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My Take
What strikes me about Evan Goldberg is how much of his career runs through one friendship. He and Seth Rogen met as kids in Vancouver, and that partnership turned into Superbad, Pineapple Express, This Is the End and Sausage Party. I find that kind of creative continuity rare in Hollywood, where most duos burn out. His three Emmy wins for The Studio tell me he's grown past stoner comedy into sharper, industry-skewering satire. The 2018 Canada's Walk of Fame nod feels well earned. He's a behind-the-camera figure who shaped a whole comedic era without becoming the face of it, and I respect that quiet leverage.
Overview
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 and television series, including Superbad, Pineapple Express, This Is the End, The Interview, Sausage Party, Good Boys, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, and Apple TV+ satirical comedy series The Studio, for which he earned three Primetime Emmy Awards.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Evan Goldberg
- Name (Japanese)
- エヴァン・ゴールドバーグ
- Reading
- えゔぁん・ごーるどばーぐ
- Born
- January 1, 1982 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dog
- Origin
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / film producer / film director / executive producer / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- McGill University
Awards & achievements
- 2018 Canada's Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Screenwriter — see all → · Film producer — see all → · More people from Canada →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.