Seth Rogen - Wikipedia. Seth Aaron Rogen (; born April 1. Canadian- American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He began his career performing stand- up comedy during his teenage years.

While still living in his native Vancouver, he landed a supporting role in the series Freaks and Geeks. Shortly after he moved to Portland, Oregon for his role, Freaks and Geeks was officially cancelled after one season due to low viewership. Rogen later got a part on sitcom. Undeclared, which also hired him as a staff writer. After landing his job as a staff writer on the final season of Da Ali G Show, he was guided by Judd Apatow toward a film career. Rogen made his first movie appearance in Donnie Darko with a minor role in 2.

Rogen was cast in a supporting role and credited as a co- producer in Apatow's directorial debut, The 4. Year- Old Virgin.

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Afterwards, Universal Pictures agreed to cast him as the lead in Apatow's films Knocked Up and Funny People. Rogen co- starred as Steve Wozniak in Universal's Steve Jobs biopic in 2. In 2. 01. 6, he developed the AMC television series Preacher with his writing partner Evan Goldberg and Sam Catlin. He also serves as a writer and executive producer, and directed the first two episodes of the series with Goldberg.

Rogen and Goldberg co- wrote the films Superbad, Pineapple Express, The Green Hornet, This Is the End, and directed both This Is the End and The Interview; all of which Rogen starred in. He has also done voice work for the films Horton Hears a Who!, the Kung Fu Panda film series, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Monsters vs. Aliens, Paul, Sausage Party, and the 2.

The Lion King. Early life[edit]Rogen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia to Jewish parents. His mother, Sandy (née Belogus), is a social worker, and his father, Mark Rogen (born 1. Workmen's Circle Jewish fraternal organization.[5][6][7][8] Since Rogen's father is American, he has American citizenship by birth.[9] He has described his parents, who met on kibbutz Beit Alfa in Israel, as "radical Jewish socialists".[6] Rogen has an older sister named Danya.[5] Rogen attended Vancouver Talmud Torah Elementary School and Point Grey Secondary School, incorporating many of his classmates into his writing. He was also known for the stand- up comedy he performed at Camp Miriam, a Habonim Dror camp.[5]As a child, Rogen did not want to pursue any career other than comedy, stating "As soon as I realized you could be funny as a job, that was the job I wanted".[7] He got his start in show business at age 1.

Mark Pooley.[5] His early comedy routines involved jokes about his bar mitzvah, his grandparents, and his camp counsellors.[5] During his teenage years he would perform stand- up comedy routines at places like bar mitzvahs and small parties, later shifting to bars.[1. A mohel paid him to write jokes.[1. At the age of 1. 3, he co- wrote a rough draft of Superbad with childhood friend Evan Goldberg, whom he had met at bar mitzvah classes.[7][1. Watch With This Ring 4Shared. Based on their teenage experiences,[6] Rogen and Goldberg spent the rest of their time in high school polishing the script. They initially worried that American Pie (1. His mother was supportive of his comic endeavours and would often drive him to stand- up gigs at the comedy club Yuk Yuks.[1. With his deadpan humour, he won the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest at 1.

Also when Rogen was 1. Around this time, he landed a role on Judd Apatow's television show Freaks and Geeks after attending a local casting call.[7][1. Despite a strong academic performance, Rogen dropped out of high school, began working for Apatow,[1. Los Angeles. Rogen paid the bills and had become the main wage earner at just 1. Early work and friendship with Judd Apatow[edit]Rogen's acting debut was in Apatow's Freaks and Geeks, a cult hit series first released in 1.

Ken Miller, a cynical, acerbic "freak".[7] Revolving around a group of teenagers' lives, Freaks and Geeks first aired in 1. Although well- reviewed, the show was NBC's lowest- viewed program and was cancelled after one season due to poor ratings.[1.

Impressed with Rogen's improvisational skills,[1. Apatow then chose him as the lead in another of his shows, Undeclared. Rogen was originally set to play a fairly popular but nerdy college freshman, but the network did not think he was leading male material. Apatow opted not to go along with the show.[1.

Rogen also served as a staff writer to the short- lived production.[1. Following the show's cancellation in 2. Rogen did not get many auditions, which was not upsetting to him as he always thought he would achieve better success as a writer.[1. He would soon be a part of Apatow's "frat pack", a close- knit group that includes Steve Carell and Paul Rudd.[1. Of the awkwardness of a grown man spending so much time with a teenaged Rogen, Apatow said: "I'm such a comedy fan that, even though he's 1.

I know I'm hanging out with one of the guys who's going to be one of the great comics."[1. Around this time, Apatow would come up with odd requests for Rogen and Goldberg, such as turn an idea of his into a movie in 1.

Regarding Apatow's professional effect on Rogen, the actor said in 2. Obviously, I can't stress how important Judd's been to my career".[1. Rogen had roles in Donnie Darko (2. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2. A big career point for him was becoming a staff writer for Sacha Baron Cohen's last season of Da Ali G Show in 2.

Along with the show's other writers, Rogen received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.[2. He became familiar to audiences as one of the main character's co- workers in Apatow's well- reviewed buddy comedy directorial debut feature The 4. Year- Old Virgin (2. Rogen also co- produced it and improvised all his dialogue.[1. Rogen] hadn't done any screen work that indicated he could carry as memorable and convincing a performance as he does with the character Cal," MTV's John Constantine wrote.[1.

The Boston Globe reviewer Wesley Morris wrote that Rogen, along with co- stars Rudd and Romany Malco, were each hilarious in their own right[2. Orlando Sentinel's Roger Moore believed that Rogen had his moments in the film[2.

Moira Macdonald of the Seattle Times said the actor was "droopily deadpan."[2. He followed this with a small role in You, Me and Dupree (2. Matt Dillon, Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson.[2.

Breakthrough[edit]His breakthrough came when Universal Studios greenlit him for the lead in yet another Apatow production: Knocked Up (2. Katherine Heigl's just- promoted media personality that results in an unintended pregnancy. Upon completing The 4.

Year- Old Virgin, Apatow had approached Rogen about potential starring roles, but the actor suggested many high- concept science fiction ideas. After Apatow insisted that he would work better in real life situations, the two agreed on the accidental pregnancy concept of this production.[2. Rogen called shooting sex scenes with Heigl "nerve- racking" and found comfort with the supporting cast since, even though he played a lead, the focus was not all on him.[2. Made on a $3. 0 million budget and released on June 1, Knocked Up was a critical and commercial box office hit, garnering an approval rating of 9.

Rotten Tomatoes and grossing $2. Rogen also received favourable reviews.[3.

Later that year he played a supporting part as an irresponsible police officer in Superbad, which he had written with his writing partner and was co- produced by Apatow. Michael Cera and Jonah Hill originate the main roles, two teenage best friends whose party plans go wrong, based on them.[6] The film and their writing was praised, with critics finding it to be very authentic.[3. It topped the US box office for two weeks in a row.[3. Rogen hosted Saturday Night Live on October 6, 2.

April 4, 2. 00. 9.[3. Rogen's projects in 2. Jimmy Hayward's Horton Hears a Who!, an animated film based on the Dr. Seussbook, that Rogen voiced a character in.[3. Watch Only The Dead Torent Free here. Rogen additionally co- wrote Drillbit Taylor, also produced by Apatow and starring Owen Wilson as the homeless titular character.[4.

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