:Seth Rogen

Seth Aaron Rogen was born on April 15, 1982, in Vancouver, British Columbia, into a Jewish family of Ukrainian and Russian origin.{{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}}{{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 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.}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/471435 |title=Seth Rogen sells |first=Richard |last=Ouzounian |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=August 3, 2008 |access-date=June 16, 2011}}{{cite news |last=Rodrick |first=Stephen |date=May 27, 2007 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/magazine/27apatow-t.html |title=Judd Apatow's Family Values |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=January 7, 2012}} Rogen is a dual citizen of Canada and America who once said "I definitely associate with being Canadian much more than being American" due his upbringing in the former.{{cite news |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 }} He has described his parents, who met on kibbutz Beit Alfa in Israel, as "radical Jewish socialists."{{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}} Rogen has an older sister named Danya. 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.{{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!|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}}{{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|access-date=May 5, 2020}} He was also known for the stand-up comedy he performed at Camp Miriam, a Habonim Dror camp.{{cite web |last=Pfefferman |first=Naomi |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=7579 |title=Seth Rogen |work=Jewish Journal |access-date=September 18, 2010}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{cite web|url=http://ijpr.org/post/seth-rogen-evan-goldberg-friends-till-end|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426011952/http://ijpr.org/post/seth-rogen-evan-goldberg-friends-till-end|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 26, 2018|title=Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg: Friends Till 'The End'|date=December 26, 2013|work=Jefferson Public Radio|access-date=May 26, 2018}}

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." He got his start in show business at age 12 after enrolling in a comedy workshop taught by Mark Pooley. His early comedy routines involved jokes about his bar mitzvah, his grandparents and his camp counsellors.{{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}} As a teenager, he would perform stand-up comedy routines at places like bar mitzvahs and small parties, later shifting to bars.{{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}} A mohel paid him to write jokes. At the age of 13, he co-wrote a rough draft of Superbad with childhood friend Evan Goldberg, whom he had met at bar mitzvah classes.{{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 |date=May 17, 2007|access-date=January 24, 2011}}{{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}} Based on their teenage experiences, Rogen and Goldberg spent the rest of their time in high school polishing the script. They initially worried that 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."

His mother was supportive of his comic endeavours and would often drive him to stand-up gigs at the comedy club Yuk Yuk's. With his deadpan humour, he placed second in the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest at 16 years old.{{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}} 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. Rogen dropped out of high school, began working for Apatow{{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}} and relocated with his family to Los Angeles. Rogen paid the bills and had become the main wage earner at just 16.

{{seealso|Seth Rogen filmography|List of awards and nominations received by Seth Rogen}}

Rogen's acting debut was as Ken Miller, a cynical, acerbic "freak" in Freaks and Geeks, an eventual cult hit series first released in 1999. 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.{{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}} Impressed with Rogen's improvisational skills, Apatow then chose him as the lead in another of his shows, Undeclared. Rogen was originally set to play a fairly popular college freshman, but the network did not think he was leading man material. Apatow opted not to go along with the show. Rogen also served as a staff writer to the short-lived production.{{cite web |url=http://www.ifc.com/undeclared/cast/seth-rogen-1.php |title=Cast and Crew: Seth Rogen |publisher=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 }}{{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}}

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.{{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 |date=May 17, 2007 |access-date=June 30, 2011}} He was soon part of Apatow's "frat pack," a close-knit group that included Steve Carell and Paul Rudd. 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." 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. Regarding Apatow's professional effect on him, Rogen said in 2009, "Obviously, I can't stress how important Judd's been to my career."

