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Wellesley Wild | |
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| Born | Henry Wellesley Wild[1] (1972-04-27)April 27, 1972 (age 52)[2] New York City,New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
Henry Wellesley Wild (born April 27, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer, and voice actor. He is best known for writing and producing several episodes of the animated seriesFamily Guy and for being the developer of the2020 revival ofAnimaniacs. He was a formerexecutive producer and an occasionalvoice actor for the former.
Wild attendedWestminster School, a Founders League prep school located inSimsbury, Connecticut.Family Guy creatorSeth MacFarlane also attended another Founders League school, theKent School inKent,Connecticut. Wild also wrote forThe Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn during the show's first year.[3]
Wild joinedFamily Guy in 2005, and has since written and produced multiple episodes, including:
In August 2010 Wild and his writing partnerAlec Sulkin signed a three-year pact with 20th Century Fox TV.[4] The two will continue working onFamily Guy and will develop their own television series.[5] Discussing whether the new series would be a live action or an animation, Wild said, "We've been throwing around both ideas."[6] Their joint production,Dads premiered on September 17, 2013.
He co-wrote the 2012 filmTed with Sulkin and MacFarlane, and also wrote the 2014 filmA Million Ways to Die in the West andTed 2 (2015). He served as co-executive producer along with MacFarlane for MacFarlane's show,The Orville. Wild is also the showrunner for the revival ofAnimaniacs, which premiered onHulu in 2020.[7]
Through his English paternal grandfather Wellesley is a descendant of both Edward I (Longshanks) King of England (1272-1307) and Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess, brother of Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington.
Wild is also related to former CIA Director Porter Goss.
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