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Evan Goldberg
Goldberg at the 2016San Diego Comic-Con International
Born(1982-09-15)September 15, 1982(age 41)
Vancouver, British Columbia,Canada
Occupations
  • Writer
  • producer
  • director
  • comedian
Years active2004–present
Notable workSuperbad
Pineapple Express
This Is the End
The Interview
Sausage Party
Good Boys
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Title
SpouseLisa Yadavaia

Evan D. Goldberg(born September 15, 1982) is a Canadian producer. 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
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 Sausage Party[13] No Yes Yes
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising 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

Executive producer only

Television[edit]

Year Title Director Writer Executive
Producer 		Notes
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
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]

Year Award Category Film Result Notes
2005 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program Da Ali G Show Nominated Shared with writing staff
2008 Canadian Comedy Awards Best Writing – Film Superbad Won Shared withSeth Rogen
2012 Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy 50/50 Nominated[17] Shared with Seth Rogen andBen Karlin
Independent Spirit Awards Best Feature Film Nominated[17] Shared with Seth Rogen and Ben Karlin
2013 Canadian Screen Awards Best Screenplay Goon Nominated Shared withJay Baruchel
2021 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series The Boys Nominated Shared with producers
2022 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Pam & Tommy Nominated Shared with producers
Outstanding Short Form Animated Program The Boys Presents: Diabolical Nominated Shared with producers
2024 Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Nominated Shared with Seth Rogen,Jeff Rowe,Dan HernandezandBenji Samit

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^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.
  2. ^"Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg: Friends Till 'The End'".Jefferson Public Radio.December 26, 2013.Archivedfrom the original on March 28, 2019.RetrievedApril 26,2018.
  3. ^Rachel Fox,GoonWriter Evan Goldberg talks Vancouver, Hockey and his Bar MitzvahArchivedOctober 31, 2020, at theWayback Machine,Heeb,March 30, 2012.
  4. ^Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Interviews – Superbad Movie Video – About.comArchivedNovember 28, 2007, at theWayback Machine
  5. ^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.
  6. ^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.
  7. ^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.
  8. ^Liam Burke (April 30, 2008)."From Superbad To Superheroes".Empire.Archivedfrom the original on December 13, 2011.RetrievedDecember 11,2022.
  9. ^Goldberg, Evan [@evandgoldberg] (December 6, 2014)."Lisa's ATM code is 6969"(Tweet).RetrievedDecember 11,2022– viaTwitter.
  10. ^"Lisa Yadavaia Goldberg".Newhouse School - Syracuse University.Archived fromthe originalon June 26, 2018.RetrievedJuly 30,2018.
  11. ^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.
  12. ^"D'oh".Archivedfrom the original on March 30, 2016.RetrievedJuly 30,2018– via IMDb.
  13. ^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.
  14. ^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.
  15. ^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.
  16. ^"It's been in the planning stages for a while".Twitter.Archivedfrom the original on June 2, 2023.RetrievedApril 15,2023.
  17. ^ab"Golden Globe Awards".IMDb.Archivedfrom the original on March 25, 2017.RetrievedJune 4,2014.

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