New Oscar host Seth MacFarlane: How does he look on camera?
Newly announced Oscar host Seth MacFarlane wasn't exactly plucked from obscurity, but given that he is, as I've said in Variety, "arguably the least-known face to stand alone as the kudofest's emcee in its televised history," here's an introduction to his on-camera persona for the uninitiated.
Let's start with this video released today that offers a hint of what his Oscar sensibility — or at least Oscar-promotional sensibility — might be.
Here is MacFarlane a year ago at Comedy Central's roast of Charlie Sheen (more such clips available here):
And here is MacFarlane hosting September's season premiere of "Saturday Night Live." His opening monologue definitely played to fans of "Family Guy," before he shifted into song.
MacFarlane as a presenter at the Sept. 23 Emmys:
And here's MacFarlane doing a straight interpretation of "Singin' in the Rain" at London's Royal Albert Hall in 2009.
A native of Los Angeles raised by two parents and "Hill Street Blues," Jon Weisman ankled his scriptwriting career and began working for Variety in 2004, subsequently serving as associate editor of features and television reporter before becoming awards editor. He promises not to use this platform to retroactively campaign for Oscars for “The Misfits,” though he’d feel justified in doing so.
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