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Seth MacFarlane

Seth MacFarlane is the creator of the animated series Family Guy. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (1995), he began work as an animator for Hanna-Barbera, working on Cartoon Network…

Manga and Anime: The Japanese Invasion

Japanese comics and cartoons, with their bold art and complex plots, have captured the hearts and imaginations of a worldwide audience. by Jennie Wood Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors, the first…

Futurama

FoxMidseason DebutTuesday 8:30–9:00 p.m.Voices of:John DiMaggio, Katey Sagal, and Billy West Matt Groening's second animated series for Fox lacks the incisive wit of The Simpsons, his first…

Matt Groening

Matt Groening's animated creations, the Simpson family, first appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show, which opened on the Fox network in 1987. The new network took a chance and gave The Simpsons a prime-…

Roddy McDowall

Name at birth: Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowallRoddy McDowall was a child actor in the 1930s and '40s and got his big break in 1943's My Friend, Flicka. In the course of his career he appeared…

Aaron McGruder

Aaron McGruder is the creator of The Boondocks, the controversial comic strip and animated series that features the political and social musings of two African American Chicago boys living in a…

Mission Hill

WBFriday 8:00–8:30 p.m.; canceledVoices of:Wallace Langham, Vicki Lewis, and Scott Menville The only new animated series this season satirizes the slacker generation. Cartoonist Andy French (…

Nia Vardalos

Name at birth: Antonia Eugenia VardalosNia Vardalos is the writer and star of the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, a low-budget, independently produced feature that became one of the biggest box…

Elsie Fisher

Elsie Fisher is the young star of the 2018 film Eighth Grade. Fisher began her career at age 5, as the voice of Agnes in the animated feature Despicable Me (2010). She also appeared in the 2013…

The Tick

FoxThursday 8:30–9:00 p.m.Cast:Patrick Warburton, Nestor Carbonell, Liz Vassey, David Burke Hands down, the most bizarre and risky show of the season. Warburton stars as the titular blue-…