Biography
A gifted comic actor with a knack for playing neurotic or easily agitated types, Jason Segel first caught the attention of television audiences as a unabashedly lovelorn high schooler in Judd Apatow's cult series "Freaks and Geeks" (NBC, 1999-2000). He soon became a regular member of Apatow's repertory company for films and television, appearing in memorable supporting roles in the short-lived "Undeclared" (Fox, 2001-02) and the blockbuster …
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Career Milestones
| Raised in Los Angeles, CA | ||
1998 | Appeared as a disappearing roommate in the black comedy "Dead Man on Campus" | |
1998 | Cast as a partygoer in the high school graduation night-set comedy "Can't Hardly Wait" | |
1999 | Cast as aspiring drummer Nick on NBC's "Freaks and Geeks," produced by Judd Apatow | |
1999 | Featured in the independent comedy "SLC Punk!" as a conservative looking man with a violent temper | |
2001 | Landed a recurring role on Judd Apatow's short-lived "Undeclared" (Fox) | |
2005 | Cast as Marshall on the CBS ensemble comedy "How I Met Your Mother" | |
2007 | Co-starred in the comedy "Knocked Up," written and directed by Judd Apatow | |
2008 | Made screenwriting debut with "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"; also starred as the pining ex of Kristen Bell; produced by Apatow | |
2009 | Co-starred with Paul Rudd in the buddy comedy "I Love You, Man" | |
2010 | Co-starred with Jack Black in a modern-day remake of "Gulliver's Travels" | |
2010 | Voiced the character of Vector in the animated film "Despicable Me" | |
2011 | Cast alongside Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake in the comedy "Bad Teacher" | |
2011 | Co-starred with Amy Adams in the family comedy "The Muppets"; also co-wrote screenplay with Nicholas Stoller and executive produced | |
2012 | Co-starred with Emily Blunt in romantic comedy "The Five-Year Engagement"; also co-wrote screenplay and produced with director Nicholas Stoller | |
2012 | Featured opposite Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann in "This Is 40," directed by Judd Apatow | |
2012 | Played the titular slacker in "Jeff, Who Lives at Home" opposite Ed Helms and Susan Sarandon | |
Awards
2009 | MTV Movie Award for Best WTF Moment in Forgetting Sarah Marshall |
2011 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Song in The Muppets |