# Seth Rogen
**Seth Rogen** (full name Seth Aaron Rogen) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer born in 1982 in Vancouver, British Columbia, who rose to fame in 2007 with *Knocked Up* and *Superbad* and later became an Emmy-winning television creator with the Apple TV+ satire *The Studio*.[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) He works frequently with his childhood friend and writing partner [Evan Goldberg](https://www.edgepedia.org/evan-goldberg), with whom he co-founded the production company Point Grey Pictures in 2011.[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; dual citizen of Canada and the United States[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) |
| Breakthrough | Lead role in *Knocked Up* (2007) and co-writer of *Superbad* (2007), both produced under Judd Apatow[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) |
| First Emmy nomination | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Program, 2005, for *Da Ali G Show*[2](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/seth-rogen) |
| Production company | Point Grey Pictures, founded with Evan Goldberg in 2011[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) |
| Directing debut | *This Is the End* (2013), co-directed with Evan Goldberg[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) |
| Emmy record | *The Studio* won 13 Emmys at the 77th ceremony in September 2025, a record for a comedy series; Rogen personally won four, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series[3](https://apnews.com/article/aa516fbb4c72361fe5dcc15a30334753) |
| Philanthropy | Co-founded Hilarity for Charity, an Alzheimer's nonprofit, with his wife Lauren Miller Rogen in 2012[4](https://www.eleven23productions.com/comedy) |
## Early life and start in comedy
Rogen grew up in Vancouver in a Jewish family; his Canadian mother, Sandy, was a social worker, and his American-born father, Mark, worked for nonprofit organizations.[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) He attended Vancouver Talmud Torah Elementary School and Point Grey Secondary School.[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736622/?showAllCredits=true)
**Stand-up beginnings.** He enrolled in a stand-up comedy workshop at 12 and by 13 was performing his own routines at bars and comedy clubs, accompanied by his mother.[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) At 16 he placed second in the 1998 Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest.[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736622/?showAllCredits=true) Around the same age he began writing the first draft of *Superbad* with Evan Goldberg, a script based largely on their own high school experiences.[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen)
## Television: Freaks and Geeks and Da Ali G Show
In 1999, at 17, Rogen landed his first acting role after attending a local casting call, dropped out of high school, and moved to Los Angeles with his family.[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) The role was Ken Miller, a deadpan burnout in [Judd Apatow](https://www.edgepedia.org/judd-apatow)'s comedy-drama *Freaks and Geeks* (1999), which was canceled in 2000 after one season due to low ratings but became a cult classic and a launching pad for Rogen, Apatow, James Franco, and [Jason Segel](https://www.edgepedia.org/jason-segel).[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736622/?showAllCredits=true) He then acted and wrote on Apatow's college comedy *Undeclared*, which ran from September 2001 to March 2002.[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen)
Rogen joined the American version of *Da Ali G Show* as a writer for its second and final season, alongside Goldberg, and received his first Emmy nomination, for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program, in 2005.[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736622/?showAllCredits=true) • [2](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/seth-rogen)
## Film career
**The Apatow films.** After small roles in *Donnie Darko* (2001) and *Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy* (2004), Rogen played one of [Steve Carell](https://www.edgepedia.org/steve-carell)'s co-workers in *The 40-Year-Old Virgin* (2005), credited as co-producer.[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736622/?showAllCredits=true) His breakthrough as a leading man came with *Knocked Up* (2007), opposite [Katherine Heigl](https://www.edgepedia.org/katherine-heigl), followed by the darker comedy-drama *Funny People* (2009) with [Adam Sandler](https://www.edgepedia.org/adam-sandler).[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) By the end of 2007, when Rogen was 25, *The 40-Year-Old Virgin*, *Knocked Up*, and *Superbad* had each earned more than $100 million at the domestic box office.[6](https://time.com/95857/seth-rogen-bio-comedy-neighbors/)
**Writing and producing.** *Superbad* (2007), developed from the script he co-wrote with Goldberg, cast Rogen as Officer Michaels while [Jonah Hill](https://www.edgepedia.org/jonah-hill) played Seth, a character loosely based on Rogen.[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) He and Goldberg went on to co-write *[Pineapple Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/pineapple-express-film)* (2008), in which Rogen starred with [James Franco](https://www.edgepedia.org/james-franco), and to direct and co-write *This Is the End* (2013), Rogen's directorial debut, and the political comedy *The Interview* (2014).[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) • [7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sethrogen)
**Voice work and range.** Rogen has voiced characters in animated films including *Horton Hears a Who!* and *Kung Fu Panda* (both 2008), reprising the role of Mantis in later sequels, and played the title alien in *Paul* (2011).