Evan Goldberg
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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 |
Evan D. Goldberg(born September 15, 1982) is a Canadian filmmaker. He has collaborated with his childhood friendSeth Rogenon a variety of films, includingSuperbad,Pineapple Express,This Is the End,The Interview,Sausage Party,Good BoysandTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.Goldberg and Rogen launched the cannabis companyHouseplantin Canada in 2019.
Early life
[edit]Goldberg was born on September 15, 1982, inVancouver,British Columbia,to aJewishfamily.[1][2]Raised inMarpole,[3]he attendedPoint Grey Secondary School(where he met and befriended Rogen) andMcGill University.
Career
[edit]Goldberg started his writing career joining the staff ofDa Ali G Showfor its 2004 season, along with his childhood friend and comedy partnerSeth Rogen.They collaborated on the films,Knocked Up,Superbad,Pineapple Express,Funny People,andThe Green Hornetwith their production companyPoint Grey Pictures,named afterPoint Grey Secondary School.[4]
In a strategy to garner interest and funding, Goldberg created a pre-production trailer forJay and Seth Versus the Apocalypse,which was later made asThis 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 clientGood Universeto set up mainstream comedy films.[5]
Goldberg and Rogen are both "obsessed" fans ofThe Simpsons.After learning thatThe Simpsonsexecutive producerJames L. Brookswas a fan ofSuperbad,they decided to ask the producers of the show if they could write an episode.[6][7]They were invited toThe Simpsonswriters 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 ofseason twenty-one.
Goldberg has a chapter giving advice inTim Ferriss' bookTools of Titans.
Personal life
[edit]He is married to Lisa (Yadavaia) Goldberg.[9][10]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[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 withSeth 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 |
Producer only
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Executive producer only
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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
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Pfefferman, Naomi (June 26, 2013)."Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen: Friends for the end of the world".Jewish Journal.Archivedfrom the original on November 22, 2018.RetrievedApril 26,2018.
- ^"Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg: Friends Till 'The End'".Jefferson Public Radio.December 26, 2013.Archivedfrom the original on March 28, 2019.RetrievedApril 26,2018.
- ^Rachel Fox,GoonWriter Evan Goldberg talks Vancouver, Hockey and his Bar MitzvahArchivedOctober 31, 2020, at theWayback Machine,Heeb,March 30, 2012.
- ^Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Interviews – Superbad Movie Video – About.comArchivedNovember 28, 2007, at theWayback Machine
- ^McNary, Dave (March 6, 2014)."Seth Rogen Pacts with Good Universe for Movie Comedies".Variety.Archivedfrom the original on January 10, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 10,2022.
- ^Keveney, Bill (September 23, 2009)."Rogen gets a dream gig: 'Simpsons' writer, voice".USA Today.Archivedfrom the original on September 27, 2009.RetrievedSeptember 24,2009.
- ^Wagner, Curt (September 25, 2009)."Seth Rogen kicks off 21st season of 'The Simpsons'".Chicago Now.Archivedfrom the original on October 1, 2009.RetrievedSeptember 27,2009.
- ^Liam Burke (April 30, 2008)."From Superbad To Superheroes".Empire.Archivedfrom the original on December 13, 2011.RetrievedDecember 11,2022.
- ^Goldberg, Evan [@evandgoldberg] (December 6, 2014)."Lisa's ATM code is 6969"(Tweet).RetrievedDecember 11,2022– viaTwitter.
- ^"Lisa Yadavaia Goldberg".Newhouse School - Syracuse University.Archived fromthe originalon June 26, 2018.RetrievedJuly 30,2018.
- ^Vlessing, Etan (September 30, 2013)."Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg to Direct 'The Interview' in Vancouver".The Hollywood Reporter.Archivedfrom the original on March 5, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 30,2013.
- ^"D'oh".Archivedfrom the original on March 30, 2016.RetrievedJuly 30,2018– via IMDb.
- ^Siegel, Tatiana (September 24, 2013)."Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg Sell Sony on Raunchy Animated Film 'Sausage Party'".The Hollywood Reporter.Archivedfrom the original on December 12, 2022.RetrievedDecember 11,2022.
- ^Sneider, Jeff (May 29, 2013)."Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to 'Sell Out' for Sony (Exclusive)".TheWrap.Archivedfrom the original on September 10, 2018.RetrievedSeptember 27,2018.
- ^Otterson, Joe (November 13, 2020)."'Darkwing Duck' Reboot in the Works at Disney Plus (EXCLUSIVE) ".Variety.Archivedfrom the original on April 20, 2023.RetrievedApril 15,2023.
- ^"It's been in the planning stages for a while".Twitter.Archivedfrom the original on June 2, 2023.RetrievedApril 15,2023.
- ^ab"Golden Globe Awards".IMDb.Archivedfrom the original on March 25, 2017.RetrievedJune 4,2014.
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- 1982 births
- Film producers from British Columbia
- Canadian male screenwriters
- Comedy film directors
- Jewish Canadian writers
- McGill University alumni
- Living people
- Film directors from Vancouver
- Canadian male television writers
- Writers from Vancouver
- Jewish screenwriters
- Comedians from Vancouver
- Canadian male comedians
- Jewish Canadian comedians
- Jewish male comedians
- Screenwriters from British Columbia