Rogen had roles in Donnie Darko (2001) and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004).{{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}} 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.{{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}} Along with the show's other writers, Rogen received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.{{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 }} 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),{{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}}{{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 }} which Rogen also co-produced, and in which he improvised all his dialogue.{{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}} "[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. The Boston Globe reviewer Wesley Morris wrote that Rogen, along with co-stars Rudd and Romany Malco, were each hilarious in their own right.{{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}} The Orlando Sentinel{{'s}} Roger Moore believed that Rogen "had his moments" in the film,{{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 }} whereas Moira Macdonald of The Seattle Times said the actor was "droopily deadpan".{{cite news |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20050819/virgin19/raunchy-comedy-40-year-old-virgin-hides-heart-of-gold |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}} 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.{{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}}

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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.{{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}} 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.{{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 }}{{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}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/knocked_up/ |title=Knocked Up (2007) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=June 29, 2011}}{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=knockedup.htm |title=Knocked Up |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 29, 2011}} Rogen also received favourable reviews.{{cite web |url=http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/review/2007/06/01/knocked_up |title=Knocked Up |first=Stephanie |last=Zacharek |work=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 }}{{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}} Later that year, he played a supporting part as an irresponsible police officer in 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. Critics outsiders the film and its writing, finding it very authentic,{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/superbad/ |title=Superbad (2007) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=June 29, 2011}} and it topped the U.S. box office for two weeks.{{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}} Rogen then made a vocal cameo appearance in the animated film Shrek the Third, also released in 2007,{{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}} and hosted Saturday Night Live in October 2007.{{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}}

Rogen's projects in 2008 included Jimmy Hayward's Horton Hears a Who!, an animated film based on the Dr. Seuss book, where Rogen voiced Morton the Mouse,{{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 }} and the fantasy film The Spiderwick Chronicles, where he voiced a hobgoblin.{{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}} He additionally co-wrote Drillbit Taylor, also produced by Apatow and starring Owen Wilson as the homeless titular character.{{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 }} He based the screenplay on a 70-page scriptment done by John Hughes.{{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}} 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.{{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}} Rogen voiced another animated movie, Kung Fu Panda, with Jack Black and Angelina Jolie.{{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}} It did exceptionally well in theatres, making more than $630 million.{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2008/PANDA.php |title=Kung Fu Panda |publisher=The Numbers |access-date=June 29, 2011}} He made a cameo appearance in the comedy Step Brothers, released in July.{{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}} Rogen, Goldberg and Apatow were behind the stoner action comedy Pineapple Express directed by David Gordon Green at Columbia Pictures. Apatow produced it while Rogen and Goldberg wrote the script. 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".{{cite web |url=http://blogs.amctv.com/movie-blog/2008/08/seth-rogen-pineapple-express.php |publisher=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 }} Pineapple Express was released to theatres in August and made $101 million against its $27 million production budget.{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pineappleexpress.htm |title=Knocked Up |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 29, 2011}} Critics lauded it, appreciating the performances and humor.{{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}}{{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 }}

In April 2008, Empire reported Rogen and Goldberg would write an episode for the animated television series The Simpsons.{{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 |date=April 30, 2008 |access-date=June 29, 2011}} He also voiced a character in the episode,{{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}} titled "Homer the Whopper," which opened the 21st season.{{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 }} 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 adult film together. After having difficulty trying to secure an R rating, Rogen commented to MTV, "It's a really filthy movie," but complained, "It's really crazy to me that 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."{{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}} The picture was distributed on Halloween by The Weinstein Company and disappointed at the box office.{{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}} Along with Reese Witherspoon, he voiced a character in the animated science fiction Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), which did well commercially, with a total of $381.5 million.{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=monstersvsaliens.htm |title=Monsters Vs. Aliens |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 29, 2011}} He then starred in the Jody Hill–directed mall cop comedy Observe and Report,{{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 }} in which he portrayed 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."{{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}} 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.{{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 }} Funny People was a commercial failure, coming up short of earning back its $75 million budget.{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=funnypeople.htm |title=Funny People |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 29, 2011}} The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with a consensus that it had "considerable emotional depth."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/funny_people/ |title=Funny People |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=June 26, 2014}} 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.{{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}}

After years of development, a feature film adaptation of 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 title character. 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."{{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 }} The actor also went on a strict weight-loss diet to play the slim crime fighter. The Green Hornet was a critical disappointment; Adam Graham of the Detroit News called it "a big, sloppy, loud, grating mess of a movie,"{{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 }} and the Arizona Republic{{'}}s Bill Goodykoontz found its story to have fallen apart.{{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 }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=greenhornet.htm |title=The Green Hornet |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 29, 2011}} In 2011, Rogen and Evan Goldberg founded the production company Point Grey Pictures, named after Point Grey Secondary School, which they both attended.{{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}}

