. Signature Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and singer, working primarily in animation and comedy, as well as live-action and other genres. MacFarlane is the creator of the TV series (1999–2003, 2005–present) and (2017–present), and co-creator of the TV series (2005–present) and (2009–2013). He also wrote, directed, and starred in the films (2012), its sequel (2015), and (2014).

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MacFarlane is a graduate of the, where he studied animation. Recruited to Hollywood, he was an animator and writer for for several television series, including,. He made several guest appearances on TV series such as,. In 2008, he created his own series titled. He won several awards for his work on Family Guy, including four and an.

In 2009, he won the for Film & Video Person of the Year. He occasionally speaks at universities and colleges throughout the United States, and is an active supporter of. MacFarlane has performed as a singer at several venues, including and the. MacFarlane has released four studio albums, in the same vein of his musical idol, beginning with in 2011.

He has been nominated for four for his musical work. MacFarlane hosted the in 2013 and was also nominated for for the song ' from Ted. MacFarlane served as of the -hosted, an update of the 1980s hosted. MacFarlane was instrumental in providing funding for the series, as well as securing studio support for it from other entertainment executives. Main article: Although MacFarlane enjoyed working at Hanna-Barbera, he felt his real calling was for prime-time animation, which would allow a much edgier style of humor. He first pitched Family Guy to Fox during his tenure at Hanna-Barbera. A development executive for Hanna-Barbera, who was trying to get back into the prime-time business at the time, introduced MacFarlane to Leslie Kolins and Mike Darnell, heads of the alternative comedy department at Fox.

After the success of in 1997, MacFarlane called Kolins once more to ask about a possible second pitch for the series. The company offered the young writer a strange deal: Fox gave him a budget of US$50,000 to produce a pilot that could lead to a series (most episodes of animated prime-time productions cost at least US$1 million). Recalling the experience in an interview with, MacFarlane stated, 'I spent about six months with no sleep and no life, just drawing like crazy in my kitchen and doing this pilot'. After six months, MacFarlane returned to Fox with a 'very, very simply, crudely animated film – with just enough to get the tone of the show across' to present to the executives, who loved the pilot and ordered the series immediately.

In July 1998, the Fox Broadcast Company announced the purchase of Family Guy for a January 1999 debut. Family Guy was originally intended to be a series of shorts on, much in the same way had begun on a decade earlier. Negotiations for the show's MADtv connection fell through early on as a result of budgetary concerns. At age 24, MacFarlane was television's youngest executive producer. Family Guy first aired January 31, 1999. MacFarlane's work in animating Family Guy has been influenced by and Hanna-Barbera along with examples from The Simpsons. In addition to writing three episodes, ', ' and ', MacFarlane voices Family Guy 's main male characters –, and as well as Tom Tucker, his son Jake Tucker, and additional characters.

Bolstered by high DVD sales and established fan loyalty, Family Guy developed into a US$1-billion franchise. On May 4, 2008, after approximately two and a half years of negotiations, MacFarlane reached a US$100-million agreement with Fox to keep Family Guy and American Dad! The agreement makes him the world's highest paid television writer.

MacFarlane's success with Family Guy has opened doors to other ventures relating to the show. On April 26, 2005, he and composer created.

The soundtrack features a Broadway show tune theme, and MacFarlane voiced Stewie in the track 'Stewie's Sexy Party'. A fan of Broadway musicals, MacFarlane comments on using musicals as a component to Family Guy: I love the lush orchestration and old-fashioned melody writing. It just gets you excited, that kind of music', he said.

'It's very optimistic. And it's fun. The one thing that's missing for me from popular music today is fun. Guys like Bing Crosby, or, or, or. these are guys who sounded like they were having a great time.

In addition, a was released in 2006. Two years later, in August 2007, he closed a digital content production deal with AdSense.

