertown Announcement">{{cite web|last=Coleman|first=Miriam|title=Seth MacFarlane Delivering New Animated Comedy for Fox|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/seth-macfarlane-creating-new-animated-comedy-for-fox-20131109|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=November 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2020
! scope="row"| ''[[Cosmos: Possible Worlds]]''
| Executive producer
| 13 episodes
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite press |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200117005514/en/National-Geographic%E2%80%99s-Cosmos-Worlds-Presents-Triumphant-Voyage |title=National Geographic's Cosmos: Possible Worlds Presents a Triumphant Voyage Through Humanity's Past and Present and Maps a Hopeful Vision of Our Future |publisher=[[Business Wire]] |date=January 17, 2020 |accessdate=February 27, 2020}}</ref>
|}
|}


Revision as of 07:56, 18 March 2020

MacFarlane at the San Diego Comic-Con International, July 2012

Seth MacFarlane is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer.[1] MacFarlane began his career as an animator and writer for Hanna-Barbera for several television series, including Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken, Dexter's Laboratory, I Am Weasel, and created a sequel to his college thesis film Larry & Steve.

Since 1999, MacFarlane has served as creator, writer, executive producer, and lead voice actor in the adult animated sitcom Family Guy on FOX. He voices the characters of Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin and among other characters. The series has garnered critical acclaim with critics and audiences and has won numerous awards. Since then MacFarlane has co-created, co-writes, executive produces, and lead voices in FOX's American Dad! and wrote, co-created, executive produced, and had a supporting voice role in The Cleveland Show, which was a spin-off of Family Guy. In 2012, MacFarlane made his feature film directorial debut for Universal Pictures with Ted, a fantasy comedy which was well received by critics and audiences. He went on to act, write, produce, and direct two more features for Universal—the western comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) and a sequel to his first film Ted 2 (2015). In 2017, MacFarlane created his fourth show, The Orville. He has also appeared in the films Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009), The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! (2010), Tooth Fairy (2010), Movie 43 (2013), Sing (2016), and Logan Lucky (2017).

MacFarlane has received numerous awards and nominations for his work on film, television, music, and video games. He has also received twenty-three Emmy Award nominations, winning five for Family Guy. His directorial film debut in Ted earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. In addition, he has received five Grammy Award nominations and two British Academy of Film and Television Arts among others.

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1995 The Life of Larry Larry, Steve, Lois (voice)
Himself 		Student film [2]
2005 Inside the CIA Stan Smith, Roger (voice) Short film [3]
2005 Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Various voices Direct-to-video
Also executive producer 		[4]
2006 Life is Short Dr. Ned Short film [5]
2008 Hellboy II: The Golden Army Johann Kraus (voice) [6]
2008 The Negotiating Table Alan Richdale (voice) Short film [7]
2009 Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder Mars Vegas Singer (voice) Direct-to-video [8]
2010 The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! I.S.R.A.E.L. (voice) Direct-to-video [9]
2010 Tooth Fairy Ziggy [10]
2012 Ted Ted (voice) Also director, writer, and producer [11]
2013 Movie 43 Himself Cameo [12]
2014 A Million Ways to Die in the West Albert Stark Also director, writer, and producer [13]
2015 Ted 2 Ted (voice) Also director, writer, and producer [14]
2016 Sing Mike (voice) [15]
2017 Logan Lucky Max Chilblain [16]