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Rogen provided the voice and motion capture for the titular character, a grey alien, in the science fiction comedy Paul (2011).{{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|access-date=December 20, 2017|date=July 19, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The film also starred Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as a pair of geeks who help Paul escape from FBI agents.{{cite web|last1=Hewitt|first1=Chris|title=Paul Review|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/paul/review/|website=Empire|access-date=December 20, 2017|date=June 1, 2009}} He reprised his voice role in Kung Fu Panda 2,{{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}} as well as produced and took a supporting role in Jonathan Levine's 50/50. The dramedy about cancer was based on an autobiographical script by screenwriter Will Reiser{{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 }} and was released in September 2011. The drama Take This Waltz, his fourth film of 2011, featured Rogen as a man whose wife (played by Michelle Williams) explores a new relationship with another man.{{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}} From 2011 to 2015, Rogen played Dirty Randy, a librarian and pornographer, in the sitcom The League, in addition to writing two episodes.{{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}} Rogen hosted the 27th Independent Spirit Awards in February 2012, and the road movie The Guilt Trip, co-starring Barbra Streisand, was released in cinemas that December.{{cite web|last1=Kaufman|first1=Amy|last2=Gettell|first2=Oliver|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-feb-26-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}} 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.{{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}}

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 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.{{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}}{{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}} Rogen recurred on the revived fourth season of the comedy series Arrested Development in May 2013, playing a young George Bluth Sr. (played by Jeffrey Tambor) in several flashback scenes.{{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|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}} 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.{{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}}

Rogen hosted Saturday Night Live for a third time in 2014.{{cite news|last=Grossman|first=Samantha|title=Watch Seth Rogen's Very Famous Friends Crash His SNL Monologue|url=https://time.com/60668/seth-rogen-snl-monologue/|access-date=April 13, 2014|newspaper=Time|date=April 13, 2013}} That May, Rogen starred in 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.{{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}} The film became Rogen's highest-grossing non-animated film, having grossed over $270 million globally.{{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}} 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 Korean 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."{{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}} In December, Sony Pictures announced that it was cancelling the release of the movie after a cyber attack on the studio, allegedly tied to North Korea and threats made subsequently by Kim Jong-un.{{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}} 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, drawing mixed opinions from film critics. Scott Foundas of Variety found the film to be "about as funny as a communist food shortage, and just as protracted,"{{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|access-date=January 16, 2018|date=December 12, 2014}} 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."{{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}} It grossed $11.3 million in theatres,{{cite web|title=The Interview (2014)|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=interview2014.htm|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=January 16, 2018}} but had strong online sales and rentals.{{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|access-date=January 16, 2018|date=January 20, 2015}} 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 as a telegrapher.{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}}