MacFarlane takes cast members on the road to voice characters in front of live audiences. Family Guy Live provides fans with the opportunity to hear future scripts. In mid-2007, Chicago fans had the opportunity to hear the then upcoming sixth-season premiere '. Shows have been played in, New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles. MacFarlane at a reception on June 1, 2007 On July 22, 2007, in an interview with, MacFarlane announced that he may start working on a feature film, although 'nothing's official'.

In September 2007, gave an interview confirming that he had already started working on the script. Then in on July 18, 2008, MacFarlane confirmed plans to produce a theatrically released Family Guy feature film sometime 'within the next year'. He came up with an idea for the story, 'something that you could not do on the show, which to him is the only reason to do a movie'. He later went on to say he imagines the film to be 'an old-style musical with dialogue' similar to, saying that he would 'really be trying to capture, musically, that feel'. On October 13, 2011, MacFarlane confirmed that a deal for a Family Guy film had been made, and that it would be written by himself and series co-producer Ricky Blitt. On November 30, 2012, MacFarlane confirmed plans to produce a Family Guy film. Despite its popularity, Family Guy has often been.

The frequently criticizes the show for its content, once organized a letter-writing campaign aimed at removing it from Fox's lineup, and has filed complaints with the alleging that some episodes of the show contained indecent content. MacFarlane has responded to the PTC's criticism by saying, among other things, 'That's like getting hate mail from. They're literally terrible human beings.' Family Guy has been cancelled twice, although strong fan support and DVD sales have caused Fox to reconsider. MacFarlane mentioned how these cancellations affected the lineup of writers each time Fox approved the show.

'One of the positive aspects of Family Guy constantly being pulled off the air is that we were always having to restaff writers'. During the sixth season, episodes of Family Guy and American Dad! Were delayed from regular broadcast due to the (which MacFarlane participated in to support the writers while Fox aired three Family Guy episodes without MacFarlane's permission).

On February 12, 2008, the strike ended, and the series resumed airing regularly, beginning with '. American Dad! Main article: MacFarlane has a second long-running, successful in American Dad!

Which has been in production since early 2005. To date, American Dad! Is MacFarlane's only animated series never to have suffered an official cancellation, though it did undergo a network relocation from to on October 20, 2014, following the show's.

TBS announced on July 16, 2013, that they had picked up the series for a 15-episode. Reportedly, the purpose of the network relocation was originally to make room for new animated broadcasts on Fox's now-defunct ' lineup. It was reported that the relocation of American Dad! Allowed room for other shows, such as and another animated series from Seth MacFarlane called.

Bordertown ran during the 2015–16 television season. While MacFarlane regularly does extensive work for American Dad!, he has left much of the show's up to Weitzman and Barker. MacFarlane has credited this move with helping to give the series its own distinct voice and identity. Though, as announced on November 4, 2013, Barker departed American Dad!

After 10 seasons of serving as the show's producer/co-, resulting from creative differences as production for season 11 on TBS commenced. American Dad! Was first shown after, debuting with the episode ', which MacFarlane co-wrote. This February 6, 2005 series premiere was somewhat of an early sneak preview as the program would not begin airing regularly as part of Fox's Animation Domination until May 1, 2005. Because of atypical scheduling of the show's, American Dad! Has a controversial in which many are divided as to how many seasons the program has had. Beyond division between media journalists and fans, there has been conflicting reports as to what season the show is in even between American Dad!

Creators and the show's official website—both from its original website and now from TBS website. At on July 20, American Dad!

Co-creator Mike Barker hinted that an American Dad! Movie—centering on the Roger character and set from his birth planet—is in the works and partially written.

What with Barker's departure from the series however, it is unclear if any of these plans have been scrapped or modified in any way. MacFarlane has described the initial seasons of American Dad! As being similar to, likening 's originally persona to.

MacFarlane has also stated that his inspiration to create American Dad! Derived from his and Weitzman's exasperation with 's policies as former.

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After the early couple of seasons however, the series discontinued using these elements of and began to serve up its own brand of entertainment and humor. MacFarlane was described as having difficulty understanding the series in its early going; however, he heavily warmed up to the series after its early seasons once he felt the show truly came into its own.

