About the Author

Seth MacFarlane is an Academy Award-nominated and five-time Emmy-winning creator, writer, actor, director, and singer behind some of today's most popular entertainment content. In addition to The Orville, he created the hugely successful animated shows Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show, as well as the commercially successful films Ted, Ted 2, and A Million Ways to Die in the West, for which he also co-authored the companion novel of the same name. With a deep appreciation of the Great American Songbook, he has released seven critically lauded studio albums, garnering him five Grammy nominations and several No. 1 iTunes Jazz Charts debuts. Through his Seth MacFarlane Foundation, he is an avid supporter of science communication, cancer research, climate conservation, free speech, and equal rights for all.