Rogen portrayed Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak in the Danny Boyle–directed Steve Jobs biopic (2015), based on a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin. His performance in the film was widely praised, and he was commended by Wozniak himself for doing an "excellent job."{{cite web|last1=Harris|first1=Aisha|title=Can Seth Rogen Compete for an Oscar as Steve Wozniak in Steve Jobs?|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/10/09/is_seth_rogen_an_oscar_contender_for_his_role_as_steve_wozniak_in_steve.html|website=Slate|access-date=March 4, 2016|date=October 9, 2015}}{{cite web |last1=Kelion |first1=Leo |title=Steve Wozniak: Shocked and amazed by Steve Jobs movie |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34188602 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=August 20, 2018 |date=September 9, 2015}} In November 2015, Rogen starred alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anthony Mackie in the Christmas-themed comedy The Night Before as three best friends who annually reunite to celebrate Christmas Eve.{{cite web|last1=Ford|first1=Rebecca|title=Lizzy Caplan Joins Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Christmas Eve Comedy|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lizzy-caplan-joins-seth-rogen-724212|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=December 11, 2017|date=August 8, 2014}} In 2016, he reprised his voice role as Master Mantis in Kung Fu Panda 3 and as Mac Radner in the Neighbors sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising.{{cite web|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title=Kate Hudson to Replace Rebel Wilson in 'Kung Fu Panda 3' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/kate-hudson-replace-rebel-wilson-820343|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=December 11, 2017|date=September 4, 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Bradshaw|first1=Peter|author-link1=Peter Bradshaw|title=Bad Neighbours 2 review – Zac Efron and Seth Rogen in watered-down house-selling sequel|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/may/04/bad-neighbours-2-review-zac-efron-seth-rogen-film-sequel|website=The Guardian|access-date=December 11, 2017|date=May 4, 2016}} Along with Goldberg and Sam Catlin, Rogen developed the television series Preacher for Sony Pictures Television, which premiered on AMC in May 2016.{{cite web|last1=Kissell|first1=Rick|title=AMC's 'Preacher' to Premiere May 22 Following 'Fear the Walking Dead'|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/amcs-the-preacher-premiere-date-may-22-1201729312/|website=Variety|access-date=December 12, 2017|date=March 14, 2016}} The show is based on the comic book series of the same name that was created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon and follows a small-town preacher named Jesse Custer (played by Dominic Cooper) who possesses a superpower that allows him to command others to do as he says.{{cite web|last1=Fowler|first1=Matt|title=Preacher: Dominic Cooper is Jesse Custer|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/04/17/preacher-dominic-cooper-is-jesse-custer|publisher=IGN|access-date=December 12, 2017|date=April 17, 2015}} His last release of 2016 was the animated comedy Sausage Party, which, in addition to voicing the lead character Frank – a sausage that tries to escape his fate in a supermarket – he co-wrote and produced. Sausage Party became the most commercially successful R-rated animated film of all time, overtaking South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999).{{cite web|last1=Feinberg|first1=Scott|title=Oscars: Raunchy 'Sausage Party' to Get Serious Awards Push (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscars-hilarious-animated-film-sausage-940679|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=December 11, 2017|date=October 24, 2016}} Associated Press critic Lindsey Bahr wrote of the film: "There is no one out there making comedies quite like Rogen and Goldberg. They are putting their definitive stamp on the modern American comedy one decency-smashing double entendre at a time."{{cite web|last1=Bahr|first1=Lindsey|title=Review: Audacious 'Sausage Party' is a delicious feast|url=https://apnews.com/a9760c22f89740068eb9a4a10618c850/review-audacious-sausage-party-delicious-feast|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=January 16, 2018|date=August 10, 2016}}

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Along with Evan Goldberg, Rogen directed and executive produced the science fiction comedy series Future Man, starring Josh Hutcherson, which premiered on the streaming service Hulu in November 2017.{{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}} The same year, Rogen and Goldberg also co-directed a short commercial film for Walmart, titled Bananas Town,{{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}} 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, based on the book of the same name, which chronicles the making of the 2003 film The Room.{{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}} 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.{{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|access-date=April 6, 2018|date=April 4, 2018}} The sixth event was broadcast through the streaming service Netflix in April 2018. In July 2018, it was announced that Rogen was to voice public service announcements in his native Vancouver's TransLink transit system{{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}} and Toronto's Toronto Transit Commission.{{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}} 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.{{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 }} In 2019, Rogen starred opposite Charlize Theron in the romantic comedy Long Shot, as an unemployed journalist who re-connects with his childhood love interest and babysitter (Theron), who has become a major political figure.{{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|access-date=December 11, 2017|date=February 23, 2017}}

Rogen co-starred in the 2019 remake of the animated musical film The Lion King (1994),{{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}} voicing the warthog Pumbaa, who rescues the film's protagonist Simba with his friend Timon, voiced by Donald Glover and Billy Eichner, respectively.{{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}} He sang three songs in the film, which were included on the soundtrack release.{{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|date=June 24, 2019|access-date=June 24, 2019}} 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."{{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}} 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.{{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}} Rogen and Eichner received praise for their chemistry.{{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}}{{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}} In 2019, Rogen also produced the comedy Good Boys, starring Jacob Tremblay for Universal Pictures, and the television shows The Boys and Black Monday, directing the pilot for the latter show with Goldberg.{{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}} In 2021, he voiced Allen the Alien in the animated series Invincible, in which he also serves as producer. Rogen filmed scenes for the James Franco film Zeroville in 2014, which was not released until 2019.{{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}}

