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{{short description|Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker (born 1982)}}

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* Co-founder and co-CEO of [[Point Grey Pictures]]

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'''Seth Aaron Rogen''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|oʊ|ɡ|ən}}; born April 15, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker. Originally a [[Stand-up comedy|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. Rogen landed a job as a staff writer on the final season of ''[[Da Ali G Show]]'' (2004), for which the writing team was nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series]]. Apatow subsequently guided him toward a film career.

His first movie appearance was a minor role in ''[[Donnie Darko]]'' (2001), and he had a supporting part in Apatow's directorial debut, ''[[The 40-Year-Old Virgin]]'' (2005), which he co-produced. 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 (film)|Superbad]]'' (2007), ''[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]]'' (2008), ''[[The Green Hornet (2011 film)|The Green Hornet]]'' (2011) and ''[[This Is the End]]'' (2013), and directed ''This Is the End'' and ''[[The Interview]]'' (2014), all of which starred Rogen. He had further comedic roles in ''[[Zack and Miri Make a Porno]]'' (2008), ''[[Neighbors (2014 film)|Neighbors]]'' (2014), [[Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising|its 2016 sequel]], ''[[The Disaster Artist (film)|The Disaster Artist]]'' (2017), and ''[[Long Shot (2019 film)|Long Shot]]'' (2019). He has played dramatic roles in ''[[50/50 (2011 film)|50/50]]'' (2011), ''[[Take This Waltz (film)|Take This Waltz]]'' (2011), ''[[Steve Jobs (film)|Steve Jobs]]'' (2015) and ''[[The Fabelmans]]'' (2022). He also starred in the [[FX on Hulu]] miniseries ''[[Pam & Tommy]]'' (2022) for which he received [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Primetime Emmy]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor]] nominations.

Rogen has co-developed the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] television series ''[[Preacher (TV 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 (TV series)|The Boys]]'' from 2019, and ''[[Invincible (TV series)|Invincible]]'' from 2021. Rogen is also known for his voice roles in the animated films ''[[Shrek the Third]]'' (2007), ''[[Horton Hears a Who! (film)|Horton Hears a Who!]]'' (2008), the ''[[Kung Fu Panda (franchise)|Kung Fu Panda]]'' series, ''[[The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)|The Spiderwick Chronicles]]'' (2008), ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]'' (2009), ''[[Sausage Party]]'' (2016; which he also co-wrote and produced), ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' (2019), ~~and~~ ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023), and ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem]]'' (2023; which he also co-wrote and produced).

==Early life==

Seth Aaron Rogen was born on April 15, 1982, in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], into a [[Jewish]] family of Ukrainian and Russian origin.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Siegel|first=Alan|date=August 7, 2020|title=Seth Rogen's Jewish American Tale|url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2020/8/7/21357712/seth-rogen-american-pickle-jewish-comedy|access-date=April 12, 2021|website=The Ringer~~|language=en~~}}</ref><ref name="birth notice">{{cite news|title=BIRTHS|work=Jewish Western Bulletin|date=May 13, 1982|url=http://newspapers.lib.sfu.ca/jwb-24550/page-10|access-date=July 8, 2020|quote=Sandy and Mark [[Rogan|Rogen]] are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Seth Aaron, 9 lbs. 2 oz., on April 15, a brother for Danya. Proud grandparents are Kelly and Faye Belogus of Vancouver and Annette and Al Robins, New Jersey. Great-grandparents are Edith and Joe Rogen of New York.}}</ref> His mother, Sandy Belogus, is a [[social worker]], and his American father, Mark Rogen, worked for [[Non-governmental organization|non-profit organization]]s and as an assistant director of the [[Workmen's Circle]] Jewish fraternal organization.<ref name="mark"/><ref name="guardianinterview"/><ref name="torontostar">{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/471435 |title=Seth Rogen sells |first=Richard |last=Ouzounian |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=August 3, 2008 |access-date=June 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>Rodrick, Stephen. (May 27, 2007) [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/magazine/27apatow-t.html "Judd Apatow's Family Values"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Retrieved January 7, 2012.</ref> Of his dual citizenship, Rogen has stated, "I definitely associate with being Canadian much more than being American" because he grew up in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |first=Neala |last=Johnson |title=Seth Rogen's guide to making movies: lie to the studio, hire your friends, offend the church and have a lot of fun |publisher=[[News.com.au]] |date=July 12, 2013 |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/seth-rogen8217s-guide-to-making-movies-lie-to-the-studio-hire-your-friends-offend-the-church-and-have-a-lot-of-fun/story-e6frfmvr-1226678977733 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713174320/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/seth-rogen8217s-guide-to-making-movies-lie-to-the-studio-hire-your-friends-offend-the-church-and-have-a-lot-of-fun/story-e6frfmvr-1226678977733 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 13, 2013 |access-date=October 18, 2015 }}</ref> He has described his parents, who met on kibbutz [[Beit Alfa]] in [[Israel]], as "radical Jewish socialists."<ref name="guardianinterview">{{cite news |last=Patterson |first=John |title=Comedy's new centre of gravity |work=[[The Guardian]]|date=September 14, 2007 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/sep/14/3 |access-date=June 16, 2011 |location=London}}</ref> Rogen has an older sister named Danya.<ref name="birth notice"/><ref name="mark"/> He attended [[Vancouver Talmud Torah]] Elementary School and [[Point Grey Secondary School]], incorporating many of his classmates into his writing, and took up kyokushin [[karate]] for 10 years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nardwuar vs. Seth Rogen|url=https://nardwuar.com/rad/seth-rogen/|last=[[Nardwuar]]|date=May 4, 2017|website=Nardwuar the Human Serviette Radio Show!~~|language=en-US~~|access-date=May 5, 2020|archive-date=May 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505014103/https://nardwuar.com/rad/seth-rogen/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Seth Rogen, Not Such A Loser In Real Life|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98956848|website=NPR~~|language=en~~|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> He was also known for the [[stand-up comedy]] he performed at Camp Miriam, a [[Habonim Dror]] camp.<ref name="mark">{{cite web |last=Pfefferman |first=Naomi |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=7579 |title=Seth Rogen |work=[[The Jewish Journal (Boston North)|Jewish Journal]] |access-date=September 18, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Gabe|last=Friedman|url=https://www.jta.org/2016/02/28/life-religion/9-famous-jews-who-attended-a-jewish-summer-camp|title=9 famous Jews who attended Jewish summer camp|work=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]]|date=February 28, 2016|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=98956848|title=Seth Rogen, Not Such A Loser In Real Life|work=[[NPR]]|date=January 2, 2009|access-date=April 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Naomi|last=Pfefferman|url=http://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/14954/|title=Don't 'knock' Seth Rogen, the new overweight Canadian Jewish boy leading man|work=Jewish Journal|date=May 31, 2007|access-date=April 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Jana|last=Banin|title = Seth Rogen talks Hebrew school, Canadian Jews with Marc Maron | url= https://www.jta.org/2013/06/10/arts-entertainment/seth-rogen-talks-hebrew-school-and-canadian-jews-with-marc-maron|work=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]]|date =June 10, 2013|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Greg|last=Gilman|title = 'The Interview' Star Seth Rogen's Parents Robbed Him of Thanksgiving (Video) |url= https://www.thewrap.com/seth-rogen-the-interview-star-was-robbed-of-thanksgiving-canada-jewish-funny-or-die/|work=TheWrap|date= November 25, 2014|access-date=April 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ijpr.org/post/seth-rogen-evan-goldberg-friends-till-end|title=Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg: Friends Till 'The End'|date=December 26, 2013|work=[[Jefferson Public Radio]]|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref>

