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Seth Rogen The Canadian Actor, comedian and writer began his career doing stand-up comedy for four years during his teens, coming in second place in the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest when he was sixteen. After moving to Los Angeles, Rogen landed supporting roles in "Freaks and Geeks" and "Undeclared" (the latter of which also hired Rogen as a staff writer).Though Rogen has penned scripts for both film and television, his comedic stylings tend to rely heavily on improvisational dialogue. Director Judd Apatow noticed this improvisation talent on the set of Freaks and Geeks, which influenced his decision to have Rogen write for "Undeclared". Following both shows, he landed a job as a staff writer on the final season of "Da Ali G Show", for which he and the other writers received an Emmy nomination, after which, Apatow suggested and guided Rogen to take up an acting career. The result was a major supporting role in Apatow’s directorial debut "The 40-Year-Old Virgin"- he was also credited as co-producer. After receiving critical praise for that performance, Universal Pictures agreed to cast Rogen as the lead in Apatow’s next directorial feature, "Knocked Up". The comedy was an immense success and hailed by many as the best comedy of the year. Showing no signs of slowing down, Apatow then co-wrote, co-produced and co-acted in "Superbad", a semi-autobiographical re-invention of the teen-sex comedy, and yet another box-office success. Up next for Rogen is the Apatow-written comedy "The Pineapple Express" and an as yet untitled feature collaboration with Adam Sandler, to be directed by Judd Apatow. Back to Seth Rogens Index |