ACTOR

Seth MacFarlane

1973 - Today

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Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer. He is best known as the creator and star of the television series Family Guy (since 1999) and The Orville (2017–2022), and co-creator of the television series American Dad! (since 2005) and The Cleveland Show (2009–2013). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Seth MacFarlane has received more than 25,409,623 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Seth MacFarlane is the 2,899th most popular actor (down from 2,125th in 2019), the 4,460th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,497th in 2019) and the 1,311th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 25M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Seth MacFarlane ranks 2,899 out of 13,578. Before him are L. Q. Jones, Yuri Lyubimov, Nikolai Karachentsov, Martha Hyer, John Doman, and Mitchell Ryan. After him are Ian Bannen, Enrique Irazoqui, Robert Urich, Hugh Bonneville, James Michael Tyler, and Paz Vega.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Seth MacFarlane ranks 89. Before him are Shota Arveladze, James Marsden, Martín Palermo, Nikolai Valuev, Hiromu Arakawa, and Brandi Love. After him are Eva Herzigová, Holly Marie Combs, ATB, David Belle, Sean Paul, and Oliver Neuville.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Seth MacFarlane ranks 4,460 out of 20,380. Before him are David Paich (1954), Wilfrid Sellars (1912), L. Q. Jones (1927), Martha Hyer (1924), John Doman (1945), and Mitchell Ryan (1928). After him are Edmund Muskie (1914), Gary Snyder (1930), Robert Urich (1946), Ruggiero Ricci (1918), Arthur Melvin Okun (1928), and James Michael Tyler (1962).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Seth MacFarlane ranks 1,311. Before him are Dennis Franz (1944), Maggie Q (1979), L. Q. Jones (1927), Martha Hyer (1924), John Doman (1945), and Mitchell Ryan (1928). After him are Robert Urich (1946), James Michael Tyler (1962), Leo Penn (1921), Richard Kind (1956), Elizabeth Olsen (1989), and Sienna Miller (1981).

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Television and Movie Roles

Family Guy
Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Glenn Quagmire / Tom Tucker (voice)
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.
7.37 / 10
Ted
Ted (voice)
John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.
Jun 29th 20126.435 / 10
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Albert
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
May 22nd 20146.042 / 10