Seth Rogen's first role was as Ken Miller in "Freaks and Geeks," the short-lived Emmy-winning series. The show introduced him to writer Judd Apatow and co-star James Franco, two people who had a major impact on his career. When Apatow created "Undeclared" the following year, he cast Rogen as one of the leads, Ron Garner. The friends have since collaborated several times, including on "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Knocked Up," "Pineapple Express," and "Funny People."
Rogen's career has been mixed with both live-action and animation, but the vast majority of his films and series have been comedies. While not as common, his performances in dramas such as "Take This Waltz," "Steve Jobs," and Steven Spielberg's autobiographical "The Fabelmans" were all well-received, and he received an Emmy nod for his role in the Hulu miniseries "Pam and Tommy." Rogen has also voiced popular animated characters, like Mantis from the "Kung Fu Panda" series. He also voices B.O.B. in "Monsters vs. Aliens" as well as Pumbaa in 2019's "live-action" "The Lion King," voice roles he reprises in the Disney+ film "Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers."
The Donkey Kong voice actor has also directed several projects, including "This Is the End" and "The Interview," and got involved in producing while making "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" in 2005. Since then, he's been a producer or executive producer on 48 films and television series, including "The Boys" and "Invincible" on Amazon Prime.
