| Jason Segel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jason Jordan Segel January 18, 1980 Pacific Palisades, California, United States |
| Years active | 1998-present |
Jason Jordan Segel (born January 18, 1980) is an American television and film actor, known for his work with producer Judd Apatow on Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared and for the role of Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Pacific Palisades is a district within the US city of Los Angeles California, located between Brentwood to the east Malibu to the west California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American Film producer, director, and Screenwriter. Freaks and Geeks is an American Television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on Undeclared is an American Television series that aired on Fox during the 2001&ndash2002 TV season Marshall Eriksen is a Fictional character created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. How I Met Your Mother is an American Situation comedy that premiered on CBS Broadcasting on September 19 2005 Segel stars in and wrote the Universal Pictures comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and will appear in I Love You, Man for Dreamworks. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a 2008 American Romantic comedy film from Universal Pictures directed by Nicholas Stoller I Love You Man is an upcoming Comedy film expected to be released on January 16, 2009 starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel DreamWorks LLC, also known as DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, or DreamWorks Studios, is a major American Film studio
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Biography
Early life
Segel was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Pacific Palisades, California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Pacific Palisades is a district within the US city of Los Angeles California, located between Brentwood to the east Malibu to the west He attended a Christian school, though he is Jewish. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ [1][2] As a boy, he graduated from Harvard-Westlake School. Harvard-Westlake School is an independent Co-educational university preparatory day school consisting of two campuses located in Los Angeles, California Segel was hoping to become an actor during his school days and acted in local theater productions at Palisades Playhouse. [3]
Career
Segel is known for his role as "Freak" Nick Andopolis on the short-lived NBC comedy-drama series Freaks and Geeks, about a group of suburban Detroit high school students circa 1980. The following is a list of characters from the television series Freaks and Geeks. Freaks and Geeks is an American Television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on He also personally wrote a song for his character, Nick, to sing to the lead female character, Lindsay (Linda Cardellini), in an episode of Freaks and Geeks. Linda Edna Cardellini (born June 25, 1975) is an American Television and Film actress. [4] She and Segel dated for a few years following the show's cancellation. It was rumored that she dumped him for gaining twenty pounds,[5] but it has since emerged that the statement was in fact a joke taken out of context. [6]
Segel had recurring roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Neil Jansen and on Undeclared as Eric. CSI Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama Television series that trails the investigations of a team of Las Vegas Undeclared is an American Television series that aired on Fox during the 2001&ndash2002 TV season When Seth Rogen planned to star in Superbad, Jason was attached to play Evan, as revealed by the DVD. Seth Rogen (born April 15 1982 is a Canadian actor Comedian, writer and Film producer. He currently plays Marshall on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, which debuted on September 19, 2005. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. How I Met Your Mother is an American Situation comedy that premiered on CBS Broadcasting on September 19 2005 Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Feature film appearances include Slackers, SLC Punk!, The Good Humor Man, and Dead Man on Campus. Slackers is a 2002 comedy movie directed by Dewey Nicks and stars Devon Sawa, Jason Schwartzman, Jaime King and SLC Punk! is an Independent film written and directed by James Merendino. Dead Man on Campus is a 1998 comedy starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Tom Everett Scott. In 2007, he appeared in Knocked Up, starring Katherine Heigl and Seth Rogen and directed by Freaks and Geeks producer Judd Apatow. Knocked Up is a 2007 American Comedy film, written co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow. Katherine Marie Heigl (born November 24, 1978) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actress best known for her roles in Roswell Seth Rogen (born April 15 1982 is a Canadian actor Comedian, writer and Film producer. Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American Film producer, director, and Screenwriter. Segel starred in the lead role of 2008's Forgetting Sarah Marshall, a film he wrote and Apatow produced, with Shauna Robertson, for Universal Pictures. Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a 2008 American Romantic comedy film from Universal Pictures directed by Nicholas Stoller Shauna Robertson (born 1975 is a Canadian Film producer. She has worked frequently with Judd Apatow, and has produced a number of films for Apatow Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Next, he will begin filming I Love You, Man for Dreamworks. I Love You Man is an upcoming Comedy film expected to be released on January 16, 2009 starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel DreamWorks LLC, also known as DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, or DreamWorks Studios, is a major American Film studio