As a child, Rogen did not want to pursue any career other than comedy, stating, "As soon as I realized you could be funny as a job, that was the job I wanted."<ref name="torontostar"/> He got his start in show business at age 12 after enrolling in a comedy workshop taught by Mark Pooley.<ref name="mark"/> His early comedy routines involved jokes about his [[bar mitzvah]], his grandparents and his camp counsellors.<ref>{{cite news |first=Mia|last=Lardiere|url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2015-10-01/seth-rogen-bar-mitzvah-photo-tbt/|title= Please Advise Seth Rogen's Bar Mitzvah Photo for Fall Style Inspiration|work=Celebuzz|date=October 1, 2015 |access-date= April 19, 2018}}</ref><ref name="mark"/> As a teenager, he would perform stand-up comedy routines at places like bar mitzvahs and small parties, later shifting to bars.<ref name="tdt09"/><ref name="timesonline">{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/men/article4787884.ece |title=On the Move: Seth Rogen |date=September 21, 2008 |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |access-date=June 16, 2011 |location=London |first=Sadie |last=Gray}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> A [[mohel]] paid him to write jokes.<ref name="Time"/> At the age of 13, he co-wrote a rough draft of ''[[Superbad (film)|Superbad]]'' with childhood friend [[Evan Goldberg]], whom he had met at bar mitzvah classes.<ref name="torontostar"/><ref name="Time">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1622581,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519210644/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1622581,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 19, 2007|title=The Education of A Comic Prodigy|last=Stein|first=Joel|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=May 17, 2007|access-date=January 24, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Horatia|last=Harrod|title=Seth Rogen: 'I asked Fassbender: "Are you, like, weird?'" |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/steve-jobs/seth-rogen-interview/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/steve-jobs/seth-rogen-interview/ |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=The Telegraph|date=November 9, 2015|access-date=May 26, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Based on their teenage experiences,<ref name="guardianinterview"/> Rogen and Goldberg spent the rest of their time in high school polishing the script. They initially worried that ''[[American Pie (film)|American Pie]]'' (1999) had beaten them to the idea for the movie, but they decided that the film "'managed to totally avoid all honest interaction between characters,' which is what we're going for."<ref name="guardianinterview"/>

His mother was supportive of his comic endeavours and would often drive him to stand-up gigs at the [[comedy club]] [[Yuk Yuk's]].<ref name="Time"/> With his [[deadpan]] humour, he placed second in the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest at 16 years old.<ref name="tdt09">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/5165671/Seth-Rogen-the-new-hero-of-comedy.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/5165671/Seth-Rogen-the-new-hero-of-comedy.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |first=Will |last=Lawrence |title=Seth Rogen: the new hero of comedy |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=April 16, 2009 |access-date=June 16, 2011 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Also when Rogen was 16, his father lost his job and his mother quit hers, forcing them to put their house up for sale and relocate to a significantly smaller apartment. Around this time, he landed a role on [[Judd Apatow]]'s television show ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]'' after attending a local [[casting call]].<ref name="torontostar"/><ref name="Time"/> Rogen dropped out of high school, began working for Apatow<ref name="latimesfg">{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/03/freaks-and-geeks-paley-fest-judd-apatow-james-franco-jason-segel-seth-rogen.html |title=Judd Apatow's 'Freaks and Geeks' gang reminisces – and mocks James Franco |first=Amy |last=Kaufman |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 14, 2011 |access-date=June 16, 2011}}</ref><ref name="ti2011"/> and relocated with his family to [[Los Angeles]]. Rogen paid the bills and had become the main wage earner at just 16.<ref name="torontostar"/>

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==Career==

===1999–2006: Early work and friendship with Judd Apatow===

Rogen's acting debut was as [[List of Freaks and Geeks characters#Ken Miller|Ken Miller]], a cynical, acerbic "freak" in ~~Apatow~~'s '~~'[[~~Freaks and Geeks]]'', an eventual [[cult hit]] series first released in 1999.<ref name="torontostar"/> Revolving around a group of teenagers' lives, ''Freaks and Geeks'' first aired in 1999. Although well reviewed, the show was [[NBC]]'s lowest-viewed program and was cancelled after one season due to poor ratings.<ref name="latimesfg"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/popcandy/2004-04-06-pop-candy_x.htm |title=DVDs resurrect 'Freaks and Geeks' – and everyone in between |work=[[USA Today]] |first=Whitney |last=Matheson |date=April 6, 2004 |access-date=June 17, 2011}}</ref> Impressed with Rogen's improvisational skills,<ref name="Time"/> Apatow then chose him as the lead in another of his shows, ''[[Undeclared]]''. Rogen was originally set to play a fairly popular ~~but nerdy~~ college freshman, but the network did not think he was leading man material. Apatow opted not to go along with the show.<ref name="Time"/> Rogen also served as a staff writer to the short-lived production.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifc.com/undeclared/cast/seth-rogen-1.php |title=Cast and Crew: Seth Rogen |publisher=[[Independent Film Channel|IFC]] |access-date=June 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907065533/http://www.ifc.com/undeclared/cast/seth-rogen-1.php |archive-date=September 7, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="tdtgeek">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3558496/Seth-Rogen-Triumph-of-the-supergeek.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3558496/Seth-Rogen-Triumph-of-the-supergeek.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Seth Rogen: Triumph of the supergeek |first=John |last=Hiscock |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=August 15, 2008 |access-date=June 16, 2011 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Following the show's cancellation in 2002, Rogen did not get many auditions, which was not upsetting to him, as he always thought he would achieve better success as a writer.<ref name="timepage2">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1622581,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519210644/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1622581,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 19, 2007 |title=The Education of A Comic Prodigy |first=Joel |last=Stein |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=May 17, 2007 |access-date=June 30, 2011}}</ref> He was soon part of Apatow's "frat pack," a close-knit group that included [[Steve Carell]] and [[Paul Rudd]].<ref name="tdt09"/> Of the awkwardness of a grown man spending so much time with a teenaged Rogen, Apatow said, "I'm such a comedy fan that, even though he's 16, I know I'm hanging out with one of the guys who's going to be one of the great comics."<ref name="Time"/> To simulate their creativity, Apatow gave Rogen and Goldberg unusual writing tasks, such as turning an idea of his into a movie in 10 days, and coming up with 100 one-page film ideas.<ref name="timepage2"/> Regarding Apatow's professional effect on him, Rogen said in 2009, "Obviously, I can't stress how important Judd's been to my career."<ref name="tdt09"/>

