Seth MacFarlane
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane is an American actor, animator, screenwriter, producer, film director, comedian, and singer. In 2022, Seth MacFarlane's net worth is estimated to be $280 million dollars.
March 29, 2022
Words by Matthew Taylor
Seth MacFarlane Net Worth
$280 million
Est. Range $217M - $343M
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane is an American actor, animator, screenwriter, producer, film director, comedian, and singer. He is the creator of the television series Family Guy and The Orville, and co-creator of the television series American Dad! and The Cleveland Show. He also wrote, directed, and starred in the films Ted, its sequel Ted 2, and A Million Ways to Die in the West.
MacFarlane is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, where he studied animation. Recruited to Hollywood, he was an animator and writer for Hanna-Barbera for several television series, including Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken, Dexter's Laboratory, and Larry & Steve. He made several guest appearances on television series such as Gilmore Girls, The War at Home, Star Trek: Enterprise, and FlashForward. In 2008, he created his own YouTube series, Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy. He won several awards for his work on Family Guy, including five Primetime Emmy Awards and an Annie Award. In 2009, he won the Webby Award for Film & Video Person of the Year.
MacFarlane has performed as a singer at Carnegie Hall in New York City and the Royal Albert Hall in London. He has released six studio albums, in the same vein of his musical idol Frank Sinatra, beginning with Music Is Better Than Words in 2011. He has been nominated for five Grammy Awards for his music work. He hosted the 85th Academy Awards in 2013 and was nominated for Best Original Song for the song "Everybody Needs a Best Friend" from Ted.
He was executive producer of the Neil deGrasse Tyson-hosted Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, an update of the 1980s Cosmos series hosted by Carl Sagan. He was instrumental in providing funding for the series, and securing studio support for it from other entertainment executives. In 2020, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.
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