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Evan Goldberg
Goldberg at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Evan D. Goldberg

(1982-09-15) September 15, 1982 (age 42)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • 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 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.

Early life

Goldberg 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

Goldberg 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

He is married to Lisa (Yadavaia) Goldberg.[9][10]

Filmography

Film

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 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

Producer only

Executive producer only

Television

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
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

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 with Seth Rogen
2012 Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy 50/50 Nominated[17] Shared with Seth Rogen and Ben 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 with Jay 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 Hernandez and Benji Samit

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Interviews – Superbad Movie Video – About.com Archived November 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Liam Burke (April 30, 2008). "From Superbad To Superheroes". Empire. Archived from the original on December 13, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  9. ^ Goldberg, Evan [@evandgoldberg] (December 6, 2014). "Lisa's ATM code is 6969" (Tweet). Retrieved December 11, 2022 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Lisa Yadavaia Goldberg". Newhouse School - Syracuse University. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "D'oh". Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved July 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. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "It's been in the planning stages for a while". Twitter. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Golden Globe Awards". IMDb. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
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