Line #4 Creator/JasonSegel


1	[[quoteright:252:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5513169_2832.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:252:Hollywood's most huggable star.]]
3
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''.
5
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.
7
8	He also co-wrote the Infant Sorrow music for the movies ''Forgetting Sarah Marshall'' and ''Film/GetHimToTheGreek''.
9
10	He makes anything he appears in much, much better, [[TheCastShowOff especially if he sings or plays music]].
11	----
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)
40	----
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.
49

Context Creator / JasonSegel