Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Seth Woodbury MacFarlane ( ; born October 26 , 1973 ) is an American animator , writer , comedian , producer , actor , singer , voice actor , and director best known for creating the animated sitcoms Family Guy , American Dad !
Simplified: Seth Woodbury MacFarlane is the creator of Family Guy and American Dad . He was born on October 26 , 1973 , in a Connecticut town named Kent .