Seth MacFarlane is an American actor, producer, singer who works primarily in animation and comedy. His current net worth is $200 million. He made his kismet with his writing and animation skills. MacFarlane has also appeared in TV series and films. He wrote, directed and starred in Ted and its sequel Ted 2, which became a major hit at the box office all over the world.
Early Life
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane was born and raised in Kent Connecticut, U.S. MacFarlane developed an interest in illustration when he was just two and began drawing cartoon characters. When he was five, he wanted to pursue a career in animation and began to create flip books. He even began to publish a weekly comic strip for the local newspaper. Seth is also a skilled pianist.
He went to Kent School where he continued experimenting with animation. Later he attended Rhode Island School of Design from where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He performed standup comedy in RISD and also created a film titled The Life of Larry.
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Career
Animation
His film The Life of Larry was submitted to the animation studio Hanna-Barbera by MacFarlane’s professor, where he was later recruited for his writing skills. He was an animator and writer for many television series including Dexter’s Laboratory, Cow and Chicken, I am Weasel and Johnny Bravo.
In 1996, Seth created a sequel to The Life of Larry entitled Larry & Steve, which gained the attention from Fox Network. Fox Broadcast Company purchased his animated creation Family Guy and aired in 1999. He also wrote three episodes, “Death has a Shadow”, “Family Guy Viewer Mail 1” and “North and North Quahog”. MacFarlane also voices the lead characters in the Family Guy. With the high success of Family Guy, MacFarlane explored more opportunities in other ventures.
He soon went on to create various other TV series including The Orville, American Dad and The Cleveland Show.
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Music
Seth MacFarlane signed a deal with Universal Republic Records in 2011 and released his debut album, – Music is better than Words. With the success of the first album, he worked on the subsequent albums. Currently, Seth has released four albums including Holiday for Swing, No One Ever Tells You and In Full Swing.
In 2005, he co-created a soundtrack “Family Guy: Live in Vegas.
TV Series, Films and Book
MacFarlane has appeared in few movies including Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie, Tooth Fairy, Ted, Ted 2, Sing and Logan Lucky.
He has also produced numerous television series including The Winner, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Dads, Blunt Talk and Bordertown.
He has also hosted various shows including Comedy Central Roasts, 85th Academic Awards and Breakthrough Price Ceremony.
MacFarlane published a book A Million Ways to Die in the West in 2014.
Accolades and Awards
MacFarlane has been nominated for over 50 different categories of awards and has won over 20 of them for his work including four Primetime Emmy Awards, four Grammy Awards, Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production, Saturn Award, MTV Movie Award and Empire Award.
He was voted as the “Smartest Man on TV” by Entertainment Weekly. His movie Ted got nominated for Oscars for “Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures” category.
Seth MacFarlane Net Worth
Seth MacFarlane has indeed made a fortune out of his animation skills and his net worth today is an estimated $200 million. He is also the world’s highest-paid television writer.
MacFarlane makes around $50,000per episode of Family Guy and also received an annual salary of nearly $2 million from Fox Network. However, with the growth in his scope and fame, he signed a $100 deal with Fox network to run Family Guy until 2012.
House Properties and Cars
Seth MacFarlane surely knows to live in style. Seth purchased a 5,000 sq ft luxurious mansion in Beverly Hills, California for $13.5 million in 2008. The mansion has three bedrooms, five bathrooms, tennis court, with its grounds covering an acre of land. The place has also got a $1 million IMAX theatre in the basement.
He owns a town-house in Brooklyn, New York and a three-storey office building in Beverly Hills which he purchased for $11 million in 2014.
Seth has a rich taste when it comes to his rides. He owns a Tesla, a replica of the DeLorean from Back to the Future. He also rides a black convertible Maserati.
Philanthropy
Seth is a vocal supporter of gay rights and LGBT issues and other progressive social and political movements. Seth supports charities through various organisations including Alliance for Children’s Rights, A Place Called Home, Chrysalis, Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation, Oceana and Stand Up to Cancer.
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