Seth Rogen

Seth Aaron Rogen (born April 15, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian, filmmaker, and cannabis entrepreneur, known primarily for his comedic leading man roles in films and on television. He has often collaborated with his writing partner Evan Goldberg and with filmmaker and producer Judd Apatow, and has received accolades including four Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Writers Guild of America Award. As a teenager in Vancouver he performed stand-up comedy at venues such as Yuk Yuk's and placed second in the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest at 16, before landing a role on Apatow's series Freaks and Geeks in 1999. He solidified himself as a comedy star with films including The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad, and Pineapple Express, and has co-developed television series such as Preacher and The Boys. He currently stars in the Apple TV+ comedy series The Studio, which he created, wrote, and directed alongside Goldberg.