Seth Rogen is a Canadian-born American actor and writer who starred on the short-lived TV series Freaks and Geeks in 1999 and Undeclared in 2001. He also starred as Ben Stone in the 2007 Judd Apatow-directed comedy, Knocked Up.
Rogan, as well as fellow Apatowian comedic actors Paul Rudd, Jonah Hill, and Jason Segel, were pictured in the March 2009 issue of "Vanity Fair Magazine" in a spread that spoofed a "Vanity Fair" cover featuring designer Tom Ford and actresses Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley. Rudd was the only actor dressed; the others appeared in flesh-colored bodysuits.http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/03/02/seth-rogen-paul-rudd-vanity-fair/
In November 2007, it was announced that Rogen will portray the comic book character The Green Hornet, a film he adapted with his production partner, Evan Goldberg. Rogen reportedly worked on his fitness to improve his physique for the role.http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1575168/20071127/story.jhtml The release date of the movie is January 14, 2011. It will be available in both 2D and 3D.http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/04/22/sony-pushes-green-hornet-to-mlk-weekend/ The Green Hornet also stars Jay Chou and Christoph Waltz.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0990407/
Career History
Prior to Knocked Up, Rogen had minor film roles in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Donnie Darko and a supporting role in The 40 Year Old Virgin. In 2007, he followed up Knocked Up with Superbad, a film that Rogen wrote, produced and starred in.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736622/filmogenre
Rogen appeared in a short film tribute to 2008 movies which was shown at the 2009 Academy Awards. Rogen appeared together with James Franco, his co-star from the movie Pineapple Express. The short film was made by Judd Apatow.http://www.gointothestory.com/2009/02/more-oscars-seth-rogen-and-james-franco.html
The Green Hornet Trailer
In the feature film trailer for the film, The Green Hornet, Seth Rogen portrays the title character, the son of a media mogul, who is told by his father that he should be actively involved in fighting crime in their city. When his father dies, Rogen’s character teams up with Cato, and the two become masked superheroes.