His fellow co-creators have sensed this through MacFarlane's greatly increased attention to the series after its early seasons. MacFarlane has also revealed he is an American Dad! He has taken note of the positive reaction to the ' character by fans via his Twitter.

The show focuses on the Smith family: Stan Smith, the endangering, rash and inconsiderate head of the household. He has an exaggeratedly large chin and masculine manner about him.

As the family's, he works as a officer and was initially portrayed in the series as an old-fashioned conservative bigot but has since grown out of these traits (the show is known for its elements and other ); Stan's moralistic yet simultaneously inappropriate, corrupt wife,; and their two children, new-age hippie daughter and nerdy son. Accompanying the Smith family are three additional main characters, two of which belong to species: zany, shocking, blithely cruel and rascally alien, who's and has few if any limits on his behaviors. He was rescued by Stan from;, the man-in-a-fish-body pet. Klaus's unenviable situation came about from the brain of an East German skier being shrunk and transplanted into a fish body; and, Hayley's boyfriend turned 'whipped' husband, known for his infatuation with Hayley's mom, Francine. Together, the Smiths and their three housemates run what is only at a first glance the typical lifestyle, but is anything but.

Seth MacFarlane provides the voices of Stan and Roger, basing Roger's voice on (who played Uncle Arthur in ). His sister provides the voice of Hayley. The Cleveland Show.

Main article: MacFarlane developed a Family Guy spin-off called The Cleveland Show, which focuses on the character of and his family. The idea for the show originated from a suggestion by Family Guy writer and voice of Cleveland, Mike Henry. Fox ordered 22 episodes and the series first aired on September 27, 2009. The show, which was picked up to air a first season consisting of 22 episodes, was picked up by for a second season, consisting of 13 episodes, bringing the total number to 35 episodes.

The announcement was made on May 3, 2009 before the first season even premiered. Due to strong ratings, Fox picked up the back nine episodes of season 2, making a 22-episode season and bringing the total episode count of the show to 44. The series ended on May 19, 2013, with a total of 4 seasons and 88 episodes, and the character of Cleveland returned to Family Guy in the episode. This is the only animated series created by MacFarlane that does not have him voicing the. Seth MacFarlane played Tim the Bear up until season 3 episode 10. Voices Tim from season 3 episode 11 onwards. Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy.

Main article: On May 4, 2016, FOX picked up a sci-fi comedy-drama series called. The show is created, executive-produced, and starred in by MacFarlane. The show is set 400 years in the future aboard the Orville, a not-so-top-of-the-line exploratory ship in the Union interstellar fleet. The series premiered during the 2017–2018 season, on Sunday, September 10, 2017.

Television producing MacFarlane was the executive producer of a live-action sitcom starring called. The plot has a man named Glen discussing the time he matured at 32 and has him pursuing his only love after she moves in next door.

Glen meets her son and both become good friends. The show ran on Fox for six episodes in Spring 2007.

In August 2011, Fox ordered a 13-part updated series of. MacFarlane co-produced the series with. The new series is hosted by and began airing on the channel in March 2014, with repeats airing on the on the next night. In addition to serving as one of the executive producers, MacFarlane provided voices for characters during the animated portions of the series. In 2013 and 2014, MacFarlane produced one season of a live-action sitcom called.

The series, revolves around Eli, played by, and Warner, played by, two successful guys in their 30s whose world is turned upside down when their dads move in with them. MacFarlane, and executive-produced the series, with Sulkin and Wild writing. In 2014, MacFarlane executive-produced a two-season, 20-episode series called for. The series followed an English newscaster who moves to Los Angeles with his alcoholic manservant and the baggage of several failed marriages to host a sanctimonious talk show.

In 2009 MacFarlane began work on the animated series. The series is set in Texas and follows a border patrol agent and a Mexican immigrant, satirizing America's changing cultural landscape. It ran for 13 episodes in the first half of 2016, on Fox. Television hosting MacFarlane often participates as one of the 'roasters' in the annual.

