Evan Goldberg

Evan Goldberg Biography

Evan Goldberg (born 1982) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. Goldberg is known for his collaboration with his childhood friend, actor-writer Seth Rogen. They have consequently collaborated on many movies, starting with the comedy Superbad, which they first conceived as teenagers, up to the 2013 This is the End, which was also their directorial debut.

Early life

Goldberg was born in 1982 in Vancouver, British Columbia, to a Jewish family, and was raised in Marpole. Goldberg attended Point Grey Secondary School and McGill University.

Career

Goldberg started his writing career joining the staff of Da Ali G Show along with his childhood friend and comedy partner Seth Rogen. Rogen and Goldberg collaborated on the films Knocked Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express, Funny People, and The Green Hornet. 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. 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. It became the episode "Homer the Whopper", which was the season premiere of season twenty-one.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Knocked Up	Executive producer
	Superbad	Executive producer, writer
	Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse	Writer	Short film
2008	Pineapple Express	Executive producer, writer
2009	Funny People	Executive producer
2011	The Green Hornet	Executive producer, writer
	Goon	Writer
	50/50	Producer
2012	The Watch	Writer
2012	The Guilt Trip	Producer
2013	This Is the End	Director, producer, writer
2014	Neighbors	Producer
2014	The Interview	Director, producer, writer	Post-production
2015	Untitled Christmas Eve project	Producer	Filming
2016	Sausage Party	Producer, writer	Filming
TBA	Brooklyn Castle	Producer	Announced
TBA	Cherries	Producer	Pre-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Da Ali G Show	Writer	6 episodes
2010	The Simpsons	Writer	Episode: "Homer the Whopper"
TBA	Bigfoot	Executive producer	Pre-production
TBA	Preacher	Executive producer	In development

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Notes
2005	Emmy Award	Outstanding Writing for a Variety	Da Ali G Show	Shared with writing staff
2008	Canadian Comedy Award	Best Writing - Film	Superbad	Shared with Seth Rogen
2012	Golden Globe Award	Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical	50/50	Shared with Seth Rogen & Ben Karlin
2012	Independent Spirit Award	Best Feature Film	50/50	Shared with Seth Rogen & Ben Karlin
2013	Genie Award	Best Screenplay	Goon	Shared with Jay Baruchel

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