Seth MacFarlane
A Star Trek-watching, show-tune-singing, entertainment-obsessed fan boy, MacFarlane began drawing cartoons at age 2 and was publishing his own comic strip in his hometown newspaper by age 8. Sure of w...
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10/25/1973
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Emma Stone Does Semi-Undressed Cool Girl Thing on Cover of 'W' — PHOTO
January 20, 2013 11:03am ESTAmerica's Super Cool Best Friend Emma Stone has amped up the edge for her W Magazine photo shoot with Juergen Teller. And boy, has Teller stayed true to his strung-out, Marc Jacobs model aesthetic. Stone graces the February cover complete with a serious case of the bedhead, minimal make-up, and a strapless bra — all washed in the light of a hotel that looks like it rents by the hour rather than the day. But that's because Stone is one of those cool, down-for-whatever, don't-take-s**t-seriously type gals, so working with Teller was probably just a new experience. That said, we're usually fairly impressed with W's attempts to stay fresh and relevant, but we just can't get down on this one. Stone's cover feels a bit too amateur and hip, so it comes across as a bit disingenuous. We're all for Stone getting stripped down out of the Hollywood machine, but this might not be the way we'd go about it if we were suddenly made a stylist at W. Check out the cover, below, and see for yourself. What do you think of Stone's W cover? Like it, love it, or hate it? Let us know in the comments! [Photo Credit: W Magazine] Follow Alicia on Twitter @alicialutes More: Emma Stone Will Sell Cocaine Out of Her 'Little White Corvette' Late Night Last Night: Emma Stone and Jay Leno Dance the Night Away — VIDEO Oscars 2013: Seth MacFarlane & Emma Stone to Announce Nominations, Please Everyone From Our Partners: Craziest Celebrity Swimsuits (Celebuzz) Child Stars: Where Are They Now? (Celebuzz)
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Emma Stone: 'I wasn't drunk at the Oscars'
January 18, 2013 9:15am ESTThe Help star took to the stage with Ben Stiller at the 2012 ceremony to present the Best Visual Effects honour to the team behind Hugo, but Stone's giddy demeanour prompted rumours she had too much to drink before her big moment. However, Stone is adamant she was simply playing for laughs, and didn't get drunk until after she stepped off stage. She tells W magazine, "We pretended that Ben had been to the Oscars many times and I was this really overly enthusiastic Oscar presenter. I was very excited, and he was not... A lot of people thought it was something else: When I came offstage, they were saying, 'You were so drunk!' And I wasn't. Not until after." Stone recently teamed up with this year's (13) Oscars host Seth MacFarlane to announce the 2013 nominees on live TV.
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Oscar Race: Does Harvey Weinstein Rule The Oscars? — INFOGRAPHIC
January 18, 2013 7:38am ESTIf you’ve ever watched a Hollywood awards show, or heard a joke about a Hollywood awards show, you know that it’s widely accepted that Harvey Weinstein is regarded as something of a master. And why not? Movies he produced took home Best Picture in 2011 and 2012, and a laundry list of others have nabbed nominations and awards in all the other big categories. This year, he’s got two horses in the race, Silver Linings Playbook and Django Unchained. Can he pull out another victory? Or is this “mojo” just a fun topic for jokes and banter? We broke down Weinstein’s last 10 years, movies he produced and movies that came out of Miramax and The Weinstein Company under his watchful eye. Will he sweep up the Oscars? Let’s look to the past for answers... Reporting by Kelsea Stahler, Art by Kendrek Lyons Follow Kelsea on Twitter @KelseaStahler [Photo Credit: Composition by Hollywood.com; Photo by WENN] More:Kathryn Bigelow: Oscars' 'Best Directors' Didn't Need to Be a Boy's ClubOscars 2013: How To Watch All The Nominated Films’Argo’ Nabs Best Picture Globe, Could Oscaar Be Next? From Our Partners:25 Most Scandalous Celeb Twitpics (Vh1)33 Child Stars: Where Are They Now? (Celebuzz) Oscars 2013 Special Coverage 15 Most Iconic Red Carpet Dresses • We Predict the Winners: Do You Agree?• 15 Oscar-Winning Nude Scenes• The Worst Best Picture Winner Ever• Oscar's Problem With Pretty Boys• Why Stars Should Fear Seth MacFarlane• 10 TV Stars You Never Knew Won Oscars• The Winner, According to You
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Globes 2013: Tina Fey & Amy Poehler Deliver The Best Monologue Ever?