MacFarlane is the only person to serve as roastmaster for more than one roast. In 2010, he filled this role for The Comedy Central Roast of.

The following year he was roastmaster of Comedy Central roasts of. On October 1, 2012, it was announced that MacFarlane would host the on February 24, 2013. He also presented the nominees with actress, on January 10, 2013.

In addition to hosting, MacFarlane was also nominated in the category for co-writing the theme song ' for his film Ted with. Critical response to MacFarlane's performance was mixed.

Columnist of commented 'By calling constant attention to the naughty factor,' MacFarlane created 'an echo chamber of outrage, working a little too hard to top himself with faux-scandalous gags about race, Jews in Hollywood, and the killing of Abraham Lincoln.' Tim Goodman of praised MacFarlane's performance saying that he did 'impressively better than one would have wagered.' He also noted that he added 'plenty of niceties with a little bit of the bite-the-hand-that-feeds-you thing and worked the juxtaposition rather nicely.' He stirred up controversy in the form of a musical number titled 'We Saw Your Boobs'. On October 29, 2014, it was announced that MacFarlane would host the ceremony. The event was held on and televised on November 15, 2014 on and, and globally on November 22, 2014 on.

He returned to host the following year. Film career Ted. Main articles: and MacFarlane made his directorial live-action film debut with the release of in 2012.

He announced that he was directing it on an episode of that aired on February 10, 2011. Along with directing the film, he also wrote the screenplay, served as producer, and starred as the title character. Ted tells the story of John Bennett and his talking teddy bear (MacFarlane) who keeps John and his girlfriend Lori Collins from moving on with their lives. The film received generally favorable reviews from both critics and audiences, and was a box office success, opening with the highest weekend gross of all time for an original R-rated comedy. Internationally, the movie is currently the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time, beating. A sequel, was released on June 26, 2015.

A Million Ways to Die in the West. Main article: MacFarlane co-wrote and starred in his second film,.

And were also co-writers for the film. The film follows a cowardly sheep farmer (MacFarlane) who loses a gunfight and sees his girlfriend leave him for another man. When a mysterious woman rides into town, she helps him find his courage. But when her outlaw husband arrives seeking revenge, the farmer must put his newfound courage to the test. The film was met with mixed to negative reviews from critics. On January 27, 2014, MacFarlane announced that he wrote a based on the film's script, which was released on March 4, 2014.

An audio-book version was also made available, narrated. MacFarlane wrote the book on weekends during shooting for the film, partially due to boredom. Music career Music Is Better Than Words.

Main article: He signed a record deal with and released a / album in 2011. MacFarlane's debut studio album, Music Is Better Than Words, was released on September 27, 2011, drawing on his training in and attraction to 'the and particularly the early- to late-'50s era of orchestration'. The singer, asked about his experience with the music, said he did 'old, charts with one of my composers, who has a group called the Influence Jazz Orchestra that he performs with throughout L.A.' His album was nominated in the category at the. Music Is Better Than Words received a score of 52 out of 100 on 's compilation of music critic reviews. Holiday for Swing.

Main article: MacFarlane released his fourth studio album, on September 15, 2017. On May 23, 2016, MacFarlane announced on his Twitter account that he was recording songs for his new album. On May 28, 2016, he revealed that the songs composed for the album were composed by, whom he had worked with on the previous three albums. On May 30, 2016, MacFarlane revealed that it was his final day of recording at and thanked all the musicians who collaborated with him on the album.

The album's first lead single, 'That Face', was released on August 17, 2017. The album's second single, ', was released on August 28, 2017. The album's third and final single, ', was released on September 7, 2017. The album received positive reviews and was nominated for two for.