Segel, along with Nicholas Stoller, has recently been enlisted by Disney to write and direct the next Muppets film. Nicholas Stoller (born March 19 1976 is an English-American Screenwriter and director, born in London England and raised in Miami Florida The Muppets are a group of Puppet characters created by Jim Henson. In Forgetting Sarah Marshall Segel's character writes a "Dracula" musical performed by puppets. Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a 2008 American Romantic comedy film from Universal Pictures directed by Nicholas Stoller In an interview with WRIF Radio in Detroit, he stated the Dracula musical with puppets, as well as being broken up with while naked, were real experiences he wrote into the movie. Those cloth creatures were custom-made by the Henson puppeteers, and the experience emboldened Segel to pitch his concept for a Muppets movie. [7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film or series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Can't Hardly Wait | Matt, Watermelon Guy | |
| Dead Man on Campus | Kyle | ||
| SLC Punk! | Mike | ||
| 1999 | New Jersey Turnpikes | ||
| 2002 | Slackers | Sam Schechter | |
| 2003 | 11:14 | Leon (Paramedic #1) | |
| Certainly Not a Fairytale | Leo | ||
| 2004 | LolliLove | Jason | |
| 2005 | The Good Humor Man | Smelly Bob | |
| 2006 | Bye Bye Benjamin | Theodore Everest | |
| 2007 | Knocked Up | Jason (one of Ben's roommates) | |
| 2008 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Peter Bretter (main male character) | also writer |
| 2009 | I Love You, Man | Dave Negal | filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-2000 | Freaks and Geeks | Nick Andopolis | Co-Star; 18 episodes |
| 2001 | North Hollywood | Leon | Series regular; unaired pilot |
| 2001-2002 | Undeclared | Eric | Recurring guest star; 7 episodes |
| 2004 | Harry Green and Eugene | Eugene Green | Series regular; unaired pilot[8] |
| 2004-2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Neil Jansen | Recurring guest star; 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Alias | Sam Hauser | Guest star; 1 episode |
| 2005-present | How I Met Your Mother | Marshall Eriksen | Co-Star; 62 episodes to date |
References
- ^ Sexy Beast
- ^ Stated on the The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Friday, April 18, 2008
- ^ "Jason Segel" (page), BuddyTV. Can't Hardly Wait is a 1998 romantic teen comedy film directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont. Dead Man on Campus is a 1998 comedy starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Tom Everett Scott. SLC Punk! is an Independent film written and directed by James Merendino. Slackers is a 2002 comedy movie directed by Dewey Nicks and stars Devon Sawa, Jason Schwartzman, Jaime King and LolliLove is a Mockumentary co-written by directed by and starring Jenna Fischer. Knocked Up is a 2007 American Comedy film, written co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow. Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a 2008 American Romantic comedy film from Universal Pictures directed by Nicholas Stoller I Love You Man is an upcoming Comedy film expected to be released on January 16, 2009 starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel Freaks and Geeks is an American Television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on The following is a list of characters from the television series Freaks and Geeks. North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles California. Undeclared is an American Television series that aired on Fox during the 2001&ndash2002 TV season CSI Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama Television series that trails the investigations of a team of Las Vegas Alias is an American " Spy-fi " television series created by J How I Met Your Mother is an American Situation comedy that premiered on CBS Broadcasting on September 19 2005 Marshall Eriksen is a Fictional character created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show currently hosted by Jay Leno, on com, webpage: [1]
- ^ gbdesigns.com. "The William S. Paley Television Festival: A Dedication to Freaks and Geeks". Retrieved on January 12, 2007. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ "Linda Cardellini Broke Up With Ex Because He Was Overweight" (page), Starpulse. com, webpage: [2]
- ^ "As writer and star, Jason Segel is fully exposed" (page), Timeout Chicago webpage: [3]
- ^ Variety, March 11, 2008
- ^ dangerousuniverse.com. "2004-2005 Television Pilots (Incomplete at Best)". Retrieved on January 12, 2007. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
External links
- Jason Segel at the Internet Movie Database
- Bio on Freaks and Geeks official website
- Bio on How I Met Your Mother official website
- Spontaneously singing a duet from the musical Les Miserables with How I Met Your Mother co-star Neil Patrick Harris while the cast were guests on The Megan Mullally Show in December 2006. Freaks and Geeks is an American Television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on How I Met Your Mother is an American Situation comedy that premiered on CBS Broadcasting on September 19 2005 Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15 1973 is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy -nominated Actor.
- Jason Segel Interview
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