January 13, 2013 3:34pm ESTWell, wasn’t that a little slice of heaven. After two years of Ricky Gervais delivering off-colour jokes at the Golden Globes, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better couple of folks better suited to take on the hosting job for the 2013 ceremony. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler “roasted” every celebrity in the room in their seven minutes onstage, and yet when the dust settled, the only effect was a room full of giddy stars and legions of giggly fans at home. Can these two host everything? Fey, svelte in a glittery dark blue gown, and Poehler, rocking some serious single-and-loving-it cleavage in a silky red gown, took the stage at the outset of the 2013 Golden Globes and proceeded to sprinkle their gems of comedy all over the room. They opened with a few gimme jokes like Poehler’s “I can smell the pills from here” but quickly moved onto the slightly more fearless and infinitely more funny quips, starting with a dig at their own bread and butter: “The Golden Globes: where the beautiful people of film rub shoulders with the rat-faced people of television.” They paid compliment, with a side of sass, to newcomer Lena Dunham, telling her that if “they’re making you do all that nudity, tell us and we’ll call child services.” It’s a roast with a compliment on the side, and Dunham’s giddy laughter was clear indication of that. Poehler palled around with fellow Bostonite Ben Affleck (“You’re not better than me!”), and the duo ribbed former host Gervais, but they took serious (and hilarious) aim at director James Cameron with a riotous compliment for the inadvertently controvercial Zero Dark Thirty director Kathryn Bigelow: “When it comes to torture, I trust the lady who was married for three years to James Cameron.” That, my friends, is what we call a perfect zinger. (And in case you’re confused after two years of confused silence in the Beverly Hills Hotel ballroom: when the whole room of celebs can’t control their laughter, you’re doing it right.) Before turning the mic over to presenters, Fey and Poehler made sure to work in the requisite Meryl-Streep-is-a-golden-goddess joke and a frightening prospect (Quentin Tarantino as a “sexual nightmare”), Fey worked in the joke we all hoped would happen (even if we forgot we wanted it). To Julianne Moore, who seconds later won the Globe for her portrayal of Sarah Palin, Fey had this message: “I used to win awards for that too, you know.” It’s okay, Tina, you’ll always be our go-to for the Sarah Palin funnies. The giggle-fit-inducing duo only took the stage for a few minutes, but it was enough to make us hope they figure out a way to host the Oscars in February too (no offense, Seth MacFarlane), and enough to make sure I spend the next year accidentally confusing the HFPA with HPV. <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/6828167/">How did Amy and Tina do as hosts?</a> Follow Kelsea on Twitter @KelseaStahler [Photo Credit: NBC] More: Golden Globes: Kathryn Bigelow Is Amused by That James Cameron 'Torture' Joke — PHOTO Golden Globes 2013: 'Homeland' Wins Best Drama Golden Globes 2013 Red Carpet: Who Has Award-Winning Style? From Our Partners: Megan Fox’s 12 Hottest Moments (Moviefone) Ryan Gosling’s ‘Airbrushed’ Abs: Plus 19 More Reasons We Love the Actor (Moviefone)
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The Things They Say
January 11, 2013 4:00am EST"I think we kind of slipped that in at the last minute. We kind of forgot we were on TV, and one thing led to another, and now it's too late!" Oscars host Seth Macfarlane on his questionable Adolf Hitler gag at the Academy Awards nominations announcement ceremony on Thursday morning (10Jan13). The funnyman quipped, "I read (nominated film) Amour was co-produced in Austria and Germany. The last time Austria and Germany got together and co-produced something it was Hitler, but this is much better - highly recommended."
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The Things They Say
January 11, 2013 4:00am EST"Nothing official yet. Everybody involved would like to do it, but it has not been officially signed off on yet. But it's very promising." Funnyman Seth Macfarlane is considering a sequel to his hit comedy Ted.