Rogen had roles in ''[[Donnie Darko]]'' (2001) and ''[[Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy]]'' (2004).<ref name="mtvjohnc">{{cite web |url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/07/31/funny-people-star-seth-rogen-was-in-donnie-darko-plus-other-rogen-cameos/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802112707/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/07/31/funny-people-star-seth-rogen-was-in-donnie-darko-plus-other-rogen-cameos/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 2, 2009 |title='Funny People' Star Seth Rogen Was In 'Donnie Darko'?! Plus Other Rogen Cameos |first=John |last=Constantine |publisher=MTV |date=July 31, 2009 |access-date=June 17, 2011}}</ref> A big career point for him was becoming a staff writer for [[Sacha Baron Cohen]]'s last season of ''[[Da Ali G Show]]'' in 2004.<ref name="ti2011">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/seth-rogen--is-it-a-producer-a-writer-an-actor-no-its-superseth-2177863.html |title=Seth Rogen – Is it a producer? A writer? An actor? No, it's super-Seth! |work=[[The Independent]] |date=January 7, 2011 |access-date=June 18, 2011 |location=London}}</ref> Along with the show's other writers, Rogen received a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination.<ref name="askmen">{{cite web |url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment/seth-rogen/ |title=Seth Rogen |work=[[AskMen]] |access-date=June 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430050453/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment/seth-rogen/ |archive-date=April 30, 2011 }}</ref> He became familiar to audiences as one of the main character's co-workers in Apatow's well-reviewed [[buddy comedy]] directorial debut feature ''[[The 40-Year-Old Virgin]]'' (2005),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2005-08-18-virgin_x.htm |title='40-Year-Old Virgin' makes out quite nicely |work=USA Today |first=Claudia |last=Puig |date=August 18, 2005 |access-date=June 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/19/DDGJEE87RH32.DTL&type=movies |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |first=Peter |last=Hartlaub |title=Hilarious farce explores virgin territory – comedy for young single guys |date=August 19, 2005 |access-date=June 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306084852/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2005%2F08%2F19%2FDDGJEE87RH32.DTL&type=movies |archive-date=March 6, 2012 }}</ref> which Rogen also co-produced, and in which he improvised all his dialogue.<ref name="ti2011"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1567098/steve-carell-will-ferrell-seth-rogen-riff-on-improv-comedy.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107120116/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1567098/steve-carell-will-ferrell-seth-rogen-riff-on-improv-comedy.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |first=Larry |last=Carroll |title=Steve Carell, Will Ferrell, Seth Rogen, Others Reveal Magic Behind Improv Comedy |publisher=MTV |date=August 15, 2007 |access-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref> "[Rogen] hadn't done any screen work that indicated he could carry as memorable and convincing a performance as he does with the character Cal," [[MTV]]'s John Constantine wrote.<ref name="mtvjohnc"/> ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' reviewer Wesley Morris wrote that Rogen, along with co-stars Rudd and [[Romany Malco]], were each hilarious in their own right.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=7690 |first=Wesley |last=Morris |title=Crass but funny, comedy perceptively explores 'Virgin' territory |work=[[Boston Globe]] |date=August 19, 2005 |access-date=June 18, 2011}}</ref> The ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]''{{'s}} Roger Moore believed that Rogen "had his moments" in the film,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/orl-db-moviereviews-searchresults,0,3279701,results.formprofile?turbine_cdb_lib__cdb_01_txt=The%2040-Year-Old%20Virgin&Find+it%21=Submit+Query |first=Roger |last=Moore |title=The 40-Year-Old Virgin (4 stars out of 5) |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=August 19, 2005 |access-date=June 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004215140/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/orl-db-moviereviews-searchresults,0,3279701,results.formprofile?turbine_cdb_lib__cdb_01_txt=The%2040-Year-Old%20Virgin&Find+it!=Submit+Query |archive-date=October 4, 2012 }}</ref> whereas Moira Macdonald of ''[[The Seattle Times]]'' said the actor was "droopily deadpan".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?slug=virgin19&date=20050819 |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |title=Raunchy comedy "40-Year-Old Virgin" hides heart of gold |first=Moira |last=Macdonald |date=August 19, 2005 |access-date=June 18, 2011}}</ref> Rogen followed this with a small role in ''[[You, Me and Dupree]]'' (2006), a critically panned comedy featuring [[Matt Dillon]], [[Kate Hudson]] and [[Owen Wilson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/you_me_and_dupree/ |title=You, Me and Dupree (2006) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref>

===2007–2009: Breakthrough as a leading man===

[[File:SethRogen 7 2007.JPG|thumb|upright=0.84|Rogen in 2007]]

Rogen's breakthrough came when [[Universal Studios]] green-lit him for the lead in yet another Apatow production, ''[[Knocked Up]]'' (2007), a [[romantic comedy]] that follows the repercussions of a drunken [[one-night stand]] between his slacker character and [[Katherine Heigl]]'s just-promoted [[media personality]] that results in an unintended pregnancy. On completing ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', Apatow had approached Rogen about potential starring roles, but the actor suggested many high-concept science fiction ideas. After Apatow insisted that he would work better in real-life situations, the two agreed on the accidental pregnancy concept of this production.<ref name="flickd">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/shared/movies/flickd/k/knocked_up_set_visit_060928/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061030184128/http://www.mtv.com/shared/movies/flickd/k/knocked_up_set_visit_060928/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 30, 2006 |title=A (Kind of) New Star is Born |last=Carrol |first=Larry |publisher=MTV |date=September 28, 2006 |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> Rogen called shooting sex scenes with Heigl "nerve-wracking" and was grateful for the supporting cast for shifting some of the film's focus away from him.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/entertainment/article.asp/aid/4457/cid/13/tcid/1 |title=Seth Rogen interview – Knocked Up |publisher=Collider |date=May 24, 2007 |access-date=June 28, 2011 |archive-date=October 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001194455/http://collider.com/entertainment/article.asp/aid/4457/cid/13/tcid/1 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="pineapple usatoday">{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-05-29-seth-rogen_N.htm |title=Many faces of Rogen keep them laughing |first=Susan |last=Wloszczyna |work=USA Today |date=May 30, 2007 |access-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref> Made on a $30 million budget and released on June 1, ''Knocked Up'' was a critical and commercial hit, garnering an approval rating of 90% on [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]] and grossing $219 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/knocked_up/ |title=Knocked Up (2007) |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=knockedup.htm |title=Knocked Up |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> Rogen also received favourable reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/review/2007/06/01/knocked_up |title=Knocked Up |first=Stephanie |last=Zacharek |work=[[Salon.com|Salon]] |date=June 1, 2007 |access-date=June 29, 2011 |archive-date=August 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110803100510/http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/review/2007/06/01/knocked_up/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=9122 |first=Wesley |last=Morris |title=In 'Knocked Up,' family values get a twist|work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=June 1, 2007 |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> Later that year, he played a supporting part as an irresponsible police officer in ''[[Superbad (film)|Superbad]]'', which he wrote with his writing partner, Evan Goldberg, and was co-produced by Apatow. [[Michael Cera]] and [[Jonah Hill]] originate the main roles, two teenage best friends whose party plans go wrong, based on them.<ref name="guardianinterview"/> Critics outsiders the film and its writing, finding it very authentic,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/superbad/ |title=Superbad (2007) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> and it topped the U.S. box office for two weeks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2376&p=.htm |first=Brandon |last=Gray |title='Superbad' Stays on Top |publisher=Box Office Mojo |date=August 27, 2007 |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> Rogen then made a vocal [[cameo appearance]] in the animated film ''[[Shrek the Third]]'', also released in 2007,<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Rottenberg|first1=Josh|title=Seth Rogen: "Billion-dollar box-office star"?|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/06/05/seth-rogen-billion-dollar-box-office-star/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=January 18, 2018|date=June 5, 2007}}</ref> and hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in October 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/Saturday-Night-2007/episode-2-season-33/seth-rogen-spoon/100385 |title=Saturday Night Live Episode: "Seth Rogen; Spoon" |work=[[TV Guide]] |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref>

