mid-oÂ·cean ridge. A long mountain range on the ocean floor, extending almost continuously through the North and South Atlantic Oceans, the Indian Ocean, and the South Pacific Ocean. A deep rift valley is located at its center, from which magma flows and forms new oceanic crust. As the magma cools and hardens it becomes part of the mountain range.
Seth MacFarlane. Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26, 1973) is an American animator, writer, producer, actor, singer, voice actor, and director best known for creating the animated sitcoms Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show, for which he also voices many of the shows' various characters.
If this year's choice for Academy Awards host makes you go wha?!, don't feel bad. Not everyone knows who Seth MacFarlane is, even if they are familiar with his work. In an attempt to make the Oscars relevant again and appeal to a younger demographic, the show's producers asked MacFarlane -- the mastermind behind the highly successful animated show Family Guy and the box office hit Ted -- to take on his toughest gig yet.