Seth Rogen Biography

Fast Facts

• Started his comedy career at the age of 13 with a stand-up class at a Vancouver gay bar
• Won second place at the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest when he was just 16
• Discovered by writer-producer Judd Apatow and subsequently cast in his acclaimed NBC drama, Freaks and Geeks, as well as Apatow's followup series, Undeclared
• Made his big-screen debut in 2001 with a small role in the cult sci-fi/drama Donnie Darko
• Worked as a writer for one season on Sacha Baron Cohen's HBO comedy series Da Ali G Show
• Often works with childhood friend Evan Goldberg, who co-wrote the 2007 comedy Superbad and executive-produced the Rogen-starring smash Knocked Up (2007)
• Showed a different side to his acting in the 2011 comedy-drama 50/50 with his effectively funny-but-serious turn as the best friend of a cancer patient; Rogen also produced the film
• Active in efforts to combat Alzheimer's disease