Trivia / Seth Rogen

• Creator Backlash:
  • He hated The Green Hornet. He admitted that the making of the movie, and its subsequent failure, was a "nightmare," adding that he'd "sooner not work for a year," than do a sequel.
  • He has a lot of regrets about his opening monologue when he hosted Saturday Night Live in 2014, where he poked fun at his buddy James Franco after being accused of texting a 17-year-old, after accusations of sexual misconduct were leveled against Franco in 2018. Coupled with this, he denounced Franco and swore to never work with him again.
• Copiously Credited Creator: He co-wrote, co-produced, co-directed, and co-starred in This Is the End and The Interview.
• Directed by Cast Member: As mentioned above, he starred in and co-directed This Is the End and The Interview.
• Dyeing for Your Art: He slimmed down considerably for The Green Hornet.
• Hollywood Homely: Constantly referred to as "less attractive" than his on-screen love interests. It doesn’t help that his on screen love interest have included the extremely beautiful Rose Byrne and Charlize Theron.
• Playing Against Type:
  • As disturbed, sociopatic Ronnie in Observe and Report; awkward, sweet Ira in Funny People; smart, straight-laced Andy in The Guilt Trip; and easily-flustered Steve Wozniak in Steve Jobs.
  • As for writing, Preacher is pretty far removed from the comedies he usually works in.
• Produced by Cast Member: He frequently does this with films he stars in, including Superbad, Knocked Up, Pineapple Express, Funny People, The Green Hornet, This Is the End, The Interview, Neighbors (2014), Neighbors 2: Sonority Uprising, Sausage Party, The Disaster Artist, Blockers, Long Shot, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (both as regular producer and as executive producer).
• Those Two Actors: With James Franco. They're frequently paired together on-screen (or at least, they used to).
  • Rogen has also frequently appeared alongside Jonah Hill.
• Typecasting: He is most cast as a laid back, foul mouthed stoner. This was even referenced in This Is the End, which he co-wrote, co-produced, and co-directed: "You play the same character in every movie."
• What Could Have Been: He auditioned for the part of Dwight Schrute on The Office before Rainn Wilson was cast.
• Written by Cast Member: He co-wrote Superbad, Pineapple Express, The Green Hornet, This Is the End, The Interview, Neighbors 2: Sonority Uprising, Sausage Party, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. He even co-wrote and guest starred in an episode of The Simpsons.