Evan D. Goldberg (born September 15, 1982) is a Canadian filmmaker. He has collaborated with his childhood friend Seth Rogen on a variety of films, including Superbad, Pineapple Express, This Is the End, The Interview, Sausage Party, Good Boys and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Goldberg and Rogen launched the cannabis company Houseplant in Canada in 2019.
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 Goldberg at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Evan D. Goldberg September 15, 1982 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Notable work | Superbad Pineapple Express This Is the End The Interview Sausage Party Good Boys Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem |
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| Spouse | Lisa Yadavaia |
Early life
editGoldberg was born on September 15, 1982, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to a Jewish family.[1][2] Raised in Marpole,[3] he attended Point Grey Secondary School where he would meet and befriend comedian Seth Rogen. He would also attend McGill University.
Career
editGoldberg 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.[4]
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.
During the time, both Rogen and Goldberg through his Point Grey Pictures company had set up a joint venture with major client Good Universe to set up mainstream comedy films.[5]
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.[6][7] 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.[8] It became the episode "Homer the Whopper", which was the season premiere of season twenty-one.
Goldberg has a chapter giving advice in Tim Ferriss' book Tools of Titans.
Personal life
editFilmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 2007 | Superbad | No | Yes | Executive | |
| Jay and Seth Versus the Apocalypse | No | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
| 2008 | Pineapple Express | No | Yes | Executive | |
| 2011 | The Green Hornet | No | Yes | Executive | |
| Goon | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2012 | The Watch | No | Yes | No | |
| 2013 | This Is the End | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Seth Rogen |
| 2014 | The Interview[11] | Yes | Story | Yes | |
| 2015 | The Night Before[12] | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Sausage Party[13] | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2017 | Bananas Town | Yes | No | No | Co-directed with Seth Rogen; Short film |
| Dumpster Diving | Yes | No | No | ||
| 2023 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | No | Yes | Yes |
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Television
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
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| 2004 | Da Ali G Show | No | Yes | No | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | The Simpsons | No | Yes | No | Episode: "Homer the Whopper" |
| 2016–2019 | Preacher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-Developer Directed 4 episodes Story written episode: "Pilot" |
| 2017 | Future Man | Yes | No | Yes | Directed 3 episodes |
| 2019–present | Black Monday | Yes | No | Yes | Directed episode: "365" |
| 2019–present | The Boys | No | No | Yes | |
| 2021–present | Invincible | No | No | Yes | |
| 2021 | Santa Inc. | No | No | Yes | |
| 2022 | Pam & Tommy | No | No | Yes | |
| 2022–present | The Boys Presents: Diabolical | No | Yes | Yes | Co-Developer Episode: "Laser Baby's Day Out" |
| 2023 | Paul T. Goldman | No | No | Yes | |
| 2023–present | Gen V | No | Yes | Yes | Co-Developer Episode: "God U." |
| 2024 | The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down | No | No | Yes | |
| Sausage Party: Foodtopia | No | Yes | Yes | Co-Developer Episode: "First Course" | |
| Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | No | No | Yes | ||
| TBA | Darkwing Duck | No | No | Yes | Reboot Co-developer[15][16] |
| TaleSpin | No | No | Yes | ||
| The Studio | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Awards and nominations
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Pfefferman, Naomi (June 26, 2013). "Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen: Friends for the end of the world". Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ "Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg: Friends Till 'The End'". Jefferson Public Radio. December 26, 2013. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ Rachel Fox, Goon Writer Evan Goldberg talks Vancouver, Hockey and his Bar Mitzvah Archived October 31, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Heeb, March 30, 2012.
- ^ Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Interviews – Superbad Movie Video – About.com Archived November 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ McNary, Dave (March 6, 2014). "Seth Rogen Pacts with Good Universe for Movie Comedies". Variety. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ Keveney, Bill (September 23, 2009). "Rogen gets a dream gig: 'Simpsons' writer, voice". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 27, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- ^ Wagner, Curt (September 25, 2009). "Seth Rogen kicks off 21st season of 'The Simpsons'". Chicago Now. Archived from the original on October 1, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
- ^ Liam Burke (April 30, 2008). "From Superbad To Superheroes". Empire. Archived from the original on December 13, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ Goldberg, Evan [@evandgoldberg] (December 6, 2014). "Lisa's ATM code is 6969" (Tweet). Retrieved December 11, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Lisa Yadavaia Goldberg". Newhouse School - Syracuse University. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (September 30, 2013). "Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg to Direct 'The Interview' in Vancouver". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "D'oh". Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2018 – via IMDb.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (September 24, 2013). "Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg Sell Sony on Raunchy Animated Film 'Sausage Party'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (May 29, 2013). "Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to 'Sell Out' for Sony (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (November 13, 2020). "'Darkwing Duck' Reboot in the Works at Disney Plus (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ "It's been in the planning stages for a while". Twitter. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "Golden Globe Awards". IMDb. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2014.