As executive producer

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 This Changes Everything Executive producer Documentary [17]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1997 What a Cartoon! Larry, Steve (voice) Episode: "Larry & Steve" [18]
1999–present Family Guy Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Various voices Also creator, writer, and executive producer [19]
2002–2003 Gilmore Girls Zach
Bob Merriam, Folk singer (voice) 		3 episodes [20]
2003 Will & Grace Pencil Sharpener (voice) Episode: "Fagmalion Part II: Attack of the Clones" [21]
2003 3 South Max (voice) Episode: "Cock Tale" [22]
2003 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Wayne the Brain (voice) Episode: "Super Trivia" [23]
2003 The Pitts Radio Announcer, Movie Dad and Son (voice) 2 episodes [24]
2003–2005 Crank Yankers Dick Rogers, Arthur Johnson (voice) 4 episodes [21]
2004 Johnny Bravo Scott, Bird Forema, Mr. Magician (voice) Episode: "Traffic Troubles/My Funny Looking Friend" [25]
2004–2005 Star Trek: Enterprise Ensign Rivers 2 episodes [26]
2005–present American Dad! Stan Smith, Roger, Various voices Also co-creator, writer, and executive producer [27]
2005–2014 Robot Chicken Various voices 28 episodes [28]
2006–2009 Late Show with David Letterman Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin (voice) 2 episodes [29]
2006 The War at Home Hillary's Date Episode: "I Wash My Hands of You" [30]
2006 Help Me Help You Seth Episode: "Moving On" [31]
2006 MADtv Himself Episode: "12.5" [32]
2007 59th Primetime Emmy Awards Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin (voice) TV special [33]
2008 Yin Yang Yo! The Manotaur (voice) 2 episodes [34]
2009 Bones Stewie Griffin (voice) Episode: "The Critic in the Cabernet" [35]
2009–2010 FlashForward Agent Jake Curdy 2 episodes [36]
2009–2013 The Cleveland Show Tim the Bear, Various voices 88 episodes; also co-creator, writer, and executive producer [37]
2010 Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff Himself (host) TV special [38]
2010 Phineas and Ferb Jeff McGarland (voice) Episode: "Nerds of a Feather" [39]
2011 Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump Himself (host) TV special [40]
2011 Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen Himself (host) TV special [41]
2011 Seth MacFarlane: Swingin' in Concert Himself TV special [42]
2012 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) Episode: "Seth MacFarlane/Frank Ocean" [43]
2012–2018 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Ted, Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin (voice) 2 episodes [44]
[45]
2013 85th Academy Awards Himself (host)
Ted (voice) 		TV special [46]
2013 The Simpsons Ben (voice) Episode: "Dangers on a Train" [47]
2013 Futurama Seymour (voice) Episode: "Game of Tones" [48]
2014 Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Giordano Bruno (voice) Episode: "Standing Up in the Milky Way" [49]
2014 2015 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony Himself (host) TV special [50]
2015 2016 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony Himself (host) TV special [51]
2016 Bordertown Peter Griffin (voice) Episode: "American Doll" [52]
2017–present The Orville Ed Mercer Also creator, writer, executive producer, and director [53]
2019 The Loudest Voice Brian Lewis 5 episodes [54]

As producer

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003 The Pitts Consulting producer 7 episodes [21]
2007 The Winner Executive producer 6 episodes [55]
2013–2014 Dads Executive producer 18 episodes [56]
2014 Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Executive producer 13 episodes [57]
2015–2016 Blunt Talk Executive producer 20 episodes [58]
2016 Bordertown Executive producer 13 episodes [59]
2020 Cosmos: Possible Worlds Executive producer 13 episodes [60]

As crew member

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1996 Jungle Cubs Writer 3 episodes [61]
1997–2002 Johnny Bravo Writer
Storyboard artist 		8 episodes
26 episodes 		[25]
1997–2003 Dexter's Laboratory Writer
Storyboard artist 		4 episodes
43 episodes 		[25]
1997 Cow and Chicken Writer
Storyboard artist 		3 episodes
3 episodes 		[25]
1997 I Am Weasel Writer
Storyboard artist 		2 episodes
13 episodes 		[25]
1998 Oh Yeah! Cartoons Writer Episode: "1.12" [62]
1999 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Writer Episode: "Ace in Time" [61]

Video games

Year Title Role Ref.
2006 Family Guy Video Game! Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Various voices [63]
2012 Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse [64]
2014 Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff [65]

