Jason Jordan Segel (/ˈsiË É¡É™l/; born January 18, 1980) is an
American actor, comedian, screenwriter, singer-songwriter, author and
producer. He is best known for his role as Marshall Eriksen in the CBS
sitcom How I Met Your Mother, as well as for his work with producer
Judd Apatow on the television series Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared,
and for the critically and commercially successful comedies he has
starred in, written, and produced.Segel has starred in several films,
including Knocked Up (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), I Love
You, Man (2009), Despicable Me (2010), Bad Teacher (2011), Jeff, Who
Lives at Home (2011), The Muppets (2011), The Five-Year Engagement
(2012), This Is 40 (2012), Sex Tape (2014), The Discovery (2017) and
Our Friend (2019). His performance as the late author David Foster
Wallace in the 2015 film The End of the Tour was met with critical
acclaim, earning him a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for
Best Male Lead. In 2012, Segel was named the Hasty Pudding Man of the
Year.Segel was born on January 18, 1980, in Los Angeles, to Jillian
(née Jordan; born 1952) and Alvin Segel, a lawyer. He grew up in the
Pacific Palisades neighborhood. He has an older brother, Adam, and a
younger sister, Alison.
American actor, comedian, screenwriter, singer-songwriter, author and
producer. He is best known for his role as Marshall Eriksen in the CBS
sitcom How I Met Your Mother, as well as for his work with producer
Judd Apatow on the television series Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared,
and for the critically and commercially successful comedies he has
starred in, written, and produced.Segel has starred in several films,
including Knocked Up (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), I Love
You, Man (2009), Despicable Me (2010), Bad Teacher (2011), Jeff, Who
Lives at Home (2011), The Muppets (2011), The Five-Year Engagement
(2012), This Is 40 (2012), Sex Tape (2014), The Discovery (2017) and
Our Friend (2019). His performance as the late author David Foster
Wallace in the 2015 film The End of the Tour was met with critical
acclaim, earning him a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for
Best Male Lead. In 2012, Segel was named the Hasty Pudding Man of the
Year.Segel was born on January 18, 1980, in Los Angeles, to Jillian
(née Jordan; born 1952) and Alvin Segel, a lawyer. He grew up in the
Pacific Palisades neighborhood. He has an older brother, Adam, and a
younger sister, Alison.
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