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Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Unlike many of Hollywood's GQ-esque, A-list types, comedy actor-writer Seth Rogen was instantly embraced by audiences for his common-man appeal. While paying his initial dues working on a variety of TV sitcoms, he fell under the tutelage of producer-writer-director Judd Apatow. Under Apatow's brilliant guidance, Rogen's wise-beyond-his-years wit and improv skills on "Freaks and Geeks" (NBC, 1999-2000) and his dual role as actor-writer on "Undeclared" (Fox, 2001-02) ultimately led him to shine in two Apatow hit films: first, as hilarious blue-collar sidekick to Steve Carell in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" (2005), followed by the unlikely leading man in "Knocked Up" (2007). Using his considerable clout from these projects, he would co-write and executive produce hit comedies "Superbad" (2007) and "Pineapple Express" (2007) as well as directing and co-writing apocalyptic comedy "This Is The End" (2013) and controversial political comedy "The Interview" (2014) with his longtime creative partner Evan Goldberg. Throughout, Rogen maintained a parallel career as a charming leading man in films like the generation gap comedy "The Guilt Trip" (2012), "Neighbors" (2014), and "The Night Before" (2015). Besides attaining the enviable multi-hyphenate accomplishment of writer-actor-producer, Rogen's brand of "everydude" heralded a new breed of leading men - one which broke away from the chest-thumping, Alpha-male stereotypes popular throughout cinema history.

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50/50, from left: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, 2011. ph: Chris Helcermanas-Benge/©Summit Entertainment NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RISING, from left: Zac Efron, Seth Rogen, Elise Vargas, Rose Byrne, 2016. ph: Justin Lubin/© Universal Pictures

One-season wonder Freaks and Geeks had a startling amount of its young alums go on to have successful Hollywood careers, Seth Rogen chief among them. He followed mentor Judd Apatow into the movie game with The 40 Year-Old Virgin, starring in a memorable supporting role. Rogen was then upgraded to lead status for Apatow’s follow-up Knocked Up, and the movie’s critical and box office success showed Virgin was no fluke, heralding a significant sea change in mainstream American comedy. Rogen has remained the face of this bong- and bro-tastic style of comedy, also featuring big rips of heartfelt emotion – like Animal House by way of James L. Brooks – in repeated movie hits like Superbad, Pineapple Express, This Is the End, Neighbors, and The Disaster Artist.

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Movie Info

Two soldiers of fortune (Peter Weller, Robert Hays) set out on a mission to depose a Far East military leader, but they are double-crossed.

• Rating:R
• Genre: Action
• Original Language:English
• Director: Charles Martin Smith
• Producer: Maurice Singer, Raymond Wagner
• Writer: Dennis Shryack, Michael Butler
• Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2009
• Box Office (Gross USA):$125.4K
• Runtime: 1h 40m
• Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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To date, Leave No Trace holds the site's record, with a rating of 100% and 252 positive reviews.

Is 50 50 Based on a true story?

50/50 is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Levine, written by Will Reiser, and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Anjelica Huston. The film is loosely inspired by Reiser's own experience with cancer, with Rogen's character Kyle based on Rogen himself.

Is 50 50 a funny movie?

While "50/50" is a moving, and sometimes it is emotion-test and tearful, he still has a strong comic relief thanks to Seth Rogen, and several occasions that Adam and Kyle meddle. The film is a drama, that works as a comedy very well written.