Rogen's projects in 2008 included [[Jimmy Hayward]]'s ''[[Horton Hears a Who! (film)|Horton Hears a Who!]]'', an [[animated film]] based on the [[Dr. Seuss]] [[Horton Hears a Who!|book]], where Rogen voiced Morton the Mouse,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/orl-db-moviereviews-searchresults,0,3279701,results.formprofile?Lib=turbine_cdb_lib%3Aresult_doc_id+result_doc_rank+document_id+cdb_num+cdb_01_txt+cdb_02_txt+cdb_03_txt+cdb_04_txt+cdb_05_txt+cdb_06_txt+cdb_07_txt+cdb_08_txt+cdb_09_txt+cdb_10_txt+cdb_11_txt+cdb_12_txt+cdb_13_txt+cdb_15_txt+cdb_14_txt+cdb_16_txt+cdb_17_txt+cdb_18_txt+cdb_19_txt+cdb_20_txt+cdb_21_txt+cdb_22_txt+cdb_23_txt+cdb_24_txt+cdb_25_txt+cdb_26_txt&PageSize=1&Page=1&MinCoarseRank=500&QueryType=CONCEPT&Query=&turbine_cdb_lib__cdb_01_txt=Horton%20Hears%20a%20Who!&Find+it%21=Submit+Query |title=Horton Hears a Who! (4 stars out of 5) |first=Roger |last=Moore |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=March 14, 2008 |access-date=June 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004215148/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/orl-db-moviereviews-searchresults,0,3279701,results.formprofile?Lib=turbine_cdb_lib:result_doc_id+result_doc_rank+document_id+cdb_num+cdb_01_txt+cdb_02_txt+cdb_03_txt+cdb_04_txt+cdb_05_txt+cdb_06_txt+cdb_07_txt+cdb_08_txt+cdb_09_txt+cdb_10_txt+cdb_11_txt+cdb_12_txt+cdb_13_txt+cdb_15_txt+cdb_14_txt+cdb_16_txt+cdb_17_txt+cdb_18_txt+cdb_19_txt+cdb_20_txt+cdb_21_txt+cdb_22_txt+cdb_23_txt+cdb_24_txt+cdb_25_txt+cdb_26_txt&PageSize=1&Page=1&MinCoarseRank=500&QueryType=CONCEPT&Query=&turbine_cdb_lib__cdb_01_txt=Horton%20Hears%20a%20Who!&Find+it!=Submit+Query |archive-date=October 4, 2012 }}</ref> and the fantasy film ''[[The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)|The Spiderwick Chronicles]]'', where he voiced a [[hobgoblin]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=M. Kimmel|first1=Daniel|title='Spiderwick Chronicles' spins enchanting web|url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20080214/NEWS/802140467|website=[[Telegram & Gazette]]|access-date=December 20, 2017|date=February 14, 2008}}</ref> He additionally co-wrote ''[[Drillbit Taylor]]'', also produced by Apatow and starring [[Owen Wilson]] as the homeless titular character.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/articles/2008/03/20/20080320drillbit.html |title=Drillbit Taylor |first=Bill |last=Goodykoontz |work=[[Arizona Republic]] |access-date=June 29, 2011 |archive-date=July 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724152736/http://www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/articles/2008/03/20/20080320drillbit.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He based the screenplay on a 70-page [[scriptment]] done by [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002690738 |title=Par twists into 'Drillbit' with Wilson |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |date=June 20, 2006 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=June 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020022532/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002690738  |archive-date=October 20, 2006}}</ref> The movie was panned by critics who thought its plot—a grown man becoming three kids' bodyguard and beating up their bullies—had no focus and was too drawn-out. "If ''Superbad'' were remade as a gimmicky [[Nickelodeon]] movie, it would probably look something like ''Drillbit Taylor''," Josh Bell wrote in the ''[[Las Vegas Weekly]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/archive/2008/mar/20/drillbit-taylor/ |title=Drillbit Taylor |work=[[Las Vegas Weekly]] |publisher=Bruce Spotleson |first=Josh |last=Bell |date=March 20, 2008 |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> Rogen voiced another animated movie, ''[[Kung Fu Panda (film)|Kung Fu Panda]]'', with [[Jack Black]] and [[Angelina Jolie]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/06/review.panda/index.html |title=Review: 'Panda' is bear-ly good |first=Tom |last=Charity |work=CNN|date=June 6, 2008 |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> It did exceptionally well in theatres, making more than $630 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2008/PANDA.php |title=Kung Fu Panda |publisher=The Numbers |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> He made a cameo appearance in the comedy ''[[Step Brothers (film)|Step Brothers]]'', released in July.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gilbey|first1=Ryan|title=No laughing matter|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/no-laughing-matter-20080906-4b0p.html|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=December 20, 2017|date=September 6, 2008}}</ref> Rogen, Goldberg and Apatow were behind the [[stoner movie|stoner]] [[Action comedy film|action comedy]] ''[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]]'' directed by [[David Gordon Green]] at [[Columbia Pictures]]. Apatow produced it while Rogen and Goldberg wrote the script.<ref name="peinfo"/> Rogen was chosen to play the film's [[protagonist]], a 25-year-old who accidentally witnesses a murder while delivering a [[subpoena]]. [[James Franco]] was cast as his [[hippie]] pot dealer with whom he becomes a fugitive. When asked about its inspiration, Rogen said "I write what I know".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.amctv.com/movie-blog/2008/08/seth-rogen-pineapple-express.php |publisher=[[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] |title=With Pineapple Express, Seth Rogen Wrote What He Knew |date=August 23, 2008 |access-date=June 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406094929/http://blogs.amctv.com/movie-blog/2008/08/seth-rogen-pineapple-express.php |archive-date=April 6, 2012 }}</ref> ''Pineapple Express'' was released to theatres in August and made $101 million against its $27 million production budget.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pineappleexpress.htm |title=Knocked Up |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> Critics lauded it, appreciating the performances and humor.<ref name="peinfo">{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-pineapple-express-0806aug06,0,5842152.story |title='Pineapple Express' stars James Franco, Seth Rogen |first=Michael |last=Phillips |work=Chicago Tribune |date=August 6, 2008 |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/06/DDRN1250D2.DTL |title='Pineapple' looks stoned behind the camera too |work=San Francisco Chronicle |first=Peter |last=Hartlaub |date=August 6, 2008 |access-date=June 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717160844/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2008%2F08%2F06%2FDDRN1250D2.DTL |archive-date=July 17, 2009 }}</ref>

In April 2008, ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' reported Rogen and Goldberg would write an episode for the animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=22486 |title=From Superbad To Superheroes – Evan Goldberg on Hornet and The Boys |first=Liam |last=Burke |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |date=April 30, 2008 |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> He also voiced a character in the episode,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/06/04/rogen-and-goldberg-writing-simpsons-episode|title=Rogen and Goldberg Writing Simpsons Episode |access-date=March 2, 2020 | date=June 4, 2008 |first=Cindy |last=White |publisher=IGN}}</ref> titled "[[Homer the Whopper]]," which opened the [[The Simpsons (season 21)|21st season]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2009/07/24/the-simpsons-coldplays-chris-martin-sarah-silverman-among-season-21-guests/|title='The Simpsons': Coldplay's Chris Martin, Sarah Silverman among season 21 guests |date=July 24, 2009 |access-date=June 29, 2011 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=Dan |last=Snierson |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726080353/http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/07/24/the-simpsons-coldplays-chris-martin-sarah-silverman-among-season-21-guests/ |archive-date=July 26, 2009 }}</ref> [[Kevin Smith]]'s [[romantic comedy]] ''[[Zack and Miri Make a Porno]]'' rounded out 2008 for the actor. He and [[Elizabeth Banks]] portrayed the title roles of two Pennsylvania roommates who try to make some extra cash by making an [[porn movie|adult film]] together. After having difficulty trying to secure an [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system|R rating]], Rogen commented to MTV, "It's a really filthy movie," but complained, "It's really crazy to me that ''[[Hostel (2005 film)|Hostel]]'' is fine, with people gouging their eyes out and shit like that ... but you can't show two people having sex – that's too much."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1589686/seth-rogen-says-kevin-smiths-porno-is-having-trouble-getting-an-r-rating-instead-of-nc-17/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718033217/http://www.mtv.com/news/1589686/seth-rogen-says-kevin-smiths-porno-is-having-trouble-getting-an-r-rating-instead-of-nc-17/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2014|last=Carroll |first=Larry |title=Seth Rogen Says Kevin Smith's 'Porno' Is Having Trouble Getting An R Rating Instead of NC-17 |publisher=MTV |date=June 19, 2008 |access-date=February 25, 2020}}</ref> The picture was distributed on Halloween by [[The Weinstein Company]] and disappointed at the box office.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kevin-smith-alarmist-ninnies-misinterpreted-95811 |first=Kim |last=Masters |title=Kevin Smith: 'Alarmist Ninnies' Misinterpreted Sundance Outburst |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 3, 2011 |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> Along with [[Reese Witherspoon]], he voiced a character in the animated [[science fiction]] ''[[Monsters vs Aliens|Monsters vs. Aliens]]'' (2009), which did well commercially, with a total of $381.5 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=monstersvsaliens.htm |title=Monsters Vs. Aliens |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> He then starred in the [[Jody Hill]]–directed mall cop comedy ''[[Observe and Report]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=42660 |title=Seth Rogen Will Observe and Report |publisher=ComingSoon.net |date=March 6, 2008 |access-date=September 18, 2010 |archive-date=February 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208131141/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=42660 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in which he portrayed [[Bipolar disorder|bipolar]] mall security guard Ronnie Barnhart. The film opened in theatres on April 10. Critics noted a departure in Rogen's acting style from playing laid-back roles to playing a more sadistic character; Wesley Morris from ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' opined that "Often with Rogen, his vulnerability makes his coarseness safe... Ronnie is something altogether new for Rogen. Vulnerability never arrives. He's shameless."<ref name="Boston Globe">{{cite news |url=https://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2009/04/10/star_is_more_dirty_harry_than_teddy_bear_in_report/|title=Movie Review: Observe and Report| last=Morris |first=Wesley |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=April 10, 2009 |access-date=January 24, 2011}}</ref> Later in 2009, Rogen starred in Apatow's third directorial feature, ''[[Funny People]]'', with [[Adam Sandler]]. Rogen played a young, inexperienced comic while Sandler played a mentor of sorts to his character; the film had more dramatic elements in it than Apatow's previous efforts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=45672 |title=In the Future with Seth Rogen |date=June 5, 2008 |publisher=ComingSoon.net |access-date=September 18, 2010 |archive-date=May 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516232853/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=45672 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Funny People'' was a commercial failure, coming up short of earning back its $75 million budget.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=funnypeople.htm |title=Funny People |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with a consensus that it had "considerable emotional depth."<ref name=funny>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/funny_people/ |title=Funny People |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=June 26, 2014}}</ref> Rogen hosted ''Saturday Night Live'' again in 2009, where the music video for the [[Lonely Island]] song "[[Like a Boss]]," in which he starred, premiered.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Neil|title=Daily Diversion: Like a Boss with Seth Rogen (NSFW)|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/daily-diversion-like-a-boss-with-seth-rogen-nsfw/|website=[[Film School Rejects]]|date=April 16, 2009|access-date=February 1, 2018|archive-date=February 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202012701/https://filmschoolrejects.com/daily-diversion-like-a-boss-with-seth-rogen-nsfw/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2010–2014: Venture into directing and controversy===

