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Jason Segel

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A grieving therapist starts to tell his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge changes to people's lives - including his own.
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Shrinking (2023– )
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Multi-talented Jason Jordan Segel was born in Los Angeles, California, where he was raised by his parents, Jillian (Jordan), a homemaker, and Alvin Segel, a lawyer. His mother is of English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry, and his father is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. He was educated at St. Matthew's Parish School in Pacific Palisades, before moving on to Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles. During his education he showed an interest in acting and often performed in plays at the Palisades Playhouse.

His major break came in 1999, when he was cast as Nick Andopolis in Judd Apatow's well-regarded series Freaks and Geeks (1999). Further TV and film roles followed, notably in How I Met Your Mother (2005) and Knocked Up (2007). His film breakthrough, however, came in 2008's hit Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) which he wrote and starred in. Segel also co-wrote and starred in The Muppets (2011).

Segel is also a musician and songwriter, with his songs appearing in many projects including Freaks and Geeks (1999), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), I Love You, Man (2009), How I Met Your Mother (2005) and Get Him to the Greek (2010).
BornJanuary 18, 1980
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Harrison Ford and Jason Segel in Shrinking (2023)
Kristen Bell and Jason Segel in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Adrien Brody, DeVaughn Nixon, Jason Segel, Delante Desouza, Austin Aaron, Jimel Atkins, and Quincy Isaiah in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
Adrien Brody and Jason Segel in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
Jason Segel in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
Tracy Letts and Jason Segel in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
Adrien Brody and Jason Segel in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
Adrien Brody and Jason Segel in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
Jason Segel in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
John C. Reilly, Brett Cullen, and Jason Segel in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
Jason Segel in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
Jesse Plemons, Jason Segel, and Lily Collins in Windfall (2022)

Known for

Jason Segel in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
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  • 2008
Amy Adams, Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Peter Linz, David Rudman, Jason Segel, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, Rowlf, Eric Jacobson, and The Muppets in The Muppets (2011)
The Muppets
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  • Gary
  • 2011
Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel in Sex Tape (2014)
Sex Tape
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  • Jay
  • 2014
The End of the Tour (2015)
The End of the Tour
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  • David Foster Wallace
  • 2015

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Actor

  • Harrison Ford and Jason Segel in Shrinking (2023)
    Shrinking
  • John C. Reilly and Quincy Isaiah in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
    Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
  • Jesse Plemons, Jason Segel, and Lily Collins in Windfall (2022)
    Windfall
  • The Sky Is Everywhere (2022)
    The Sky Is Everywhere
  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
    Home Movie: The Princess Bride
  • Dispatches from Elsewhere (2020)
    Dispatches from Elsewhere
  • Our Friend (2019)
    Our Friend
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor in Come Sunday (2018)
    Come Sunday
  • Jason Segel in The Discovery (2017)
    The Discovery
  • The End of the Tour (2015)
    The End of the Tour
  • Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel in Sex Tape (2014)
    Sex Tape
  • Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel, Josh Radnor, and Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
    How I Met Your Mother
  • Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Craig Robinson, Seth Rogen, Danny McBride, and Jonah Hill in This Is the End (2013)
    This Is the End
    • (uncredited)
  • Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd in This Is 40 (2012)
    This Is 40
  • Jason Segel and Emily Blunt in The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
    The Five-Year Engagement

Writer

  • Harrison Ford and Jason Segel in Shrinking (2023)
    Shrinking
    • (creator)
  • Jesse Plemons, Jason Segel, and Lily Collins in Windfall (2022)
    Windfall
  • Dispatches from Elsewhere (2020)
    Dispatches from Elsewhere
    • (creator)
  • Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel in Sex Tape (2014)
    Sex Tape
  • Jason Segel and Emily Blunt in The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
    The Five-Year Engagement
  • Amy Adams, Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Peter Linz, David Rudman, Jason Segel, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, Rowlf, Eric Jacobson, and The Muppets in The Muppets (2011)
    The Muppets
  • Russell Brand and Jonah Hill in Get Him to the Greek (2010)
    Get Him to the Greek
  • Jason Segel in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
    Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Producer

  • Harrison Ford and Jason Segel in Shrinking (2023)
    Shrinking
  • Jesse Plemons, Jason Segel, and Lily Collins in Windfall (2022)
    Windfall
  • Dispatches from Elsewhere (2020)
    Dispatches from Elsewhere
  • Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel in Sex Tape (2014)
    Sex Tape
  • Jason Segel and Emily Blunt in The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
    The Five-Year Engagement
  • Amy Adams, Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Peter Linz, David Rudman, Jason Segel, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, Rowlf, Eric Jacobson, and The Muppets in The Muppets (2011)
    The Muppets
  • Russell Brand and Jonah Hill in Get Him to the Greek (2010)
    Get Him to the Greek
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The Cast of "Winning Time" Answer Burning Questions
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The Cast of "Winning Time" Answer Burning Questions
"Get the Wood Glue"
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"Get the Wood Glue"
I Love You, Man: "Trying to Get Pregnant"
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I Love You, Man: "Trying to Get Pregnant"
I Love You, Man: "Open House"
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I Love You, Man: "Open House"
I Love You, Man: "Girlfriend Guy"
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I Love You, Man: "Girlfriend Guy"
I Love You, Man: "Do You Play an Instrument?"
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I Love You, Man: "Do You Play an Instrument?"
The Five-Year Engagement
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The Five-Year Engagement
The Five-Year Engagement
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The Five-Year Engagement
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall

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    • January 18, 1980
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Other works
    Book: "Nightmares!". Co-authored with Kirsten Miller. New York: Delacorte Press. ISBN-10: 0385744250
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    • 3 Interviews
    • 9 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Was chosen for the role of Marshall Eriksen in How I Met Your Mother (2005) because of his work on the short lived television show Freaks and Geeks (1999) of which creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas were huge fans.
  • Quotes
    When a woman does nudity in a movie, men immediately switch into a sexual mode. For women, from what I understand, it's not like that. They see a naked, out-of-shape man crying and it's funny -- something weird, disturbing and disgusting we can all laugh at.
    • Often sings in his performances

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