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Seth Green Biography

Birth Name:
Seth Benjamin Gesshel-Green
Birth Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • At age 7, got his start appearing in commercials, among them Lee Jeans, Burger King, Kodak, Fruit Loops and Jell-O Pudding Pops
  • Along with Breckin Meyer and Alexander Martin (grandson of Dean Martin), played in the short-lived band Bellyroom
  • Got offered a part in Carrot Top's Chairman of the Board (1998), but turned it down to play Scott Evil in 1997's Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
  • Although he originally had a small role in the 1992 movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer, his part was left on the cutting-room floor
  • Five years later he became a star on the TV series of the same name
  • Long before he played Alyson Hannigan's boyfriend on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, he portrayed her love interest in the 1988 comedy My Stepmother Is an Alien
  • Cocreator of The Freshman comic book
  • Won an Annie Award in 2008 for Directing in an Animated Television Production for Robot Chicken Star Wars

Relationships

  • Herb Green -- Father
  • Herbert Green -- Father
  • Barbara Green -- Mother
  • Kaela Green -- Sister