In 2020, it was announced that Rogen would serve as a producer for the animated film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023).{{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/2021/06/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-cg-movie-reboot-from-nickelodeon-seth-rogens-point-grey-pictures-1202973764/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 30, 2020}} In addition to producing, he co-wrote it,{{Cite magazine |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=April 27, 2023 |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=April 30, 2023 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}} and provided the voice of Bebop.{{Cite magazine |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 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite magazine |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 |magazine=Variety}} Rogen's first book, Yearbook, was published in May 2021.{{Cite news |last=Floyd |first=Thomas |date=May 9, 2021 |title=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}} Yearbook is a memoir that features a collection of essays spanning from Rogen's adolescence to his experiences in Hollywood. In September 2021, Nintendo announced in a Nintendo Direct presentation that Rogen would be voicing Donkey Kong in the 2023 animated film The Super Mario Bros. Movie,{{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 }} with a spin-off film focused around the character planned, as well.{{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=Video Games Chronicle |last=Robinson |first=Andy |date=November 3, 2021 |access-date=December 15, 2021 }} In 2023, it was announced that Rogen will serve as an executive producer, and appear as a guest judge, in the upcoming Canadian reality competition series The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down.{{cite web |first=Jesse |last=Whittock |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/seth-rogen-jennifer-robertson-great-canadian-pottery-throw-down-cbc-1235581611/ |title=Seth Rogen Set As Guest Judge & Executive Producer Of 'The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down', Jennifer Robertson To Host |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=October 30, 2023 |access-date=April 15, 2025}} Also in 2023, Rogen was cast alongside Aziz Ansari and Keanu Reeves in Ansari's film directorial debut, Good Fortune.{{cite magazine |first=Mia |last=Galuppo |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/seth-rogen-keanu-reeves-aziz-ansari-comedy-good-fortune-1235391018/ |title=Seth Rogen, Keanu Reeves to Star in Aziz Ansari Movie 'Good Fortune' |date=April 18, 2023 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=January 22, 2024}} The project began filming in January 2024, with Keke Palmer posting on her Instagram page that she had joined Rogen as part of the cast that same month.{{cite news |first=Jackie |last=Manno |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/keke-palmer-keanu-reeves-selfie-good-fortune-movie-set |title=Keke Palmer Had a Pool Party with Keanu Reeves for the Most Exciting Reason |date=January 25, 2024 |agency=NBC |access-date=January 25, 2024}}

Politically, Rogen describes himself as "left wing".{{cite tweet |last1=Rogen |first1=Seth |title=@Costco why do you sell books that compare left wing people like me to Nazis?pic.twitter.com/jwM1kwrQ2m |user=sethrogen|number=896858136417579008|date=August 13, 2017}}

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." 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/04/27/seth.rogen.alzheimer/ |agency=CNN|title=Seth Rogen: Alzheimer's is 'brutal' |first=Elizabeth |last=Laudau |date=April 27, 2011 |access-date=June 30, 2011}} Rogen testified about the disease and his charity before the United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services on February 26, 2014.{{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|agency=CBS News|date=February 26, 2014}} Rogen started the Hilarity for Charity movement to inspire change and raise awareness of Alzheimer's disease among the Millennial Generation.{{cite web| title=About Hilarity for Charity |publisher=Hilarity for Charity| url=http://hilarityforcharity.org/about/|access-date=December 30, 2016}} 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.{{cite magazine | 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 | magazine = Haute Living | author = Laura Schreffler }} 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 research through Hilarity for Charity.{{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|access-date=May 25, 2016}}

Rogen appeared in a Bud Light commercial celebrating LGBT Pride Month and the Supreme Court of the United States ruling that granted same-sex couples the right to marry.{{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}} 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.{{cite news | 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 | newspaper=USA Today}} Rogen is also a member of National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and an open marijuana user.{{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}}{{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}} Rogen and his longtime friend and collaborator Evan Goldberg launched the cannabis company Houseplant in Canada in 2019.{{cite news |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 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=May 25, 2019 |date=March 28, 2019}}

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 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."{{cite magazine|first=Alexandra|last=Hutzler|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|magazine=Newsweek|date=June 23, 2018|access-date=April 15, 2025}}