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Seth MacFarlane's 3 Ds of Oscars: 'Drinks,' 'Daniel Day-Lewis,' and 'Douche' — VIDEOS
January 11, 2013 3:58am ESTFor decades now, spotlit celebrities handed the honor of hosting the Academy Awards have worked their hardest to deliver the perfect ceremony, each with different formulas for what they consider to be a winning gig. Billy Crystal opts for smiling schmaltz and Pete Rose jokes; Hugh Jackman dazzles with lavish showstopping numbers; James Franco squints and grits his jaw. And this year's Oscars host, Seth MacFarlane, has given us a taste of his take on how to host properly with five new promos for the upcoming event, set to air Feb. 24. In these brief clips, MacFarlane covers all the basics: alcohol, his own shortcomings, abrasive Twitter followers, and perennial awards frontrunner Daniel Day-Lewis. Check out the videos below, and read the list of this year's nominees here. More: Seth MacFarlane's Oscars Preview: How Will He Do on Show Night? — POLL Is Quvenzhane Wallis Oscar's Youngest Nominee, and 9 Other Questions About 2013's Race Oscars 2013: How To Watch All The Nominated Films From Our Partners: Megan Fox’s 12 Hottest Moments (Moviefone) Ryan Gosling’s ‘Airbrushed’ Abs: Plus 19 More Reasons We Love the Actor (Moviefone)
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Fascinating Fact
January 10, 2013 12:15pm ESTOscars host Seth Macfarlane could be celebrating an Academy Awards win at the ceremony next month (Feb12) - he co-wrote Ted track Everybody Needs a Best Friend, which has been nominated in the Best Song category.
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Oscars 2013: Five Academy Award-Nominated Movie Outfits — PICS
January 10, 2013 11:02am ESTWhile everyone is ranting and raving about the Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress nominations for the 85th Annual Academy Awards, there's one category that also deserves its own onslaught of recognition: Best Achievement in Costume Design. These are the people who toil for months and months trying to come up with the perfect looks for their characters — and 2013's nominees are some of the best of the best. From Eiko Ishioka's Mirror Mirror gowns to Paco Delgado's June Rebellion garb for Les Miserables, here's a look at the creations from the costumes designers nominated for Oscars in 2013! Click Here to Launch Our Gallery of Oscar-nominated Costume Design! RELATED: 2013 Oscar Nominations: See the Full List of Nominees Here! Follow Lindsey on Twitter @LDiMat. [Photo Credit: Focus Features] From Our Partners:40 Most Revealing See-Through Red Carpet Looks (Vh1)33 Child Stars: Where Are They Now? (Celebuzz) Oscars 2013 Special Coverage 15 Most Iconic Red Carpet Dresses • We Predict the Winners: Do You Agree?• 15 Oscar-Winning Nude Scenes• The Worst Best Picture Winner Ever• Oscar's Problem With Pretty Boys• Why Stars Should Fear Seth MacFarlane• 10 TV Stars You Never Knew Won Oscars• The Winner, According to You
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Is Quvenzhane Wallis Oscar's Youngest Nominee, and 9 Other Questions About 2013's Race
January 10, 2013 9:41am ESTThe nominations for the 85th Academy Awards are out. But while Denzel Washington is laughing for having fooled the Academy into thinking Flight is an Oscar-worthy movie, Anne Hathaway is crying into her celebratory mimosa, and Kathryn Bigelow is trying hard not to cry for a completely different reason, we are scratching our heads. Thursday morning's announcement has left us with myriad ponderables. Here are 10 burning questions that have us yelling, "We want answers!" and running to Google faster than a cheetah on a treadmill. The Best Supporting Actor category has a reputation for being dominated by Hollywood's veteran gentlemen. But, before this year, has there ever been an acting category filled with actors who already have an Oscar in their trophy case? Nope. This would be the first time. Christoph Waltz won for Inglorious Basterds in 2010, Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote in 2006, Robert De Niro for The Godfather: Part II (1975) and Raging Bull (1981), Alan Arkin for Little Miss Sunshine in 2007, Tommy Lee Jones for The Fugitive in 1994. This could be the third Oscar for Robert De Niro and Daniel Day-Lewis. Who else has three? And who has the most wins? Actors Ingrid Bergman, Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, and Walter Brennan all have three Oscars. But Katherine Hepburn beats them all with four Best Actress wins. Competitors in non-acting categories, however, rake in even more awards. Composer Alan Menken has eight, costume designer Edith Head has eight, visual effects supervisor Dennis Muren has nine, and Walt Disney has the distinction of winning the most Academy Awards — he has 22. In addition to his hosting duties, Seth MacFarlane was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Original Song category. Is this the first time a host has also been up for an award? Nope! Just two years ago, James Franco co-hosted with Anne Hathaway while he was also nominated for Best Actor for 127 Hours. And before Franco, six other hosts played dual roles on the big night: Frank Capra (1938), Bob Hope (1952), David Niven (1958), Michael Caine (1972), Walter Matthau (1975), and Paul Hogan (1986). Capra, Hope, and Niven also walked away with trophies their respective years. Austrian tear-jerker Amour has five chances to take home a trophy this year. How many times has the same movie been nominated for Best Picture as well as Best Foreign Language Film? And has the same movie ever won the Oscar in both categories? There have only been nine foreign language films nominated for Best Picture: Grand Illusion, 1938; Z, 1969; The Emigrants, 1972; Cries and Whispers, 1973; Il Postino, 1995; Life Is Beautiful, 1998; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 2000; Letters from Iwo Jima, 2006; and Amour, 2012. Of those movies Z, Life Is Beautiful, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won Best Foreign Language Film rather than Best Picture. The Emigrants is the only film to lose both. Grand Illusion was nominated before Best Foreign Language Film was created, Letters from Iwo Jima was ineligible because it was an American production, and Cries and Whispers and Il Postino were not nominated. No movie has ever won both categories. Silver Linings Playbook has nominations in the five biggest categories (Best Picture, Director, Actress, Actor, Screenwriting). Has a film ever swept all five? In Oscar history there have been three films to sweep the major acting categories as well as take directing, screenwriting, and Best Picture awards: It Happened One Night (1934), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991). While Argo and Zero Dark Thirty are considered frontrunners for the Best Picture win, their directors (Ben Affleck and Kathryn Bigelow, respectively) weren't nominated for Best Director. Is it rare for a film to take home Best Picture and not Best Director? In a word, yes. Of the 85 films that have been awarded Best Picture, 65 of them have also taken home the award for Best Director. And in only three instances have the directors of Best Picture-winning films not been nominated themselves — Wings (1928), Grand Hotel (1932), and Driving Miss Daisy (1989). Eiko Ishioka, who passed away this year, is nominated for Best Achievement in Costume Design for her work on Mirror, Mirror. How many Oscars have been awarded posthumously? There have been 15 posthumous awards won in the competitive categories out of 73 nominations for people who were also in the "In Memoriam" reel that year. The most recent winner was Heath Ledger in 2008 for Best Supporting Actor in The Dark Knight. Composer Howard Ashman has the most posthumous nominations (he has four). Art director William A. Horning has the most wins: he won two awards in two consecutive years, for Gigi in 1958 and Ben-Hur in 1959. In 1959 he was also nominated for art direction of North by Northwest. That's one busy corpse! In Ishioka's Best Costume Design category there have been four posthumous nominations (three for the same person) and zero wins. Lincoln, which has so far raked in over $145 million at the box office, is the only Best Picture contender this year you could really call a "blockbuster." What was the lowest grossing film to ever take the Best Picture category? The lowest grossing Best Picture winner was The Hurt Locker in 2010, which only grossed $50 million. Four of this year's nine Best Picture nominees have currently grossed even less than that. Silver Linings Playbook has only made $35 million, Beasts of the Southern Wild has only made $11 million, Zero Dark Thirty has only made $5 million, and Amour $340,798. That makes The Hurt Locker look like Titanic. Is Quvenzhane Wallis the youngest person to be nominated for an Oscar? And who's the oldest? Nine-year-old Wallis is not the youngest person ever to be nominated; that distinction belongs to Kramer vs. Kramer's Justin Henry, who was eight at the time of his nomination. Wallis is also tied with Skippy's Jackie Cooper. Wallis is, however, the youngest actress to ever be nominated in the Best Actress category, beating out former youngster Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider). If she wins, Wallis will be the youngest person to ever win an Oscar. On the flip side, Amour's Emmanuella Riva is, at 85-years-old, the oldest woman to be nominated for Best Actress. And she is the second oldest person to ever be nominated for an acting Oscar — Gloira Stuart, who was 87 when she was nominated for Titanic, holds that title. Quvenzhane Wallis was nominated for her first-ever film. Has an actor or director ever won the award for his or her debut project? This happens a lot more often than you would think — 23 times, to be precise. Five actresses have won the Best Actress Oscar for their debut films: Shirley Booth, Come Back, Little Sheba (1952); Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday (1953); Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins (1964); Barbra Streisand, Funny Girl (1968); Marlee Matlin, Children of a Lesser God (1986). Follow Abbey Stone on Twitter @abbeystone [Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox] More: Oscar Nominations 2013: Biggest Snubs and Surprises — GALLERY Oscar Nominees 101: Everything You Need to Know About the Stars and Their Movies 2013 Oscars Nominate Only 9 for Best Picture: Which Film Should've Been the 10th Nominee? 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