Web

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008–2009 Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy Various voices 50 episodes; also creator, writer, and director [66]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Seth MacFarlane – Biography". Yahoo!. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2006). Who's who in animated cartoons: an international guide to film & television's award-winning and legendary animators (Illustrated ed.). New York: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 221. ISBN 978-1-55783-671-7.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2016-04-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Miller, Nate (23 October 2005), Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, The State Hornet, voice of Sacramento State since 1949, archived from the original on 3 February 2013
  5. ^ "Oops! Something went wrong. - YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  6. ^ Smith, Jeremy (2008-04-20). "Johann Kraus is a family guy". CHUD.com. KrakenHeads. Archived from the original on 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  7. ^ Kroll, Nick (January 25, 2008), The Negotiating Table, Funny or Die, retrieved April 2, 2016
  8. ^ Cohen, David X (2009). Futurama: Into The Wild Green Yonder commentary (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
  9. ^ Chris Tribbey (31 March 2010). "Best Buy Gets 'Drawn Together Movie' Blu-ray". Archived from the original on 7 April 2010.
  10. ^ "Seth MacFarlane Overview". Fandango Media. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  11. ^ Wigler, Josh (October 26, 2010). "Mark Wahlberg Joins Family Guy Creator Seth MacFarlane for Ted". MTV.com. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  12. ^ Shoard, Catherine (29 January 2013). "Movie 43: why did so many Hollywood stars sign up for the humiliation?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  13. ^ "Seth MacFarlane Finds A Million Ways to Die in the West". ComingSoon.net. December 3, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  14. ^ "'Ted 2′ Gets June 2015 Release Date". Deadline Hollywood. October 2, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  15. ^ Truitt, Brian (November 10, 2015). "Sneak peek: A-list animals 'SING' together". USA Today. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  16. ^ Busch, Anita (2016-05-11). "Adam Driver Steps Into Steven Soderbergh's 'Logan Lucky'; Seth MacFarlane In Talks". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  17. ^ "Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2015 Award Winners" (PDF) (Press release). Toronto International Film Festival. 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  18. ^ Bartlett, James (2007-03-12). "Seth MacFarlane – he's the "Family Guy"". greatreporter.com. Presswire Limited. Retrieved 2007-12-31.  ... his company, Fuzzy Door Productions ...
  19. ^ Cruz, Gilbert (September 26, 2008). "Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane". Time. Time Warner. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
  20. ^ Boardman, Madeline (October 5, 2015). "Gilmore Girls' Most Famous Guest Stars". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  21. ^ a b c "AN INTERVIEW WITH SETH MACFARLANE". Ign. July 21, 2003. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  22. ^ "3 South - Season 1, Episode 12: Cocktail - TV.com". TV.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  23. ^ O'Neil, Tim (September 1, 2015). "The end of Aqua Teen Hunger Force marks the end of an era for TV animation". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  24. ^ Cormier, Roger (January 14, 2013). "'The Pitts': The Show Where Lizzy Caplan Married a Volkswagen". Splitsider. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  25. ^ a b c d e Hickman, Leo (August 29, 2011). "My TV hero: Daniel Roche on Seth MacFarlane". London: The Guardian. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  26. ^ "MacFarlane, Seth". Star Trek.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  27. ^ "Interview: The Creators of American Dad". IGN. April 24, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  28. ^ Jason Guerrasio (April 23, 2015). "Here's how one of the most popular animated shows on late-night TV gets made". Business Insider. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  29. ^ "Stewie Griffin Rocks Letterman". The Daily Beast. December 22, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  30. ^ "I Wash My Hands of You review". TV.com. November 5, 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  31. ^ "Seth MacFarlane & Larry Wilmore on "Help Me, Help You"". YouTube. November 3, 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  32. ^ "Family Guy Parady [MadTV]". YouTube. December 28, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  33. ^ "Stewie & Brian perform at Emmys '07". YouTube. April 30, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  34. ^ "YIN YANG YO! CAST". Behind the Voice Actors. October 2, 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  35. ^ "Exclusive: 'Bones' plots 'Family Guy' crossover". Archived from the original on 2009-03-21.
