Seth Aaron Rogen (; born April 15, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker. Originally a stand-up comedian in Vancouver, he moved to Los Angeles for a part in Judd Apatow's series Freaks and Geeks in 1999, and got a part on Apatow's sitcom Undeclared in 2001, which also hired him as a writer. After landing his job as a staff writer on the final season of Da Ali G Show (2004), Apatow guided Rogen toward a film career. As a writer, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. His first movie appearance was a minor role in Donnie Darko (2001). Rogen was cast in a supporting role and credited as a co-producer in Apatow's directorial debut, The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005). He had leading roles in Apatow's comedies Knocked Up (2007) and Funny People (2009). Rogen and his writing partner, Evan Goldberg, co-wrote the films Superbad (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), The Green Hornet (2011) and This Is the End (2013), and directed both This Is the End and The Interview (2014), all of which Rogen starred in. Rogen had further comedic roles in Neighbors (2014), its 2016 sequel, The Disaster Artist (2017), and Long Shot (2019). He is also known for his dramatic roles in Jonathan Levine's 50/50 (2011), Sarah Polley's Take This Waltz (2011), Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs (2015) and Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans (2022), and in the television miniseries Pam & Tommy (2022). For the last of these, he received nominations for a Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Rogen has co-developed the AMC television series Preacher (2016–2019), on which he also served as writer, executive producer and director. He has also executive produced the Amazon Prime Video superhero series The Boys from 2019, and Invincible from 2021. Rogen is also known for his voice roles in the animated films Shrek the Third (2007), Horton Hears a Who! (2008), the Kung Fu Panda trilogy, The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), Sausage Party (2016), and The Lion King (2019). Early life Seth Aaron Rogen was born on April 15, 1982, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to a Jewish family of Ukrainian and Russian origin. His mother, Sandy Belogus, is a social worker, and his American father, Mark Rogen, worked for non-profit organizations and as an assistant director of the Workmen's Circle Jewish fraternal organization. Of