After years of development, a feature film adaptation of ''[[The Green Hornet (2011 film)|The Green Hornet]]'' was handled by Rogen and Goldberg, with a theatrical release in January 2011. Rogen chose to do a re-imagining of the [[The Green Hornet|title character]].<ref name="tdt09"/> He was executive producer of the movie and also cast himself as the main character. Rogen later admitted to having been overwhelmed by handling its $120 million budget. "It's insane. But it's not so much the specific amount of money that's stressful, it's all the things that go along with making a movie of that size."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/movies/articles/2011/01/09/20110109seth-rogen-green-hornet-budget.html |title=Seth Rogen amazed by insane 'Green Hornet' budget |work=[[The Arizona Republic]] |date=January 9, 2011 |access-date=June 29, 2011 |archive-date=February 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220230212/http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/movies/articles/2011/01/09/20110109seth-rogen-green-hornet-budget.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The actor also went on a strict weight-loss diet to play the slim crime fighter.<ref name="tdt09"/> ''The Green Hornet'' was a critical disappointment; Adam Graham of the ''[[Detroit News]]'' called it "a big, sloppy, loud, grating mess of a movie,"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://detroitnews.com/article/20110114/ARCHIVE3/101140322/1034/ent02/Review--'Green-Hornet'-barely-stirs |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121093240/http://detroitnews.com/article/20110114/ARCHIVE3/101140322/1034/ent02/Review--'Green-Hornet'-barely-stirs |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |title=Review: 'Green Hornet' barely stirs |work=[[Detroit News]] |publisher=Jonathan Wolman |first=Adam |last=Graham |date=January 14, 2011 |access-date=June 29, 2011 }}</ref> and the ''[[Arizona Republic]]''{{'}}s Bill Goodykoontz found its story to have fallen apart.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/movies/articles/2011/01/12/20110112green-hornet-review-goodykoontz.html |title=The Green Hornet |first=Bill |last=Goodykoontz |work=[[The Arizona Republic]] |date=January 12, 2011 |access-date=June 29, 2011 |archive-date=February 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220220723/http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/movies/articles/2011/01/12/20110112green-hornet-review-goodykoontz.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nonetheless, it still opened at No. 1 at the box office, making $33 million in its opening weekend before going on to gross more than $225 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=greenhornet.htm |title=The Green Hornet |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> In 2011, Rogen and Evan Goldberg founded the production company [[Point Grey Pictures]], named after Point Grey Secondary School, which they both attended.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Guerrasio|first1=Jason|title=Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg talk making movies their way, and how life blew up after the Sony hacks|url= https://www.businessinsider.com/seth-rogen-evan-goldberg-interview-2016-5|website=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=February 25, 2020|date=May 10, 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Seth Rogen WonderCon 2013.jpg|thumbnail|left|upright|Rogen at the 2013 [[WonderCon]]]]

Rogen provided the voice and [[motion capture]] for the titular character, a [[grey alien]], in the science fiction comedy ''[[Paul (film)|Paul]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Weintraub|first1=Steve|title=Exclusive: Seth Rogen talks Paul– Says He is Doing the Motion Capture and Talks About the Voice|url=https://collider.com/exclusive-seth-rogen-interview-paul-says-he-is-doing-the-motion-capture-and-talks-about-the-voice/s|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=December 20, 2017|date=July 19, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The film also starred [[Simon Pegg]] and [[Nick Frost]] as a pair of geeks who help Paul escape from [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hewitt|first1=Chris|title=Paul Review|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/paul/review/|website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|access-date=December 20, 2017|date=June 1, 2009}}</ref> He reprised his voice role in ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1664442/kung-fu-panda-2-seth-rogen-angelina-jolie.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526004114/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1664442/kung-fu-panda-2-seth-rogen-angelina-jolie.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 26, 2011 |title=Kung Fu Panda 2' Stars Call Voice Acting 'Cushiest Job in the World |first=Kara |last=Warner |publisher=MTV |date=May 23, 2011 |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> as well as produced and took a supporting role in [[Jonathan Levine]]'s ''[[50/50 (2011 film)|50/50]]''. The [[dramedy]] about cancer was based on an autobiographical script by screenwriter [[Will Reiser]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Seth-Rogen-Try-20190.aspx |title=Seth Rogen Will Try to Bring the Funny to Cancer |work=TV Guide |first=Eric |last=Fox |date=October 8, 2008 |access-date=June 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604024626/http://movies.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Seth-Rogen-Try-20190.aspx |archive-date=June 4, 2012 }}</ref> and was released in September 2011. The drama ''[[Take This Waltz (film)|Take This Waltz]]'', his fourth film of 2011, featured Rogen as a man whose wife (played by [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]]) explores a new relationship with another man.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Brody|first1=Richard|author-link1=Richard Brody|title="Take This Waltz": A Vehemently Pseudo-Nietzschean Film|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/take-this-waltz-a-vehemently-pseudo-nietzschean-film|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|access-date=January 21, 2018|date=2011}}</ref> From 2011 to 2015, Rogen played Dirty Randy, a librarian and [[Pornography|pornographer]], in the sitcom ''[[The League]]'', in addition to writing two episodes.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Collis|first1=Clark|title=The League: Seth Rogen and Jason Mantzoukas to return for the final season|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/08/15/league-seth-rogen-jason-mantzoukas-return/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=December 20, 2017|date=August 15, 2015}}</ref> Rogen hosted the [[27th Independent Spirit Awards]] in February 2012, and the [[road movie]] ''[[The Guilt Trip (film)|The Guilt Trip]]'', co-starring [[Barbra Streisand]], was released in cinemas that December.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kaufman|first1=Amy|last2=Gettell|first2=Oliver|url=https://~~articles~~www.latimes.com/~~2012~~entertainment/la-xpm-2012-feb/-26~~/local/~~-la-me-spirit-awards-20120226-story.html|title='The Artist' wins best feature at Independent Spirit Awards|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=December 20, 2017|date=February 26, 2012}}</ref> The film was about an inventor (Rogen) who invites his mother (Streisand) on a road trip, as he attempts to sell his new product while also reuniting her with a lost love.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chuck-actress-joins-barbra-streisand-188390 |first=Borys |last=Kit |title='Chuck' Actress Joins Barbra Streisand Road Trip Comedy 'Mother's Curse' (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 13, 2011 |access-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref>

