Seth MacFarlane
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Seth MacFarlane (born 26 October 1973; age 35) is the actor who played Rivers in two episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise, however, he is best known as the creator of the popular animated series Family Guy and American Dad!. In addition to his minor roles on Enterprise MacFarlane had a character named after him.
MacFarlane is a big Star Trek fan, and many references to it have appeared in Family Guy, from the redshirts of the original series, William Shatner shouting "Khan!" as Tevye in a production of Fiddler on the Roof, to Quark and Odo (voiced again by Rene Auberjonois) from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine appearing in Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story!.
Among the other Trek alumni who have lent their voices to his shows are Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn, Alexander Siddig, Patrick Stewart and Connor Trinneer. Stewart also has a recurring role on American Dad!, which also co-stars Star Trek: Voyager guest star Wendy Schaal. MADtv cast member and DS9 guest star Debra Wilson has also voiced characters on both series. Wallace Shawn voiced Bertram in two episodes of Family Guy.
MacFarlane is a descendant of Mayflower passenger William Brewster, who is an ancestor of 20th century entertainer Bing Crosby – grandfather of Star Trek: The Next Generation actress Denise Crosby. As such, MacFarlane and Denise Crosby are distant cousins. [1]
[edit] Appearances
As Rivers:
- ENT:
[edit] Apocrypha
The What You Leave Behind expansion of the Star Trek Customizable Card Game features a card of Seth's Enterprise character, giving him the full name of Stewart Rivers, Patriotic Engineer (quite probably referencing his character of Stewart Gilligan "Stewie" Griffin in Family Guy and his series American Dad). [2]