Other projects In 2011, it was announced that MacFarlane would be reviving for the network, with the first episode airing in 2013. MacFarlane said that he would provide the voice of. However, at the in July 2012, while promoting Ted, MacFarlane revealed that the project had been shelved due to the unimpressed response garnered by Fox. Regarding Broadway, MacFarlane told The Hollywood Reporter, 'If I did a Broadway musical, I'd probably want to do something a little bit more old-fashioned', and went on saying 'I wouldn't necessarily do something that was as edgy as what they and. The challenge to me would be more along the lines of, gosh, can somebody write for 2011?' He has also said that, 'The good thing about Broadway is that you don't have to worry about an airdate.

It gets done when it gets done.' In late 2011, it was confirmed that MacFarlane is working on another animated series with. Currently not much is known about the series other than it will be about a family and will have a female lead role. Janetti stated that the series has not yet been greenlit by Fox.

Guest appearances MacFarlane has appeared in sitcoms, comedy and news programs, independent films, and other animated shows. In 2002, MacFarlane appeared in the episode '.

Four years later on November 5, 2006, MacFarlane guest starred on Fox's as 'Hillary's Date', an unnamed 33-year-old man who secretly dates teenaged Hillary in the episode 'I Wash My Hands of You'. MacFarlane also appeared as the engineer Ensign Rivers on in the third-season episode ' and the fourth-season episode '. During 2006, MacFarlane had a role in the independent film Life is Short. He portrayed Dr. Ned, a who advises a short man (played by star ) to have relationships with taller women. He is a frequent guest on the radio talkshow, hosted by Dr. MacFarlane being interviewed at the Fox Fall Eco-Casino Party in Hollywood on September 8, 2008 MacFarlane appeared on the November 11, 2006 episode of Fox's comedy show and performed a live action re-enactment of a scene from the Family Guy episode '.

In the scene, Peter and Lois suspect of murdering his teacher's husband. As a reaction, a terrified Meg jumps out the window. For the live-action sequence, besides MacFarlane, played Lois, played Chris, played Meg, and played Stewie. According to MacFarlane, the live-action thing didn't work too well.

After that clip, MacFarlane showed the same scene, but with celebrities who didn't pay attention to the script. They messed up their lines so badly that MacFarlane, in his Peter voice, screamed 'The script, guys! MacFarlane served as a host to the 's Second Annual Elan Awards on February 15, 2008. MacFarlane has also appeared on news shows and late night television shows such as. On January 19, 2007, MacFarlane appeared on on to discuss 's appearance on and 's return appearance on. MacFarlane introduced the segment by saying in Stewie's voice 'Oh, wait Bill. Hold still, allow me to soil myself on you.

Victory is mine!' Three months later on March 24, 2007, MacFarlane was interviewed on Fox's, and closed the show by singing the Frank Sinatra song '. He also provided Stewie's voice when he appeared as a -induced hallucination to in an episode of, writing his own dialogue for the episode.

On May 8, 2009, MacFarlane was a guest on. Other than Family Guy and American Dad!, MacFarlane voices characters in other cartoon shows and films. He voiced Wayne 'The Brain' McClain in an episode of.

He has also voiced various characters on 's, including a parody of and as well as Peter Griffin in the Season 2 premiere – he even parodied himself in the Season 4 premiere, in which he renewed the show simply by mentioning it in a Family Guy-like cutaway after its fictitious cancellation at the end of Season 3. He also played the villain 'The Manotaur' in 's animated kids series. In addition, MacFarlane voiced Johann Kraus in the 2008 film Hellboy II: The Golden Army. He also had a guest appearance in the animated film where he sings 'That Was Then (And This is Too)', the opening theme.

He had also starred in a commercial for in which he plays an alien presenting Hulu as an 'evil plot to destroy the world', progressively as his famous Family Guy and American Dad! He also lent his voice to the series finale movie of the series,. MacFarlane played Ziggy in the 2010 film. In August 2010, he appeared as a guest voice-over in a sci-fi themed episode of Disney's entitled 'Nerds of a Feather'. On September 15, 2012, MacFarlane hosted the season premiere of, with musical guest. The episode was MacFarlane's first appearance on the show.

