
Seth Rogen
Seth Aaron Rogen (born April 15, 1982; 42 years old) is a Canadian actor, comedian, filmmaker and businessman, who serves as the producer, co-writer, and the voice of Bebop in the 2023 animated feature film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
He is best known for his work on several teenage centered, R-rated raunchy and stoner comedies with his business partner and long time friend Evan Goldberg, through their production company Point Grey Pictures. His acting, screenwriting, and producing credits in film and television includes Superbad, Pineapple Express, The Green Hornet, 50/50, the Neighbors duology, The Night Before, The Disaster Artist, Blockers, Game Over, Man!, Long Shot, Good Boys, An American Pickle, Santa Inc, Pam and Tommy, Joy Ride, and the mature-oriented comic book adaptations of Preacher, The Boys and Invincible. Rogen additionally served as both co-writer and co-director with Goldberg in the This is the End and The Interview.
His voice acting credits in feature films include Shrek the Third, the Kung Fu Panda franchise, Horton Hears a Who, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Monsters vs Aliens, Paul, Sausage Party, The Lion King, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
Outside of film and television production, Rogen is the co-owner of the cannibis and home goods company, "Houseplant".
Point Grey Production[]
In June 2020, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies announced that they would be producing a CGI reboot in association with Rogen and Goldberg through their Point Grey Pictures banner.[1] While promoting for his film, An American Pickle in August of that year, Rogen, a noted fan of the franchise since childhood announced that his reboot wanted to put the emphasis of the "Teenage" part in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, something that he describes it as a coming-of-age story.[2] Dating back from a Twitter post he made in 2014 on how the Teenage part of the franchise stood him the most.[3] In June 2021, Rogen posted an image of school notes by Leonardo through his twitter account, confirming the movie's original release date and details within the image.[4]
In a first for the franchise, the four turtles in Mutant Mayhem were voiced by actual teenagers at his behest on honing in the authenticity of the Teenage element.[5]
For the television series, Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Rogen serves as an executive producer with co-writer Evan Goldberg and James Weaver.
Trivia[]
- One of his favorite characters is Mondo Gecko, citing his love of the 1990 Mondo Gecko action figure from the 1988 toy line.[6]
References[]
External links[]
- Seth Rogen at the Internet Movie Database
- Seth Rogen at Wikipedia