Evan Goldberg
Evan Goldberg | |
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Goldberg at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International | |
Born | (1982-05-11) May 11, 1982 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Occupation | Screenwriter, film producer, film director |
Years active | 2004–present |
Spouse(s) | Lisa Yadavaia |
Evan Goldberg (born May 11, 1982) is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer, and director. He has collaborated with his childhood friend Seth Rogen in several films, including Superbad (2007) (which they first conceived as teenagers), Pineapple Express (2008), This Is the End (2013) (their directorial debut), and The Interview (2014).
Contents
1 Personal life
2 Career
3 Filmography
3.1 Film
3.2 Television
4 Awards and nominations
5 References
6 External links
Personal life
Goldberg was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to a Jewish family.[1][2] He was raised in Marpole.[3] He attended Point Grey Secondary School (where he met Rogen) and McGill University, and is married to Lisa (Yadavaia) Goldberg.[4][5]
Career
Goldberg started his writing career joining the staff of Da Ali G Show for its 2004 season, along with his childhood friend and comedy partner Seth Rogen. They collaborated on the films, Knocked Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express, Funny People and The Green Hornet with their production company Point Grey Pictures, named after Point Grey Secondary School.[6]
In a strategy to garner interest and funding, Goldberg created a pre-production trailer for Jay and Seth versus the Apocalypse, which was later made as This Is the End, and was released in June 2013.
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.[7][8] 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.[9] It became the episode "Homer the Whopper", which was the season premiere of season twenty-one.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2007 | Knocked Up | No | No | executive | |
Superbad | No | Yes | executive | ||
Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse | No | Yes | No | Short film | |
2008 | Pineapple Express | No | Yes | executive | |
2009 | Funny People | No | No | executive | |
2011 | The Green Hornet | No | Yes | executive | |
Goon | No | Yes | No | ||
50/50 | No | No | Yes | ||
2012 | The Watch | No | Yes | No | |
The Guilt Trip | No | No | Yes | ||
2013 | This Is the End | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Seth Rogen |
2014 | Neighbors | No | No | Yes | |
The Interview | Yes | Story | Yes | Co-directed with Seth Rogen[10] | |
2015 | The Night Before | No | Yes | Yes | [11] |
2016 | Sausage Party | No | Yes | Yes | [12] |
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | No | Yes | Yes | ||
2017 | The Disaster Artist | No | No | Yes | |
2018 | Blockers | No | No | Yes | |
2019 | Good Boys | No | No | Yes |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Da Ali G Show | No | Yes | No | 6 episodes |
2009 | The Simpsons | No | Yes | No | Episode "Homer the Whopper" |
2016–present | Preacher | Yes | Yes | executive | Also developer |
2017 | Future Man | Yes | No | executive |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Writing for a Variety | Da Ali G Show | Nominated | Shared with writing staff |
2008 | Canadian Comedy Award | Best Writing – Film | Superbad | Won | Shared with Seth Rogen |
2012 | Golden Globe Award | Best Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical | 50/50 | Nominated[13] | Shared with Seth Rogen and Ben Karlin |
Independent Spirit Award | Best Feature Film | 50/50 | Nominated[13] | Shared with Seth Rogen and Ben Karlin | |
2013 | Genie Award | Best Screenplay | Goon | Nominated | Shared with Jay Baruchel |
References
^ Pfefferman, Naomi (June 26, 2013). "Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen: Friends for the end of the world". Jewish Journal. Retrieved April 26, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg: Friends Till 'The End'". Jefferson Public Radio. December 26, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
^ Rachel Fox, Goon Writer Evan Goldberg talks Vancouver, Hockey and his Bar Mitzvah, Heeb, March 30, 2012.
^ "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
^ "Lisa Yadavaia Goldberg - Newhouse School - Syracuse University - Syracuse University". Newhouse School - Syracuse University. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
^ Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Interviews – Superbad Movie Video – About.com Archived November 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Keveney, Bill (2009-09-23). "Rogen gets a dream gig: 'Simpsons' writer, voice". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
^ Wagner, Curt (2009-09-25). "Seth Rogen kicks off 21st season of 'The Simpsons'". Chicago Now. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
^ Liam Burke (2008-04-30). "From Superbad To Superheroes – Evan Goldberg on Hornet and The Boys". Empire. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
^ Vlessing, Etan (September 30, 2013). "Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg to Direct 'The Interview' in Vancouver". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ "IMDb - D'oh". Retrieved July 30, 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
^ Siegel, Tatiana (September 24, 2013). "Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg Sell Sony on Raunchy Animated Film 'Sausage Party'". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ ab "Golden Globe Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
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