In 2013, Rogen and his screenwriting collaborator, Evan Goldberg, made their directorial debut with ''[[This Is the End]]'', a comedy featuring Rogen, [[Jay Baruchel]], [[James Franco]], [[Jonah Hill]], [[Craig Robinson (actor)|Craig Robinson]] and [[Danny McBride]] playing fictional versions of themselves facing a global apocalypse. The film received positive reviews and was No. 2 at the box office on its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2013&wknd=24&p=.htm |title=Weekend Box Office Results for June 14–16, 2013 | work = [[Box Office Mojo]]|date=July 4, 2013 |access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Owen |last=Gleiberman |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/06/19/this-end-movie/|title=This Is the End Movie|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=June 8, 2013 |access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> Rogen recurred on the revived [[Arrested Development (season 4)|fourth season]] of the comedy series ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'' in May 2013, playing a young [[List of Arrested Development characters#George Bluth,Sr.|George Bluth Sr.]] (played by [[Jeffrey Tambor]]) in several flashback scenes.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jackson|first1=Josh|title=Arrested Development Season 4 Premiere Review|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/05/arrested-development-season-4-premiere-review.html|website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|access-date=December 20, 2017|date=May 26, 2013|archive-date=December 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219181333/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/05/arrested-development-season-4-premiere-review.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He co-wrote the foreword for the 2014 book ''[[Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation]]'' by Blake J. Harris. and was reported be working on an adaptation with Goldberg.<ref name="console-wars">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/19/books/console-wars-a-gaming-industry-clash-by-blake-j-harris.html |last=Suellentrop |first=Chris |title=Sega and Nintendo Wage Battle That Was No Game |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 18, 2014 |access-date=January 3, 2015}}</ref>

Rogen hosted ''Saturday Night Live'' for a third time in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Grossman|first=Samantha|title=Watch Seth Rogen's Very Famous Friends Crash His SNL Monologue|url=http://time.com/60668/seth-rogen-snl-monologue/|access-date=April 13, 2014|newspaper=Time|date=April 13, 2013}}</ref> That May, Rogen starred in ''[[Neighbors (2014 film)|Neighbors]]'' with [[Rose Byrne]] and [[Zac Efron]], which was directed by [[Nicholas Stoller]]. In the film, Rogen and Byrne play a couple that comes into conflict with a fraternity, led by Efron's character, living next door.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rivera|first1=Joshua|title=The Neighbors 2 Trailer Is Here, and It's Seth Rogen vs. a Sorority|url=https://www.gq.com/story/neighbors-2-trailer-seth-rogen-vs-a-sorority|website=[[GQ]]|access-date=January 16, 2018|date=January 19, 2016}}</ref> The film became Rogen's highest-grossing non-animated film, having grossed over $270 million globally.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seth Rogen Movie Box Office Results|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=sethrogen.htm&sort=rank&order=ASC&p=.htm|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=January 16, 2018}}</ref> Rogen and Evan Goldberg co-directed and co-wrote the story for the action comedy ''[[The Interview]]'', starring Rogen and James Franco as a pair of journalists who are recruited by the [[CIA]] to assassinate [[North Korea]]n leader [[Kim Jong-un]] after setting up an interview with him. In June 2014, North Korea threatened a "merciless" retaliation on the United States if it did not ban ''The Interview'', labelling the movie "an act of war" and a "wanton act of terror," and Rogen himself a "gangster filmmaker."<ref>{{cite web|author=Jenn Selby |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/north-korea-threatens-to-wage-war-on-usa-over-seth-rogen-and-james-francos-kim-jongun-assassination-film-9562426.html |title=North Korea threatens war on USA over 'gangster filmmaker' Seth Rogen and James Franco's Kim Jong-un assassination movie – People |work=The Independent |date=March 19, 2014 |access-date=June 26, 2014}}</ref> In December, Sony Pictures announced that it was cancelling the release of the movie after a [[Sony Pictures hack|cyber attack on the studio]], allegedly tied to North Korea and threats made subsequently by Kim Jong-un.<ref name="The Interview Release">{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-ct-interview-theaters-20141226-story.html#page=1 |title=More a cause than a must-see, 'The Interview' finally arrives in theaters |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 25, 2014 |last1=Rottenberg |first1=Josh |last2=Brown |first2=Eryn |last3=Hamedy |first3=Saba |access-date=January 3, 2015}}</ref> As a result of criticism of this decision, Sony subsequently made the film available online and it allowed a theatrical release on December 25, 2014,<ref name="The Interview Release" /> drawing mixed opinions from film critics. Scott Foundas of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' found the film to be "about as funny as a communist food shortage, and just as protracted,"<ref>{{cite web|last1=Foundas|first1=Scott|title=Film Review: 'The Interview'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-the-interview-1201376293/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=January 16, 2018|date=December 12, 2014}}</ref> while ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' critic [[Robbie Collin]] opined that it was "a raucous, abrasive, snort-out-loud satire with mischief in its heart and methane in its gut."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Collin|first1=Robbie|author-link1=Robbie Collin|title=The Interview, review: 'farting truth to power'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturereviews/11392263/The-Interview-review.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturereviews/11392263/The-Interview-review.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=January 16, 2018|date=February 5, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It grossed $11.3 million in theatres,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Interview (2014)|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=interview2014.htm|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=January 16, 2018}}</ref> but had strong online sales and rentals.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lang|first1=Brent|title='The Interview' Makes $40 Million Online and On-Demand|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/the-interview-makes-40-million-online-and-on-demand-1201409731/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=January 16, 2018|date=January 20, 2015}}</ref> Also in 2014, Rogen made cameo appearances in the comedy ''[[22 Jump Street]]'' as the double of Jonah Hill's character and in James Franco's drama ''[[The Sound and the Fury (2014 film)|The Sound and the Fury]]'' as a [[Telegraphist|telegrapher]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1844906/22-jump-street-easter-eggs/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616040949/http://www.mtv.com/news/1844906/22-jump-street-easter-eggs/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2014|title='22 Jump Stet' : 9 Easter Eggs And Cameos You Might Have Missed|website=[[MTV]]|first=Alex|last=Zalben|date=June 13, 2014|access-date=May 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Spies|first1=Mike|title=What Happens When James Franco Directs a Movie?|url=http://www.vocativ.com/culture/celebrity/jamesfranco/|publisher=[[Vocativ]]|access-date=January 30, 2018|date=January 21, 2014|archive-date=August 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083333/http://www.vocativ.com/culture/celebrity/jamesfranco/|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the time, Rogen and Goldberg, through their Point Grey Pictures company, had set up a joint venture with major client [[Good Universe]] to set up mainstream comedy films.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=March 6, 2014|title=Seth Rogen Pacts with Good Universe for Movie Comedies|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/seth-rogen-pacts-with-good-universe-for-movie-comedies-1201126290/|access-date=January 10, 2022|website=Variety~~|language=en-US~~}}</ref>

===2015–present: Career expansion===

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[[File:Seth Rogen (41894311600).jpg|thumb|upright=1.13|right|Rogen at the 2018 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]