MacFarlane had a cameo in the 2013 film. MacFarlane collaborated with on an episode of.

In 2016, he had a voice role in the animated film, as well as serving as a major performer on the film's soundtrack. In 2017, he appeared in 's heist comedy, alongside. Music Style In 2009, he appeared as a vocalist at the with the in Prom 22 A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals. In 2010, he reappeared at the Proms with the John Wilson Orchestra in a Christmas concert special. In 2012, it was announced he would again appear at the Proms with the John Wilson Orchestra in a concert celebrating Broadway musicals. In 2015, MacFarlane again appeared at The Proms as a vocalist with the John Wilson Orchestra, this time in a Sinatra program.

Regarding his musical passion, MacFarlane has said, 'I love and am fascinated by exciting orchestration—what you can do with a band that size—and I think in many ways it's a lost art.' His music is predominantly,. He will occasionally use for either his shows or movies. Voice and influences. Significantly influenced MacFarlane and his music. MacFarlane has a voice. Netty for mac free.

He is a pianist and singer who, in his early years, trained with Lee and Sally Sweetland, the vocal coaches of. In an interview with, MacFarlane commented on their vocal training, to which he said 'They really drill you,' he said. 'They teach you the old-style way of singing, back when you had no electronic help. They teach you to show your teeth. If you look at old photos of Sinatra while he's singing, there's a lot of very exposed teeth. That was something that Lee Sweetland hit on day in and day out, and correctly so, because it just brightens the whole performance.' His comedy influences include people like, and the creators of, while his musical influences include people like, and the.

Activism Political views MacFarlane is a supporter of the. He has donated over US $200,000 to various Democratic congressional committees and to the of then-U.S. He has stated that he supports the. MacFarlane serves on the board of directors of, a advocacy organization. In 2015, MacFarlane revealed support for in the, and he introduced Sanders onstage at a rally. After the primaries, MacFarlane then supported for president during the general election.

MacFarlane speaking at a ceremony for to receive a star on the in September 2010 MacFarlane is passionate about his support for. In 2008 he called it 'infuriating and idiotic' that two gay partners 'have to go through this fucking when they stop at a hotel and the guy behind the counter says, 'You want one room or two?' ' He went on to say, 'I'm incredibly passionate about my support for the gay community and what they're dealing with at this current point in time'. MacFarlane continued, 'Why is it that Johnny Spaghetti Stain in fucking can knock a woman up, legally be married to her, and then beat the shit out of her, but these two intelligent, sophisticated writers who have been together for 20 years can't get married?' MacFarlane, in recognition of 'his active, passionate commitment to values, and his fearless support of equal marriage rights and other social justice issues', was named the Harvard Humanist of the Year in 2011.

However, MacFarlane was criticized for his portrayal of in the Family Guy episode '. Gay novelist found the episode's inclusion of remarks from Peter and —as well as a scene of Brian vomiting profusely upon discovering his new girlfriend to be 's father—to be 'shockingly insensitive'. Hartinger continued, 'Frankly, it's literally impossible for me to reconcile last night's episode with MacFarlane's words, unless I come to the conclusion that the man is pretty much a complete idiot'. The, a LGBT media watchdog organization, shared 'serious concerns being voiced from members of the community' about the episode. MacFarlane said he was 'surprised' by the negative reaction to 'Quagmire's Dad', saying that 'it seemed that gay commentators were not picking up on the fact that it was a very sympathetic portrayal of a transsexual character'.

He further added, 'Look, Brian happens to be a heterosexual character, as I am. If I found out that I had slept with a transsexual, I might throw up in the same way that a gay guy looks at a vagina and goes, 'Oh, my God, that's disgusting.' ' Speaking engagements MacFarlane is a frequent speaking guest on college campuses. On April 16, 2006, he was invited by 's ASSU Speakers' Bureau to address an audience of over 1,000 at Memorial Auditorium.

