American Dad!

American television program

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American Dad! is an animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, premiering in 2005. The show offers an irreverent look at the family of an ultrapatriotic CIA agent. The series originally aired on Fox before moving to the TBS channel in 2014. MacFarlane is also known for creating other popular animated series such as Family Guy and The Orville.12

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Seth MacFarlane
He cocreated, wrote, and produced American Dad!, an irreverent look at the family of an ultrapatriotic CIA agent, which premiered on Fox in 2005; it moved to the TBS channel in 2014. In 2008 he debuted Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy, a series of animated shorts released directly to…
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He cocreated, wrote, and produced American Dad!, an irreverent look at the family of an ultrapatriotic CIA agent, which premiered on Fox in 2005; it moved to the TBS channel in 2014. In 2008 he debuted Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy, a series of animated shorts released directly to…
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Sandra Oh
…such animated television series as American Dad!, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and Invincible. She lent her voice to several animated movies as well, including Over the Moon (2020), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), and Turning Red (2022).
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…such animated television series as American Dad!, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and Invincible. She lent her voice to several animated movies as well, including Over the Moon (2020), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), and Turning Red (2022).
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Ali Wong
Career
…in BoJack Horseman, Sylvia in American Dad!, Ali in Big Mouth, and Becca Lee in Human Resources.
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…in BoJack Horseman, Sylvia in American Dad!, Ali in Big Mouth, and Becca Lee in Human Resources.
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