Evan Goldberg
| Evan Goldberg | |
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| Born | 1982 (age 29–30) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Writer, actor, producer |
| Period | 2004–present |
| Genres | comedy, action |
| Notable work(s) | Knocked Up Superbad Pineapple Express Funny People The Green Hornet 50/50 |
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Evan Goldberg (born 1982) is a Canadian film screenwriter and producer. Goldberg attended Point Grey Secondary School and McGill University before joining the staff of Da Ali G Show along with his childhood friend and comedy partner Seth Rogen. Rogen and Goldberg collaborated the films Knocked Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express, Funny People, and The Green Hornet.[1] In a strategy to garner interest and funding, Goldberg created a pre-production trailer for Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse, a film he is now working on with Rogen. Goldberg and Rogen are both "obsessed" fans of The Simpsons. After learning that The Simpsons executive producer James L. Brooks was a fan of Superbad, they decided to ask the producers of the show if they could write an episode.[2][3] They were invited to The Simpsons writers room, where they pitched several episode ideas. One was accepted, and they wrote an outline with the help of some feedback from the regular writers.[4] It became the episode "Homer the Whopper", which was the season premiere of Season twenty-one.
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[edit] Filmography
| Theatrical films | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Apocalypse | Director, Writer, Producer, Executive Producer | Pre-Production | [5] |
| 2012 | Neighbourhood Watch | Writer | Post-Production | [6] |
| My Mother's Curse | Executive Producer, Producer | Post-Production | [7] | |
| 2011 | Goon | Writer | [8] | |
| 50/50 | Producer | [9] | ||
| The Green Hornet | Writer, Executive Producer | [10] | ||
| 2010 | With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story | Himself | [11] | |
| 2009 | Funny People | Executive Producer | [12] | |
| 2008 | Pineapple Express | Writer, Executive Producer | [13] | |
| 2007 | Superbad | Writer, Executive Producer | [14] | |
| Knocked Up | Executive Producer | [15] | ||
| Television series | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2010 | The Simpsons | Writer | Season 21: Episode: 1 "Homer The Whopper" | [16] |
| Project Comic-Con: Day 2 | Himself | Season 1: Episode 2 | [17] | |
| 2007 | Sunday Morning Shootout | Himself | Season 4: Episode 34 | [18] |
| 2004 | Da Ali G Show | Writer | Season 2: Episodes 1 – 6 | [19] |
| Short Films | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2007 | Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse | Writer, Executive Producer | A fake trailer that is now going to be turned into a feature. | [20] |
[edit] Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Notes |
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| 2008 | Canadian Comedy Award | Best Writing – Film | Superbad | Won | Shared with Seth Rogen |
| 2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program | Da Ali G Show | Nominated | Shared With: Sacha Baron Cohen Anthony Hines Dan Mazer James Bobin Jeff Stilson Rich Dahm Jamie Glassman Seth Rogen |
| 2008 | Canadian Comedy Award | Best Writing (Film) | Superbad | Won[21] | |
| 2012 | Golden Globes | Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical | 50/50 | Nominated[22] | Shared w/ Seth Rogen & Ben Karlin |
| Independent Spirit Awards | Best Feature Film | 50/50 | Nominated[23] | Shared w/ Seth Rogen & Ben Karlin |
[edit] References
- ^ Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Interviews – Superbad Movie Video – About.com
- ^ Keveney, Bill (2009-09-23). "Rogen gets a dream gig: 'Simpsons' writer, voice". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-09-23-rogen-simpsons_N.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ Wagner, Curt (2009-09-25). "Seth Rogen kicks off 21st season of 'The Simpsons'". Chicago Now. http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/show-patrol/2009/09/seth-rogen-kicks-off-21st-season-of-the-simpsons.html. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ^ Liam Burke (2008-04-30). "From Superbad To Superheroes – Evan Goldberg on Hornet and The Boys". Empire. http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=22486. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1245492/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1298649/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1694020/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1456635/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1306980/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0990407/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1091863/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1201167/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910936/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829482/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478311/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1502337/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1729990/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1088757/
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Ali_G_Show
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_and_Seth_vs._The_Apocalypse
- ^ "Archives: 2008". Canadian Comedy Awards. http://www.canadiancomedy.ca/archives.php?year=2008. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736622/awards
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736622/awards
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