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>> i wrote for a show called "joan bravo" on cartoon network that aired for a few years. it was a cult hit in its own right. >> he gains some on camera experience. but he works mainly behind the scenes. these are out-takes of him spoofing captain kirk on cartoon network's "adult swim." >> i'm a -- >> then in 1998, his big break. fox, home to the "simpsons" gets a look at animated short. >> i'm steve. i'm a dog in case you're, well, stupid. >> fox invites him to shoot a pilot, so long as he does it on the cheap. >> they weren't going to give me a million dollars to make a pilot, so they said, l...

♪ okay, all right, get ready. i'm about to shoot a full load at your cans. all right. >> seth's current focus? film making. as the writer, producer, director and star of "a million ways to die in the west." >> this is a weak cookie, isn't it? >> what was it about the old west that made you say this is what i'm going to do? >> i've been a fan of westerns, both in film and television and it had been a while since anyone had really done a western comedy. >> the setting may be the old west, but the script is full of seth's contemporary humor. >> the american west is a disgusting, awful, dirty,...

2012 and becomes an unexpected and gigantic hit. >> let him in. >> let him in, exactly. >> good, okay. "ted," were you kind of like how did this happen? >> i had no idea what to expect. >> i love you. >> i love you too. >> i wasn't thinking in terms of commercial viability in terms of, you know, what was going to sell. >> but sell, it does. on top of that, seth earns an oscar nomination for co-writing a song in the film. ♪ everybody needs a best friend ♪ ♪ >> he'll be playing a much bigger role at these academy awards than just nominee. >> good morning. i'm seth macfarlane, the host of t...