Age: 52
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Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26, 1973) is an American animator, writer, comedian, producer, actor, singer, voice actor, and director 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. 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 and Dexter's Laboratory, before creating his own series for 20th Century Fox entitled Family Guy in 1999. MacFarlane would go on to co-create American Dad! in 2005, The Winner in 2007 and The Cleveland Show in 2009 for 20th Century Fox. As an actor, he has made guest appearances on shows such as Gilmore Girls, The War at Home and FlashForward. MacFarlane's interest in science fiction and fantasy has led to cameo and guest appearances on Star Trek: Enterprise and voicing the character of Johann Kraus in Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II: The Golden Army. In 2008, he created his own YouTube series entitled Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy. As a performer, MacFarlane has sung at several venues, including Carnegie and Royal Albert Hall. MacFarlane has won several awards for his work on Family Guy, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and an Annie Award. In 2009, he won the Webby Award for Film & Video Person of the Year. He has been a subject of criticism from television watchdog groups, such as the Parents Television Council, who regularly condemn Family Guy for its indecency. He occasionally speaks at universities and colleges throughout the United States, and is a supporter of gay rights. On the February 10, 2011 episode of the TBS variety nighttime talk-show series Conan, MacFarlane announced he is directing his first feature-length film, Ted. The film stars Mark Wahlberg as an adult, who as a child, wished his teddy bear would come to life. MacFarlane will be the voice and motion capture for the bear.
Seth MacFarlane
Santa Claus
for Santa Claus in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Suggested by batfan1220
Based on the 1964 Rankin/Bass Christmas special. Our friend Sam the Snowman (originally voiced by Burl Ives) tells the story of a reindeer named Rudolph who was born with a red nose that shines like a light bulb. His father, Donner, plans to hide his nose with a fake one until his real nose is revealed in the Reindeer Games and every fawn laughs at him and calls him names. After that, Rudolph is no longer allowed in the Reindeer Games, and it breaks his heart and he runs away from home. Then he meets and befriends Hermey (the elf who dislikes making toys and dreams of being a dentist) and Yukon Cornelius the prospector. When Rudolph's grown up, he returns home, rescues his family from the Abominable Snow Monster, and is offered by Santa to guide his sleigh with his red shiny nose on Christmas Eve in order to take the Misfit Toys from the Island of Misfit Toys to every child of the world. From the studio that brought you The Peanuts Movie. Narrated and sung by Daniel Henney.