  36. ^ "Comic-Con 2009: Seth MacFarlane Talks 'The Cleveland Show' & 'Flash Forward'". Access Hollywood. July 28, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  37. ^ Breaking News – FOX Announces Fall Premiere Dates for the 2009–2010 Season. TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  38. ^ Meet the Roasters | The Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselfhoff | ComedyCentral.com Archived July 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  39. ^ Jevon Phillips (May 7, 2016). "Summer's almost over as 'Phineas and Ferb' wraps production". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  40. ^ "Comedy Central to Roast Donald Trump – Ratings | TVbytheNumbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  41. ^ Basker, Ken; Serpe, Gina (September 8, 2011). "Charlie Sheen's Celebrity Roasters Revealed – Did an Ex-Wife Make the Cut?". E! Online. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  42. ^ Holden, Stephen (September 29, 2011). "Creating Some of That New Black Magic". The New York Times. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  43. ^ "Seth MacFarlane to guest host, Frank Ocean to perform on 'Saturday Night Live' season premiere". New York Daily News. Associated Press. August 29, 2012. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  44. ^ Maidy, Alex (December 12, 2012). "COOL VIDEOS: TED VISITS JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE WITHOUT SETH MACFARLANE". JoBlo.com. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  45. ^ Atad, Corey (January 11, 2018). "Peter And Stewie Griffin From 'Family Guy' Appear On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  46. ^ "Seth MacFarlane to Host 85th Oscars". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. October 1, 2012. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
  47. ^ Snieron, Dan (November 30, 2012). "Seth MacFarlane to guest on 'The Simpsons' as... -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  48. ^ Snieron, Dan (June 19, 2013). "Seth MacFarlane to guest on 'Futurama' as... -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  49. ^ Nicholson, Max (March 7, 2014). "Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey – 'Standing Up in the Milky Way' Review". IGN. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  50. ^ Bloom, David (October 29, 2014). "Seth MacFarlane To Host Breakthrough Prize Ceremony". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  51. ^ Maglio, Tony (July 29, 2015). "Seth MacFarlane-Hosted 2016 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony to Air on Nat Geo, Fox (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  52. ^ Kurp, Josh (January 3, 2016). "How Does 'Bordertown' Compare To Seth MacFarlane's Other Shows?". Uproxx. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  53. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 4, 2016). "Seth MacFarlane To Create & Star In Fox Sci-Fi Dramedy Series For 2017–18 Season". Deadline Hollywood. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  54. ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (October 12, 2018). "Seth MacFarlane, Sienna Miller, Simon McBurney & Annabelle Wallis Join Showtime's Roger Ailes Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  55. ^ Matheson, Whitney. Sample The Winner. USA TODAY Blog. Published February 19, 2007. Retrieved December 21, 2007.
  56. ^ Kenneally, Tim (February 12, 2013). "Seth MacFarlane's 'Dads' Series Casts 'Mindy Project' Actor – MSN TV News". MSN. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  57. ^ Mitchell, Gail (August 5, 2011). "Fox Orders Seth MacFarlane's 'Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  58. ^ "Starz Gives 20-Episode Order to Seth MacFarlane-Patrick Stewart Comedy ‘Blunt Talk’ | Variety". variety.com. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  59. ^ Coleman, Miriam (November 9, 2013). "Seth MacFarlane Delivering New Animated Comedy for Fox". Rolling Stone.
  60. ^ "National Geographic's Cosmos: Possible Worlds Presents a Triumphant Voyage Through Humanity's Past and Present and Maps a Hopeful Vision of Our Future" (Press release). Business Wire. January 17, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  61. ^ a b "An Interview with Seth MacFarlane: The creator of Family Guy discusses his career". IGN. July 21, 2003. p. 1. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
  62. ^ "Rumor Confirmed". February 25, 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2008.
  63. ^ Surette, Tim (February 4, 2005). "GTA: Quahog? Family Guy gets game deal". GameSpot. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  64. ^ Miller, Greg (May 30, 2012). "Real Details on Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse". IGN. News Corporation. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  65. ^ "Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff — Intro Video — Mobile Game". TinyCo. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  66. ^ Dave Parrack (2008-09-12). "Seth MacFarlane scores a hit with Cavalcade of Comedy". WebTVWire.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Seth_MacFarlane_filmography&oldid=946129672"