Friday, October 26, 2012

Seth MacFarlane

October 26, 2012

On this date in 1973, Seth MacFarlane was born in Kent, Conn. MacFarlane graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design, where he earned his bachelor of fine arts in animation. He began his career in animation at Hanna-Barbera Productions, where he animated and wrote scripts for children’s shows such as “Johnny Bravo” (1997) and “Cow and Chicken” (1995). After his show “Family Guy” debuted in 1999, MacFarlane became famous for writing, producing and voice acting for popular animated comedy shows for adult audiences. His other shows include “American Dad!”, beginning in 2005, and “The Cleveland Show,” beginning in 2009.

MacFarlane is a self-described atheist. During an August 18, 2009 interview with Esquire, he said this about Carl Sagan: “Noted atheist, optimist, and essential popularizer of science. We need another one of them.”
“It's like the civil rights movement. There have to be people who are vocal about the advancement of knowledge over faith.”

— Seth MacFarlane, Esquire, August 18, 2009

Compiled by Sabrina Gaylor - www.ffrf.org

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