Seth Rogen
Actor
Biography
Seth Rogen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was born on April 15, 1982. He had one older sister, Dayna and his mom was Sandy and his dad was Mark Rogen. He started with mini roles in Anchorman and worked his way up.
Training/Education
He went to Point Grey Secondary School and Vancouver Talmud Torah
When and how did he get started in the Performing Arts Field
Rogen began to perform in stand up comedy clubs when he was a teenager. He won the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest at only 16 years old. Then he started off with mini roles in Anchorman The Legend of Ron Burgandy.
Major Roles
He was in the fantasy football show called "The League". He was in the movie "The 40 Year Old Virgin" and that was one of his best roles. Seth also was in "Knocked up" and he became a big name around the world. Very recently he was in the movie "The Interview".
Who Influenced His career
After Freaks and Geeks was cancelled
Awards
He won 2 MTV awards and 2 Canadian comedy awards.
Fun Facts
- Seth's parents met in israel
- At 13 Seth and his friend wrote high school plays
- Seth has written an episode of the simpsons
Quote
I'm actually way more funny now, because I'm hungry... If comedy comes from pain, I should be funnier now than I ever was.
Steve Jobs: Seth Rogen "Steve Wozniak" Behind the Scenes Movie Interview