MacFarlane was invited by 's class of 2006 to deliver the 'class day' address on June 7, 2006. He spoke as himself, and also as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin and Glenn Quagmire. He also has delivered speeches at, the, the,. 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike. MacFarlane speaking at a rally in on November 9, 2007 During the, MacFarlane publicly sided with the Writers Guild, and fully participated in the strike. Official production of was halted for most of December 2007 and various periods afterwards. Continued producing episodes without MacFarlane's final approval, and although he refused to work on the show during the strike, his contract with Fox required him to contribute to any episodes it subsequently produced.

Rumors of continued production on Family Guy prompted the statement from MacFarlane that '.it would just be a colossal dick move if they did that'. During the strike, MacFarlane wrote an inside joke into an episode of Family Guy about 's choice to return to the air and undermine the writers of, causing Stewart to respond with an hour-long call in which he questioned how MacFarlane could consider himself the 'moral arbiter' of Hollywood.

The strike ended on February 12, 2008. The Seth MacFarlane Collection of the Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan Archive MacFarlane donated money to create The Seth MacFarlane Collection of the and Archive at the. MacFarlane said, 'The work of Carl Sagan has been a profound influence in my life, and the life of every individual who recognizes the importance of humanity's ongoing commitment to the exploration of our universe. The continuance of our journey outward into space should always occupy some part of our collective attention, regardless of whatever did last week.' Personal life Relationships In a 2004 interview with The Daily Princetonian, MacFarlane noted his similarities to from Family Guy, revealing, 'I have some Brian type issues from time to time—looking for the right person—but I date as much as the next guy'. On July 16, 2010, MacFarlane's mother, Ann Perry Sager, died after a long battle with cancer.

Her death was reported by Larry King on his show, who acknowledged a conversation he had with her during an interview with her son in May 2010. September 11, 2001 experience On the morning of, MacFarlane was scheduled to return to Los Angeles on from Boston. Suffering from a after the previous night's celebrations that followed his speech at his alma mater, the, and with an incorrect departure time (8:15 a.m. Instead of 7:45 a.m.) from his, he arrived at about ten minutes too late to board the flight, as the gates had been closed. Fifteen minutes after departure, American Airlines Flight 11 was hijacked, and at 8:46 a.m. It was flown into the North Tower of the, killing everyone on board. MacFarlane said: The only reason it hasn't really affected me as it maybe could have is I didn't really know that I was in any danger until after it was over, so I never had that panic moment.

After the fact, it was sobering, but people have a lot of close calls; you're crossing the street and you almost get hit by a car. This one just happened to be related to something massive. I really can't let it affect me because I'm a comedy writer.

I have to put that in the back of my head. Lawsuits On October 3, 2007, filed a lawsuit accusing Family Guy of on the song ', through a parody song titled 'I Need a Jew' appearing in the episode '. Bourne Co., which holds the copyright, alleged the parody pairs a 'thinly veiled' copy of their music with lyrics.

Named in the suit were MacFarlane, and; the suit sought to stop the program's distribution and asked for unspecified damages. Bourne argued that 'I Need a Jew' uses the copyrighted melody of 'When You Wish Upon a Star' without commenting on that song, and that it was therefore not a -protected parody per the ruling in On March 16, 2009, United States District Judge held that Family Guy did not infringe on Bourne's copyright when it transformed the song for comical use in an episode. In December 2007, Family Guy was again accused of copyright infringement when actor filed a lawsuit regarding a scene in, in which Jesus performs Metrano's signature magic parody act, involving absurd faux magical hand gestures while humming the distinctive tune '.

MacFarlane, and Alex Borstein were all named in the suit. In July 2009, a federal district court judge rejected Fox's motion to dismiss, saying that the first three fair use factors involved—'purpose and character of the use', 'nature of the infringed work', and 'amount and substantiality of the taking'—counted in Metrano's favor, while the fourth—'economic impact'—had to await more fact-finding.