Along with Evan Goldberg, Rogen directed and executive produced the science fiction comedy series ''[[Future Man (TV series)|Future Man]]'', starring [[Josh Hutcherson]], which premiered on the streaming service [[Hulu]] in November 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Travers|first1=Ben|title='Future Man' Review: Seth Rogen's Zealously Bawdy Hulu Series Riffs on Sci-Fi Classics for New-ish Adventures|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/11/future-man-review-seth-rogen-hulu-josh-hutcherson-1201896946/|website=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=December 12, 2017|date=November 14, 2017}}</ref> The same year, Rogen and Goldberg also co-directed a short commercial film for [[Walmart]], titled ''Bananas Town'',<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nordine|first1=Michael|title='Bananas Town': Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg Co-Direct Short Film Sponsored by Walmart – Watch|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/02/bananas-town-seth-rogen-evan-goldberg-walmart-oscars-1201786285/|website=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=December 20, 2017|date=February 23, 2017}}</ref> and Rogen portrayed Sandy Schklair, the [[script supervisor]] for ''The Room'' director and star [[Tommy Wiseau]] (played by James Franco), in the Franco-directed film ''[[The Disaster Artist (film)|The Disaster Artist]]'', based on [[The Disaster Artist|the book of the same name]], which chronicles the making of the 2003 film ''[[The Room]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Lawerence|first1=Derek|title=See ''The Disaster Artist'' stars and their real-life ''The Room'' counterparts|url=https://ew.com/movies/disaster-artist-stars-the-room-counterparts/meet-the-room-mates|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=December 11, 2017|date=November 29, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213010212/http://ew.com/movies/disaster-artist-stars-the-room-counterparts/meet-the-room-mates/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Rogen, as the founder of Hilarity for Charity, an organization that raises funds for [[Alzheimer's]] research and support, hosts an annual fundraising comedy event named after the organization.<ref name="Today">{{cite web|last1=Freydkin|first1=Donna|title=How a 'terrible' disease turned Seth Rogen and his wife into a force for change|url=https://www.today.com/health/seth-rogen-wife-lauren-miller-rogen-support-alzheimer-s-research-t126318|website=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]|access-date=April 6, 2018|date=April 4, 2018}}</ref> The sixth event was broadcast through the streaming service [[Netflix]] in April 2018.<ref name="Today" /> In July 2018, it was announced that Rogen was to voice public service announcements in his native Vancouver's [[TransLink (British Columbia)|TransLink]] [[transit system]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crespo |first1=Gisela |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/26/entertainment/seth-rogen-voice-of-vancouver-transit-trnd/index.html |title=Seth Rogen steps in as voice of Vancouver's public transit after Morgan Freeman is pulled |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=July 27, 2018 |date=July 26, 2018}}</ref> and Toronto's [[Toronto Transit Commission]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/07/31/seth-rogen-to-voice-ttc-public-service-announcements.html|title=Seth Rogen to voice TTC public service announcements {{!}} The Star|work=thestar.com|access-date=August 7, 2018}}</ref> Rogen co-starred alongside [[Kristen Bell]] and [[Kelsey Grammer]] as the love interest of Bell's character in the 2018 comedy-drama ''[[Like Father]]'', directed by Rogen's wife, [[Lauren Miller]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |title='Like Father' Trailer: Kelsey Grammer, Kristen Bell & Seth Rogen Are On A Boat In Netflix Comedy |url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/like-father-trailer-kelsey-grammer-kristen-bell-seth-rogen-netflix-comedy-1202412420/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 19, 2018 |date=June 18, 2018 |archive-date=January 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123122126/https://deadline.com/2018/06/like-father-trailer-kelsey-grammer-kristen-bell-seth-rogen-netflix-comedy-1202412420/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2019, Rogen starred opposite [[Charlize Theron]] in the romantic comedy ''[[Long Shot (2019 film)|Long Shot]]'', as an unemployed journalist who re-connects with his childhood love interest and babysitter (Theron), who has become a major political figure.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McNary|first1=Dave|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/charlize-theron-seth-rogen-comedy-movie-flarsky-1201995123/ |title=Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen to Star in Comedy 'Flarsky' |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=December 11, 2017|date=February 23, 2017}}</ref>

Rogen co-starred in the 2019 [[The Lion King (2019 film)|remake]] of the animated musical film ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Donnelly|first1=Matt|title=Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner to Play Pumbaa and Timon in 'Lion King' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.thewrap.com/seth-rogen-billy-eichner-play-pumbaa-timon-lion-king-exclusive/|website=[[TheWrap]]|access-date=December 11, 2017|date=April 30, 2017}}</ref> voicing the warthog [[Timon and Pumbaa|Pumbaa]], who rescues the film's protagonist [[Simba]] with his friend Timon, voiced by [[Donald Glover]] and [[Billy Eichner]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Verhoeven|first1=Beatrice|title=Beyonce Will Voice Nala in Live-Action Adaptation of 'The Lion King'|url=https://www.thewrap.com/beyonce-will-voice-nala-live-action-adaptation-lion-king/|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=November 2017|access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref> He sang three songs in the film, which were included on the [[The Lion King (2019 soundtrack)|soundtrack release]].<ref name="Soundtrack">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/the-lion-king-soundtrack-details-new-song|title='The Lion King' Soundtrack Details Revealed; Includes New Elton John Song|first=Adam|last=Chitwood|work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=June 24, 2019|access-date=June 24, 2019}}</ref> Rogen said that, "[a]s an actor, I don't think I'm right for every role — there are a lot of roles I don't think I'm right for even in movies I'm making — but Pumbaa was one I knew I could do well."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftRPVHyELXo&t=19s| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/ftRPVHyELXo| archive-date=October 28, 2021|title=What To Expect From The Characters In The Upcoming 'The Lion King' Adaptation - Entertainment Weekly|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|via=[[YouTube]]|date=April 25, 2019|access-date=April 29, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It had a middling reception from critics, and became one of the highest-grossing films of all time with earnings of more than $1.663 billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=All Time Worldwide Box Office |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810153018/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/ |archive-date=August 10, 2019}}</ref> Rogen and Eichner received praise for their chemistry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lion King 2019 vs. the original: what's better and worse about the remake |url=https://www.vox.com/2019/7/17/20694836/lion-king-2019-versus-1994-original-review-comparison |website=Vox |date=July 17, 2019 |access-date=July 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Bucksbaum |first1=Sydney |title=Billy Eichner's best lines as Timon in The Lion King remake |url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/07/19/the-lion-king-billy-eichner-timon-best-quotes/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=July 23, 2019}}</ref> In 2019, Rogen also produced the comedy ''[[Good Boys (film)|Good Boys]]'', starring [[Jacob Tremblay]] for [[Universal Pictures]], and the television shows ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]'' and ''[[Black Monday (TV series)|Black Monday]]'', directing the pilot for the latter show with Goldberg.<ref>{{cite web|last=Byrne|first=Suzy|title='I'm terribly sorry': Seth Rogen apologizes for use of blackface on set of 'Good Boys'|date=August 3, 2018|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/im-terribly-sorry-seth-rogen-apologizes-use-blackface-set-good-boys-133039570.html|access-date=August 4, 2018}}</ref> In 2021, he voiced Allen the Alien in the animated series ''[[Invincible (TV series)|Invincible]]'', in which he also serves as producer. Rogen filmed scenes for the James Franco film ''[[Zeroville (film)|Zeroville]]'' in 2014, which was not released until 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kaye|first1=Ben|title=James Franco and Seth Rogen take a weird look at 1969 Hollywood in Zeroville trailer – watch|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2016/08/james-franco-and-seth-rogen-take-a-weird-look-at-1969-hollywood-in-zeroville-trailer-watch/|website=[[Consequence of Sound]]|access-date=February 1, 2018|date=August 20, 2016}}</ref>

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Rogen has a guest chapter giving advice in [[Tim Ferriss]]' self-help book ''[[Tools of Titans]]''.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

