Early-life: Seth Woodbury MacFarlane was born in Kent, Connecticut, on October 26, 1973 to Ann and Ronald. His sister is voice actor Rachael Ann MacFarlane. Seth knew from an early age that he wanted to develop his interest in animation. He began publishing a weekly comic strip entitled Walter Crouton for a local newspaper. His parents gave him an 8mm camera and he went on to study film, video and animation at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). During his time as a student, he performed stand-up and also created animated short The Life of Larry. On the back of this short, he was hired by Hanna-Barbara, where he worked as an animator and a writer for Cartoon Network's Cartoon Cartoons series. During his time at the studio, he also worked on Dexter's Laboratory, Cow and Chicken, I Am Weasel and Johnny Bravo. He also worked freelance on projects for Walt Disney, writing for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.

Early-life: Born July 13, 1940, in Mirfield, West Yorkshire. He began acting at 12 in amateur groups (where he befriended a young Brian Blessed). He left school at 15 to work on a local newspaper, quitting after the editor told him to choose between the theatre and journalism. For a year he worked as a furniture salesman to fund his drama training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He landed his first professional job with Lincoln Repertory in 1959.