In denying the dismissal, the court held that the reference in the scene made light of Jesus and his followers—not Metrano or his act. The case was settled out of court in 2010 with undisclosed terms. On July 16, 2014, MacFarlane was served with a lawsuit from the production company of a series of Internet videos called Charlie the Abusive Teddy Bear claiming that Ted infringes on the copyright of its videos due to the Ted bear largely matching the background story, persona, voice tone, attitude, and dialogue of the Charlie bear. The suit was dropped on March 23, 2015, after the plaintiffs withdrew the suit. Awards and nominations. ^ Child, Christopher.

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CNET Supports corrupt companies. Besides finding several apps that were listed as FREEWARE / No Fee, then finding they has a 20 USD price, I assumed employee's of CNET are lazy about verifying the products they represent. I finally found a product I liked called 'Write Monkey,' listed as freeware. I downloaded it, and found it to be a basic text editor like 'Notepad.'

The higher functions I wanted were available only when a donation was sent. I installed the program, and sent in a donation. I was supposed to get a reply with a code.

My bank verified the purchase was made. The guru had my money. Technically, it is not a purchase, as the leader one very slick guru, a master pomaranchathey, calls it a donation, but clearly stipulates the higher functions are available only when a donation is sent. I received NO RECEIPT IN EMAIL, NO SPECIAL KEY. They are corrupt as they took my money with no return mail, To recap; NO key or acknowledgement of my purchase they call a donation. It is a purchase as they say to received the higher functions, send a donation they will send a key. None of that happened.

So I sent an EMAIL to the Guru explaining my problem. I received in reply a 'No user found via return reply. Write Monkey may or may not be great, but the head is Just one more fake guru, making money on off shore patrons who have no recourse. I have been in IT for 17 years, when I need software or freeware or my clients ask about software this is where I point them, They have a great site very user friendly and after using them for years I trust the information they have.

If you are not sure about software you can even download a lot of good software directly from them and avoid the risk of getting malware tagged along in the package. Over the years they have evolved and they also review anything technical be it hardware, software phones almost anything after using them as long as I have they have never steered me wrong and it is about time I thanked them. They are knowledgeable trustworthy and I have never seen any bias on their part. An easy 5 stars!.Since writing this review I have read people including people here saying that CNET is now including malware with their downloads and going to great lengths to show the proof. I am not saying these people are wrong I am just curious why I have never had the similar experience, my first thought was that they have fake sites cloning them borrowing on their good reputation just as has happened with many other sites AVG being the first to pop into my head I have looked into the issue a bit and I can not dismiss the possibility that they have sold out but it is late and I am on a slow connection in Central America so for tonight, I will leave my 5 stars from personal experience in tact and hope until I learn more that they have not gone to the dark side as implied,. I always used to download programs directly from cnet because I know that they come from the original source and do not have viruses.

Which is still true, but I think the quality of programs that they show has declined. Recently, I am disappointed to say that I downloaded something that came with another program, which was at best adware, but you could say spyware. I can no longer download from them with as much confidence as in the past. I do enjoy their ratings, but now will have to be more careful about what I download. UNSCRUPULOUS & Should be Investigated for possible CRIMINAL ACTIVITY! I fell for the scamware hidden in their installer - which they claim is fast, easy, and malware-free!

I got the SweetPacks Browser Hijacker, and PC Optimizer Pro. It took over a month for me to get it off because so many sites wanted me to go into my Registry, and I was afraid to do that to an $800 computer I had not even had for 6 whole months. Read this article WITH SCREEN SHOTS that proves that EVEN WHEN YOU OPT OUT OF THEIR SCAMWARE OFFERS, YOU GET THE 'POOP' ON YOUR COMPUTER ANYWAY! Www.groovypost.com/howto/avoid-computer-bloatware-from-cnet-download-com-crapware/ I will never, ever, ever download anything else from them or even go to their site ever again!

What they are doing should be, if it's not already, against the law! The Software developers are not doing this - CNET/Download.com is doing it, and without the developers even knowing. Good riddance, CNET. Hope to see you getting investigated very soon! Shame on you!