Seth Rogen (; born April 15, 1982) is a Canadian comedian, screenwriter,
voice artist, film producer and actor. Rogen began his career doing
stand-up comedy during his teens, winning the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest in 1998. While still living in his native
Vancouver, he landed a small part in
Freaks and Geeks. Shortly after Rogen moved to
Los Angeles for his role,
Freaks and Geeks was canceled after one season due to poor ratings. He then got a part on the equally short-lived
Undeclared, which also hired him as a staff writer.
After landing a job as a staff writer on the final season of
Da Ali G Show, for which Rogen and the other writers received an
Emmy nomination, he was guided by film producer
Judd Apatow toward a film career. Rogen was cast in a major supporting role and credited as a co-producer in Apatow's directorial debut,
The 40-Year-Old Virgin. After receiving critical praise for that performance,
Universal Pictures agreed to cast him as the lead in Apatow's directorial feature films
Knocked Up and
Funny People. Rogen and his comedy partner
Evan Goldberg co-wrote the films
Superbad,
Pineapple Express, and
The Green Hornet. Rogen has done voice work for the films
Horton Hears a Who!,
Kung Fu Panda,
Monsters vs. Aliens, and
Paul. He became engaged to fellow screenwriter Lauren Miller in 2010.
Early life
Rogen was born in
Vancouver, British Columbia, to Sandy, a social worker, and Mark Rogen, who works for non-profit organizations and as an...
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