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American voice actor, comedian, cartoonist, director, producer, screenwriter and actor, Seth MacFarlane has an estimated net worth of $194 million.

Seth Woodbury MacFarlane was born on October 26, 1973 in Kent, Connecticut, USA. He attended Rhode Island School of Design where he completed his fine arts degree. He is known as the creator of Family Guy, a popular series aired on 20th Century Fox from 1999-2003, and from 2005 to the present. His work on Family Guy won MacFarlane an Annie Award. He also became a two-time recipient of Primetime Emmy Awards, for Outstanding Music and Lyrics and Outstanding Voice-Over Performance.

He is also noted to be one of the creators of American Dad! which has been on air since 2005. He co-created American Dad! with Matt Weitzman and Mike Barker. In addition to that, he co-created The Cleveland Show which was aired from 2009 through 2013.

In 2012, MacFarlane starred alongside Mark Wahlberg in Ted, a comedy about a stuffed bear brought to life. The film was well-received, and is set to receive a sequel in 2015. 

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2012

Asset

Estimated value of Family Guy franchise

$1,000,000,000

2008

Contract

Estimated worth of deal with Fox to run Family Guy in the network for five years

$100,000,000

2006

Project Earnings

Syndication earnings of the show since 2007

$400,000,000

2004

Salary

Salary from Family Guy on Fox from 2005 to 2008

$2,000,000

2004

Project Earnings

Sales of straight-to-DVD movie called Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

$80,000,000

2002

Project Earnings

Total sales of DVDs since 2003

$400,000,000