On July 3, 2018, Rogen criticized Twitter and its CEO Jack Dorsey, claiming he had a "bizarre need to verify white supremacists".{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/seth-rogen-says-twitter-ceo-does-not-seem-to-give-a-f-about-fighting-white-supremacists/ |title=Seth Rogen says Twitter CEO 'does not seem to give a f***' about fighting white supremacists |publisher=CNET |date=July 3, 2018}} Variety reported that he was "directly in touch" with Dorsey over the issue.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/seth-rogen-twitter-ceo-white-supremacists-1202864595/ |title=Seth Rogen Blasts Twitter CEO for Verifying White Supremacists |publisher=Variety |date=July 3, 2018}} Several media outlets, including Fortune,{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2018/07/04/seth-rogen-twitter-jack-dorsey-white-supremacy/ |title=Does Twitter Have a White Supremacist Problem? Seth Rogen Sure Thinks So |publisher=Fortune |date=July 4, 2018}} speculated that Rogen was referring to alt-right figure Jason Kessler, and the Proud Boys in particular.{{cite web|url=https://mic.com/articles/190116/people-on-twitter-are-calling-out-jack-dorsey-for-verifying-groups-that-support-hate-speech-again |title=People on Twitter are calling out Jack Dorsey for verifying groups that support hate speech – again |publisher=Mic (media company) |date=July 3, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://mashable.com/2018/07/03/seth-rogen-twitter-jack-verified-white-supremacists/ |title=Seth Rogen calls out Twitter's Jack Dorsey for the platform's white supremacist problem |publisher=Mashable |date=July 3, 2018}}

Rogen is a supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement.{{cite news|first=Samantha|last=Schnurr|url=https://www.eonline.com/amp/news/1157972/seth-rogen-repeatedly-shuts-down-critics-of-his-black-lives-matter-post|title=Seth Rogen Repeatedly Shuts Down Critics of His "Black Lives Matter" Post|agency=E!|date=June 2, 2020 |access-date=May 31, 2021}}

On the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Rogen said in 2020 that he had been "fed a huge amount of lies about Israel" growing up, commenting: "They never tell you that – 'Oh, by the way, there were people there.' They make it seem like it was just like sitting there, like the fucking door's open." He mentioned his belief that antisemitism has remained pervasive and prevalent, but also spoke to the importance of a strong Jewish diaspora: "You don't keep something you're trying to preserve all in one place."{{cite news| first = Oliver |last= Holmes| title = Seth Rogen: 'I was fed a huge amount of lies about Israel'| newspaper = The Guardian| date = July 29, 2020| url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/29/seth-rogen-israel-palestinians-jewish-actor}}

Rogen later elaborated: "I think that it's a tricky conversation to have in jest. And that's something that perhaps I now look at and say, 'Oh, now that we joked about that, perhaps we could clarify some things so people don't run around thinking that I think Israel shouldn't exist anymore.' And I'm sensitive to Jewish people being hurt, as a Jewish person. And I'm sensitive to Jewish people thinking I'm not a proud Jewish person, which I am. Truthfully, I think my pride in being Jewish and how deeply I identify as a Jewish person perhaps made me feel like I was able to say things without as much context as perhaps I should give them – you know what I'm saying? And I am sensitive to Jews thinking that I {{sic|don't think Israel should not exist|expected=don't think Israel should exist}}, and that there are a lot of Jewish people who are alive who wouldn't be without Israel. And my parents met in Israel; I've been to Israel several times."{{cite news| first = Allison |last= Kaplan| title = In a Pickle, Seth Rogen Tells Haaretz What He Really Thinks About Israel and 'White Supremacist' Trump'| newspaper = Haaretz| date = August 5, 2020| url = https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-seth-rogen-tells-haaretz-what-he-really-thinks-about-israel-1.9042502}}

