Evan Goldberg

Evan Goldberg

Goldberg at the 2013 WonderCon
Born 1982 (age 33–34)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation Screenwriter, film producer, film director
Years active 2004–present
Spouse(s) Lisa (Yadavaia) Goldberg

Evan Goldberg (born 1982) is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer and director. He collaborates with his childhood friend Seth Rogen for several films, including Superbad (2007) which they first conceived as teenagers, Pineapple Express (2008), This Is the End (2013), which was their directorial debut and The Interview (2014).

Personal life

Goldberg was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to a Jewish family and was raised in Marpole.[1] He attended Point Grey Secondary School and McGill University and married to Lisa (Yadavaia) Goldberg.[2][3]

Career

Goldberg started his writing career joining the staff of Da Ali G Show 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.[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. 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.[5][6] 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.[7] 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 Writer, executive producer
Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse Writer Short film
2008 Pineapple Express Writer, executive producer
2009 Funny People Executive producer
2011 The Green Hornet Writer, executive producer
Goon Writer
50/50 Producer
2012 The Watch Writer
The Guilt Trip Producer
2013 This Is the End Co-director, co-writer, producer
2014 Neighbors Producer
The Interview Co-director, producer, story writer [8]
2015 The Night Before Writer, producer [9]
2016 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Writer, producer Post-production
2016 Sausage Party Writer, producer [10]
2016 The Masterpiece Producer Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Da Ali G Show Writer 6 episodes
2009 The Simpsons Writer Episode: "Homer the Whopper"
2016 Preacher Director, Developer and Executive producer
TBA Bigfoot Executive producer Pre-production

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[11] Shared with Seth Rogen and Ben Karlin
Independent Spirit Award Best Feature Film 50/50 Nominated[11] Shared with Seth Rogen and Ben Karlin
2013 Genie Award Best Screenplay Goon Nominated Shared with Jay Baruchel

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