In 2020, it was announced that Rogen would serve as a producer for the animated film, ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Anthony D'Alessandro|title='Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Getting CG Movie Reboot From Nickelodeon & Seth Rogen's Point Grey Pictures|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-cg-movie-reboot-from-nickelodeon-seth-rogens-point-grey-pictures-1202973764/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=June 30, 2020}}</ref> In addition to producing, he co-wrote it,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=2023-04-27 |title=Seth Rogen Debuts First Look at 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/seth-rogen-debuts-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem-1235403603/ |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=The Hollywood Reporter ~~|language=en-US~~}}</ref> and provided the voice of [[Bebop and Rocksteady|Bebop]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 5, 2023 |title=Seth Rogen Unveils 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Movie Cast |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem-cast-1235340739/ |access-date=March 5, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=J. Kim |date=March 5, 2023 |title='Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' Unveils Full Voice Cast, Including Jackie Chan as Splinter |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem-voice-cast-announced-1235542988/ |access-date=March 5, 2023 |website=Variety}}</ref>

Rogen's first book, ''Yearbook'', was published in May 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Floyd |first=Thomas |date=May 9, 2021 |title=Review {{!}} Seth Rogen's hilarious memoir 'Yearbook' earns its superlatives |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/seth-rogen-yearbook-review/2021/05/06/d9947d9e-ae98-11eb-ab4c-986555a1c511_story.html |access-date=May 16, 2021 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> ''Yearbook'' is a memoir that features a collection of essays spanning from Rogen's adolescence to his experiences in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]].<ref name=":0" /> In September 2021, [[Nintendo]] announced in a [[Nintendo Direct]] presentation that Rogen would be voicing [[Donkey Kong (character)|Donkey Kong]] in the 2023 animated film ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/chris-pratt-nintendo-direct-super-mario-bros-movie-cast-illumination-entertainment |title=Nintendo Direct: Chris Pratt Will Voice Mario in the Super Mario Bros. Movie |last=Murphy |first=J. Kim |work=[[IGN]] |date=September 23, 2021 |access-date=September 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923223916/https://www.ign.com/articles/chris-pratt-nintendo-direct-super-mario-bros-movie-cast-illumination-entertainment |archive-date=September 23, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> with a spin-off film focused around the character planned, as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/another-source-points-to-potential-donkey-kong-movie-with-seth-rogen/ |title=Another source points to potential Donkey Kong movie with Seth Rogen |website=videogameschronicle.com |last=Robinson |first=Andy |date=November 3, 2021 |access-date=December 15, 2021 }}</ref>

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Rogen has been active in raising awareness of [[Alzheimer's disease]]. The disease runs in his wife's family and has affected his mother-in-law for several years. "I think until you see it firsthand, it's kind of hard to conceive of how brutal it is," Rogen said to [[CNN]]. "Until I saw it, you just don't get kind of how heartbreaking it can be."<ref name="a.d."/> During the interview, he talked about how he tries to be emotionally supportive and around as much as he can for Miller's mother. Both he and Miller spoke to [[Larry King]] for ''A Larry King Special, Unthinkable: The Alzheimer's Epidemic'', which aired in April 2011.<ref name="a.d.">{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/04/27/seth.rogen.alzheimer/ |work=CNN|title=Seth Rogen: Alzheimer's is 'brutal' |first=Elizabeth |last=Laudau |date=April 27, 2011 |access-date=June 30, 2011}}</ref> Rogen testified about the disease and his charity before the [[United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies|United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services]] on February 26, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lombardi|first=Ken|title=Seth Rogen pleads with Congress over Alzheimer's, slams low-senator turnout|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/seth-rogen-pleads-congress-over-alzheimers-slams-low-senator-turnout/|access-date=February 28, 2014|work=CBS News|date=February 26, 2014}}</ref> Rogen started the Hilarity for Charity movement to inspire change and raise awareness of Alzheimer's disease among the [[Millennials|Millennial Generation]].<ref>{{cite web| title=About Hilarity for Charity |publisher=Hilarity for Charity| url=http://hilarityforcharity.org/about/|access-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref> Rogen and his wife also initiated the Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Grant Program with Home Instead Senior Care to provide free at-home care to senior citizens.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://hauteliving.com/2015/11/seth-rogen-and-lauren-miller-rogen-talk-charity-with-haute-living/591737/ | title = Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen Talk Charity with Haute Living | date= November 9, 2015 | access-date = September 24, 2020 | work = [[Haute Living]] | author = Laura Schreffler }}</ref> On February 25, 2016, Rogen and Miller were honoured with the unite2gether accolade from [[unite4:humanity]] for their work promoting awareness and raising money for [[Alzheimer's disease|Alzheimer's]] research through Hilarity for Charity.<ref name="rogen-and-miller-raise-awareness-about-alzheimers">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/scene/features/rogen-and-miller-raise-awareness-about-alzheimers-1201715120/ |title=Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller's Hilarity for Charity Battles Against Alzheimer's |last=Feldman |first=Dana |date=February 25, 2016 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=May 25, 2016}}</ref>

Rogen appeared in a [[Bud Light]] commercial celebrating [[LGBT Pride Month]] and the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] [[Obergefell v. Hodges|ruling that granted same-sex couples the right to marry]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wong|first1=Curtis M.|title=Seth Rogen And Amy Schumer Toast Same-Sex Marriage For Bud Light|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bud-light-gay-wedding_n_574ef34de4b02912b2415316|website=[[HuffPost]]|access-date=February 25, 2020|date=June 1, 2016}}</ref> Rogen is a member of [[Pi Kappa Alpha]] fraternity (Lambda Delta chapter) at the [[University of Vermont]]. He was initiated in April 2017 after his fourth visit to the campus for his Hilarity for Charity movement.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/college/2017/04/18/no-joke-seth-rogen-just-joined-a-fraternity/37430909/ | title=No joke, Seth Rogen just joined a fraternity | first=Susannah | last=Hutcheson | date=April 19, 2017 | work=USA Today}}</ref> Rogen is also a member of [[National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws]] and an open [[marijuana]] user.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1671806/seth-rogen-50-50-weed.jhtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001234220/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1671806/seth-rogen-50-50-weed.jhtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 1, 2011 | title=Seth Rogen: 'I Smoke A Lot Of Weed When I Write' | first=Eric | last=Ditzian | date=September 30, 2011 | publisher=MTV News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=David Letterman & Seth Rogen Talk Weed, And How Kids Today Smoke It (VIDEO)|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/david-letterman-seth-rogen-talk-weed_n_2339283|work=HuffPost | first=Ross|last=Luippold|date=December 20, 2012}}</ref> Rogen and his longtime friend and collaborator Evan Goldberg launched the cannabis company ''[[Houseplant (company)|Houseplant]]'' in Canada in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shoard |first1=Catherine |title=Seth Rogen launches cannabis company |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/28/seth-rogen-launches-cannabis-company-houseplant-evan-goldberg |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=May 25, 2019 |date=March 28, 2019}}</ref>

In June 2018, Rogen was invited by [[Mitt Romney]] to speak at a seminar for awareness of [[Alzheimer's disease]] hosted by Romney in [[Park City, Utah]]. [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]], [[Paul Ryan]], was in attendance, asking Rogen for a photo after Ryan's children engaged Rogen in conversation. Rogen refused, stating in an interview with [[Stephen Colbert]], "I look over and his kids are standing right there expectantly, clearly fans of mine, and I said, 'No way, man!'" and telling Ryan, "Furthermore, I hate what you're doing to the country at this moment, and I'm counting the days until you no longer have one iota of the power that you currently have."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/seth-rogen-paul-ryan-children-denies-photo-992713|title=Seth Rogen Refuses Photo with Paul Ryan, Scolds GOP Lawmaker in Front of His Kids|publisher=Newsweek|date=June 23, 2018}}</ref>

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