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Ted 2

Ted 2 is a 2015 American comedy film directed by Seth MacFarlane and written by MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild. It was released on June 26, 2015, byUniversal Pictures, and is a sequel to the 2012 film Ted. It stars Mark Wahlberg and MacFarlane, both reprising their roles from the original film, as John Bennett and his sentient teddy bear friend Ted respectively. The story involves Ted fighting for his civil rights when authorities rule that he is property rather than a person, putting him again at risk from his stalker Donny (Giovanni Ribisi). The film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed over $210 million.

Directed by	Seth MacFarlane
Produced by	Jason Clark John Jacobs Seth MacFarlane Scott Stuber
Written by	Seth MacFarlane Alec Sulkin Wellesley Wild
Starring	Mark Wahlberg Seth MacFarlane Amanda Seyfried Giovanni Ribisi John Slattery Jessica Barth Morgan Freeman
Narrated by	Patrick Stewart
Music by	Walter Murphy
Cinematography	Michael Barrett
Edited by	Jeff Freeman
Production company	Bluegrass Films Fuzzy Door Productions Media Rights Capital Smart Entertainment
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	June 24, 2015(Ziegfeld Theater) June 26, 2015(United States)
Running time	115 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$68 million[2][3][4]
Box office	$210.9 million[5]

Cast[edit]

• Mark Wahlberg as John Bennett
• Seth MacFarlane as Ted (Voice and motion capture)
  • Tara Strong as Ted's "I Love You" function
• Amanda Seyfried as Samantha Leslie Jackson
• Jessica Barth as Tami-Lynn McCafferty
• Giovanni Ribisi as Donny^[6]
• Morgan Freeman as Patrick Meighan
• John Slattery as Shep Wild^[7]
• Patrick Warburton as Guy^[8]
• Michael Dorn as Rick^[9]
• Bill Smitrovich as Frank
• Cocoa Brown as Joy
• John Carroll Lynch as Tom Jessup
• Ron Canada as the Judge
• Jessica Szohr as Allison
• Sam J. Jones as himself^[10]
• Sebastian Arcelus as Dr. Danzer
• Tom Brady as himself^[11]
• Dennis Haysbert as Fertility doctor^[12]
• Taran Killam as himself
• Jimmy Kimmel as himself
• Jay Leno as himself
• Kate McKinnon as herself
• Bobby Moynihan as himself
• Liam Neeson as himself ^[13]
• Lenny Clarke as Cop
• Patrick Stewart as Narrator
• Curtis Stigers as Wedding singer^[10]
• Nana Visitor as Adoption agent^[14]
• Ralph Garman as Stormtrooper