[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) • [8](https://www.dailyactor.com/news/biography-seth-rogen/) He took a dramatic turn as Apple co-founder [Steve Wozniak](https://www.edgepedia.org/steve-wozniak) in *Steve Jobs* (2015), wrote, produced, and voiced *Sausage Party* (2016), which became the highest-grossing R-rated computer-animated film, and appeared in *The Disaster Artist* (2017), *Long Shot* (2019), and *The Fabelmans* (2022).[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) He voiced Pumbaa in *The Lion King* (2019) and again in *Mufasa: The Lion King* (2024), [Donkey Kong](https://www.edgepedia.org/donkey-kong) in *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* (2023), and Bebop in *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem* (2023), which he also co-wrote and produced.[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen)
## Point Grey Pictures and television producing
Rogen co-founded Point Grey Pictures with Goldberg in 2011, and with producer James Weaver the company produces film and television projects including *Neighbors* (2014) and its 2016 sequel, *Blockers*, *Good Boys*, *Joy Ride*, and A24's *The Disaster Artist*, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay.[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) • [9](https://lapressclub.org/seth-rogen-bio/)
On television, Rogen brought *The Boys* to Amazon Prime Video in 2019, earning a 2021 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama Series as executive producer, followed by the spinoff *Gen V* in 2023.[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) He co-produced and appeared in *Pam & Tommy* (2022), playing the couple's electrician Rand Gauthier, which brought his first Golden Globe nomination and an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series.[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) • [2](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/seth-rogen) In the Apple TV+ comedy *Platonic* (2023), he stars opposite [Rose Byrne](https://www.edgepedia.org/rose-byrne) as former college best friends who reconnect in midlife.[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen)
## The Studio and the 2025 Emmys
*The Studio*, which Rogen co-created with Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida Perez, stars Rogen as Matt Remick, the newly appointed head of a struggling Hollywood studio torn between making meaningful films and profitable blockbusters.[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) • [10](https://www.pointgreypictures.com/productions/the-studio) The show received 23 Emmy nominations in its debut season and won 13 at the 77th [Emmy Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/emmy-awards) on September 14, 2025, the most wins for a comedy series in a single season.[9](https://lapressclub.org/seth-rogen-bio/) • [3](https://apnews.com/article/aa516fbb4c72361fe5dcc15a30334753)
Rogen personally won four Emmys that night: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, his first Emmy after nine nominations, plus Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing, and Outstanding Writing as part of the show's teams.[11](https://time.com/7317141/seth-rogen-first-emmy/) • [3](https://apnews.com/article/aa516fbb4c72361fe5dcc15a30334753) His four wins tied the record for most Emmy wins in a single night by an individual.[1](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen) "I literally prepared nothing," he said in his acceptance speech. "I've never won anything in my life."[11](https://time.com/7317141/seth-rogen-first-emmy/)
## Other ventures and personal life
Rogen and Goldberg also launched [Houseplant](https://www.edgepedia.org/houseplant), a Canada-based cannabis company.[12](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2190178/seth-rogen/) In 2012 he and his wife, [Lauren Miller Rogen](https://www.edgepedia.org/lauren-miller-rogen), founded Hilarity for Charity, a national nonprofit that raises awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, prevention, research, and support.[4](https://www.eleven23productions.com/comedy) • [12](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2190178/seth-rogen/) The two became engaged in September 2010 and married in October 2011.[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736622/?showAllCredits=true) He has also published the book *Yearbook*.[12](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2190178/seth-rogen/)
## References
1. [Seth Rogen: The Emmy-Winning Funnyman Behind 'The Studio', Biography.com](https://www.biography.com/actors/seth-rogen)
2. [Seth Rogen, Emmy Awards and Nominations, Television Academy](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/seth-rogen)
3. ['The Studio' and Seth Rogen have record-setting Emmys, Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/aa516fbb4c72361fe5dcc15a30334753)
4. [Comedy, Eleven23 Productions (Hilarity for Charity)](https://www.eleven23productions.com/comedy)
5. [Seth Rogen, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736622/?showAllCredits=true)
6. [How Seth Rogen Became the Stoner King of Comedy, TIME](https://time.com/95857/seth-rogen-bio-comedy-neighbors/)
7. [Seth Rogen Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sethrogen)
8. [Biography: Seth Rogen, Daily Actor](https://www.dailyactor.com/news/biography-seth-rogen/)
9. [Seth Rogen, Los Angeles Press Club](https://lapressclub.org/seth-rogen-bio/)
10. [The Studio, Point Grey Pictures](https://www.pointgreypictures.com/productions/the-studio)
11. [Seth Rogen Wins His First Emmy for The Studio, TIME](https://time.com/7317141/seth-rogen-first-emmy/)
12. [Seth Rogen, Penguin Random House](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2190178/seth-rogen/)
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