During the 2025 ceremony of the Breakthrough Prize, Rogen, who was presenting a physics prize alongside Edward Norton, attracted attention with some unscripted jokes regarding the science policy of the second Donald Trump administration. They appeared to target some figures of the tech oligarchy linked to the Breakthrough Prize.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-16 |title=Seth Rogen's 'Amazing' Trump Joke Gets Cut By Zuckerberg-Backed Awards Show |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/seth-rogen-trump-billionaires-joke-cut-breakthrough-prize-ceremony_n_67ff2c03e4b051f6e26e459d |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=HuffPost |language=en}} He stated that "it’s amazing that others in this room underwrote electing a man who, in the last week, single-handedly destroyed all of American science", and: "it’s amazing how much good science you can destroy with $320 million and RFK Jr, very fast".{{Cite web |last=Sancton |first=Julian |date=2025-04-15 |title=Seth Rogen’s Criticism of Silicon Valley’s Support for Trump Was Cut From the “Full” Stream of Breakthrough Prize |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/seth-rogens-breakthrough-prize-video-cut-1236191599/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} The comments were edited out from the Youtube broadcast, which aired a week later.{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Derrick Bryson |date=2025-04-16 |title=Seth Rogen’s Trump Jokes Are Edited Out of Awards Broadcast |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/arts/seth-rogen-breakthrough-prize-ceremony.html |access-date=2025-05-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

File:Seth Rogen & Lauren Miller @ 69th Annual Golden Globes Awards (cropped).jpg, at the 69th Annual Golden Globes Awards in 2012]]

Rogen began dating writer and actress Lauren Miller in 2004. They met while he was working on Da Ali G Show. They became engaged on September 29, 2010{{cite web|url=http://www.lifeandstylemag.com/2010/09/seth-rogan-9-28-2010.html |title=Life & Style Exclusive: Seth Rogen is engaged! |publisher=Life & Style |date=September 28, 2010 |access-date=September 28, 2010}} and married on October 2, 2011 in Sonoma County, California.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/seth-rogen-weds/|title=Seth Rogen Weds |work=People |date=October 3, 2011 |access-date=March 2, 2020}} Miller has had minor onscreen roles in a few of Rogen's films.{{cite news|title=Vancouver comedy actor Seth Rogan marries longtime girlfriend Lauren Miller|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Vancouver+comedy+actor+Seth+Rogan+marries+longtime+girlfriend+Lauren/5494226/story.html|date=October 3, 2011|work=The Vancouver Sun|access-date=October 3, 2011|archive-date=October 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005164214/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Vancouver+comedy+actor+Seth+Rogan+marries+longtime+girlfriend+Lauren/5494226/story.html|url-status=dead}} They have stated they do not plan to have children.{{Cite news|title=Seth Rogen and his wife are 'psyched' to be child-free. Here's why many agree.|url=https://news.yahoo.com/seth-rogen-childless-by-choice-210431710.html|access-date=May 16, 2021|agency=Yahoo! News}}

Rogen created a cannabis brand in the city of Toronto, Ontario, with his friend Evan Goldberg.{{Cite web|url=https://www.leafly.ca/news/industry/seth-rogen-canopy-houseplant|title=Seth Rogen is Launching a Canadian Cannabis Brand Called Houseplant|date=March 27, 2019|website=Leafly|access-date=April 15, 2020}} After attending pottery classes with his wife in 2017, he began making ceramics.{{Cite web|title=Seth Rogen and the year that went to pot|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/seth-rogen-interview-2021|access-date=June 30, 2021|magazine=GQ|date=March 26, 2021}} He cites artist Kenneth Price as an inspiration.{{Cite web|last=Lesser|first=Casey|date=June 14, 2019|title=Why We Shouldn't Be Scrutinizing Seth Rogen's Ceramics|url=https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-scrutinizing-seth-rogens-ceramics|access-date=June 30, 2021|website=Artsy}}{{Cite news|last=Williams|first=Alex|date=March 6, 2021|title=Seth Rogen Is All Fired Up|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/06/style/seth-rogen-pot.html|access-date=June 30, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}

In January 2021, Rogen revealed on Twitter that he has mild Tourette syndrome, which runs in his family.{{Cite magazine|last=Shafer|first=Ellise|date=January 24, 2021|title=Seth Rogen and Ted Cruz Clash on Twitter Over Paris Climate Agreement and Disney's 'Fantasia'|url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/seth-rogen-ted-cruz-twitter-1234890974/|access-date=January 24, 2021|magazine=Variety}}

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