Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American television producer, filmmaker, actor and singer, working primarily in animation and comedy, as well as live-action and other genres. He is the creator of the TV series
Family Guy (1999–2003, 2005–present), co-creator of the TV series
American Dad! (2005–present) and
The Cleveland Show (2009–13), and writer-director of the films
Ted (2012), its sequel
Ted 2 (2015), and
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014).