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4 | Jason Jordan Segel (born January 18, 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is a very tall and very funny actor and writer. He is best known as Marshall Eriksen on ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' and as the lead in ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall'', which [[WrittenByCastMember he also wrote]]. He is also known for working with director/producer Creator/JuddApatow, most notably in the [[ScrewedByTheNetwork short-lived TV shows]] ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'' and ''Series/{{Undeclared}}'', and the movies ''Film/KnockedUp'' and ''Forgetting Sarah Marshall''. |
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6 | He starred in and wrote the 2011 film ''Film/{{The Muppets|2011}}''. Those who find this strange should remember the Dracula Puppet Musical from ''Forgetting Sarah Marshall'', which he also wrote. |
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8 | He also co-wrote the Infant Sorrow music for the movies ''Forgetting Sarah Marshall'' and ''Film/GetHimToTheGreek''. |
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10 | He makes anything he appears in much, much better, [[TheCastShowOff especially if he sings or plays music]]. |
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12 | !!Partial filmography: |
13 | * ''Film/SLCPunk'' (1998) |
14 | * ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'' (1999-2000) |
15 | * ''Series/{{Undeclared}}'' (2001-2002) |
16 | * ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' (2005-2014) |
17 | * ''Film/KnockedUp'' (2007) |
18 | * ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall'' (2008) |
19 | * ''Film/ILoveYouMan'' (2009) |
20 | * ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe1'' (2010) (voice) |
21 | * ''Film/GetHimToTheGreek'' (2010) |
22 | * ''[[Film/GulliversTravels2010 Gulliver's Travels]]'' (2010) |
23 | * ''Film/{{The Muppets|2011}}'' (2011) |
24 | * ''Film/JeffWhoLivesAtHome'' (2011) |
25 | * ''Film/FriendsWithBenefits'' (2011) (cameo) |
26 | * ''Film/BadTeacher'' (2011) |
27 | * ''Film/ThisIs40'' (2012) |
28 | * ''Film/TheFiveYearEngagement'' (2012) |
29 | * ''Film/ThisIsTheEnd'' (2013) (cameo) |
30 | * ''Film/SexTape'' (2014) |
31 | * ''Film/TheEndOfTheTour'' (2015) |
32 | * ''Film/TheDiscovery'' (2017) |
33 | * ''Film/ComeSunday'' (2018) |
34 | * ''Series/HomeMovieThePrincessBride'' (2020) |
35 | * ''Series/DispatchesFromElsewhere'' (2020) |
36 | * ''Film/{{Windfall|2022}}'' (2022) |
37 | * ''Series/WinningTime'' (2022) |
38 | * ''Series/{{Shrinking}}'' (2023) |
39 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Mooned}}'' (2023) |
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41 | * ActorSharedBackground: He's half-Jewish like his character Tom in ''Film/TheFiveYearEngagement''. A marginal case for ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', where his character Marshall wants to be a lawyer -- Jason's father had been a lawyer. Marshall is also a former basketball player, as Jason is in real life too. |
42 | * AuthorAppeal: As he's also a musician and songwriter, some of his songs will find their way into his projects. |
43 | ** Several of his projects have referenced Wrestling/AndreTheGiant, usually with regards to him being tall, or doing an impression of Andre's thickly-French accented basso profundo voice. |
44 | * CreatorBacklash: A relatively mild example, but Segel had said in interviews that he was ready to leave ''How I Met Your Mother'' after the eight season, both because he wanted to pursue other acting roles, and because he felt there wasn't much left to do with Marshall as a character. He then suggested it would be interesting if Marshall and Lily got divorced, but then acknowledged that such a dark plot wouldn't work within the standard sitcom conventions that the show utilized. |
45 | * DyeingForYourArt: Lost 30 pounds for ''Film/TheFiveYearEngagement''. Averted with Marshall's famous head-shave in the Season 2 finale, as he refused to do it for real. |
46 | * ProductionPosse: Collaborates with Judd Apatow a lot. |
47 | * StarMakingRole: ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'' gave him a cult fanbase, but ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' gave him national attention. |
48 | * WrittenByCastMember: He wrote ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall'' and co-wrote ''Film/{{The Muppets|2011}}'' and ''Film/SexTape''. He also created ''Series/DispatchesFromElsewhere'' and wrote or co-wrote several episodes. |
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