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MacFarlane Rides Family Guy to the Bank

Posted May 5, 08 1:51 PM CDT in Arts & Living,  Business 

(Newser) – Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has inked a deal with Fox which could be worth more than $100 million, making him the highest-paid writer-producer in television. MacFarlane will stay with the network until 2012, working on his three animated shows and developing new series, the Hollywood Reporter says.

"I get a lot of pleasure out of making shows," MacFarlane said. "It's a bonus to be getting paid well for it, and it's a double bonus to be getting paid exorbitantly for it."

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Seth MacFarlane plays a game at the the annual FOX All-Star Television Critics Association party at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif. on Monday, July 23, 2007.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Seth MacFarlane, writer, producer and creator of the "Family Guy" animated Fox series.   (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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