Evan Goldberg

























Evan Goldberg

Evan Goldberg by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Goldberg at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International

Born
(1982-05-11) May 11, 1982 (age 36)

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
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





  1. ^ 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}


  2. ^ "Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg: Friends Till 'The End'". Jefferson Public Radio. December 26, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2018.


  3. ^ Rachel Fox, Goon Writer Evan Goldberg talks Vancouver, Hockey and his Bar Mitzvah, Heeb, March 30, 2012.


  4. ^ "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.


  5. ^ "Lisa Yadavaia Goldberg - Newhouse School - Syracuse University - Syracuse University". Newhouse School - Syracuse University. Retrieved July 30, 2018.


  6. ^ Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Interviews – Superbad Movie Video – About.com Archived November 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine


  7. ^ Keveney, Bill (2009-09-23). "Rogen gets a dream gig: 'Simpsons' writer, voice". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-09-24.


  8. ^ Wagner, Curt (2009-09-25). "Seth Rogen kicks off 21st season of 'The Simpsons'". Chicago Now. Retrieved 2009-09-27.


  9. ^ Liam Burke (2008-04-30). "From Superbad To Superheroes – Evan Goldberg on Hornet and The Boys". Empire. Retrieved 2008-04-30.


  10. ^ Vlessing, Etan (September 30, 2013). "Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg to Direct 'The Interview' in Vancouver". The Hollywood Reporter.


  11. ^ "IMDb - D'oh". Retrieved July 30, 2018 – via www.imdb.com.


  12. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (September 24, 2013). "Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg Sell Sony on Raunchy Animated Film 'Sausage Party'". The Hollywood Reporter.


  13. ^ ab "Golden Globe Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 4 June 2014.




External links








  • Evan Goldberg on IMDb


  • Evan Goldberg on Twitter Edit this at Wikidata

  • Interview at the WGA











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