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Forbe's hardest-working actor in showbiz...

  • GOONx19
    is Seth Rogen. He's appeared in 12 movies since 2005 that made more than $20 million. Next closest? Morgan Freeman's nine.

    1. Seth Rogen
    2. Morgan Freeman
    3. Matt Damon
    4. Will Ferrell
    5. Robert Downey Jr.
    6. Samuel L. Jackson
    7. Sandra Bullock
    8. Meryl Streep
    9. Shia LeBeouf
    10. Christian Bale

    http://ology.com/screen/seth-rogen-hardest-working-actor-showbiz
  • Manhattan Buckeye
    Peaked at 40 Year Old Virgin....he's an actor where the less he's in the film, the better he is. Cameo in Stepbrothers = funny. Moderate role in Superbad = somewhat funny. Main actor in Knocked Up or Pineapple Express or Zack and Miri = not so much.
  • wes_mantooth
    ^^^I liked all three of his "featured" movies.
  • BORIStheCrusher
    Manhattan Buckeye wrote: Peaked at 40 Year Old Virgin....he's an actor where the less he's in the film, the better he is. Cameo in Stepbrothers = funny. Moderate role in Superbad = somewhat funny. Main actor in Knocked Up or Pineapple Express or Zack and Miri = not so much.
    He was great in Superbad and Knocked up and Pineapple Express are both awesome.
  • Scarlet_Buckeye
    Manhattan Buckeye wrote: Peaked at 40 Year Old Virgin....he's an actor where the less he's in the film, the better he is. Cameo in Stepbrothers = funny. Moderate role in Superbad = somewhat funny. Main actor in Knocked Up or Pineapple Express or Zack and Miri = not so much.
    I like you Manhattan Buckeye, but I have to disagree with you here. I think Seth Rogen is hilarious and find all his movies fairly entertaining at worst; at best they are epic.

    40 Year Old Virgin = hilarious
    Stepbrothers = hilarious
    Superbad = legendary
    Knocked Up = hilarious
    Pineapple Express = entertaining
    Zach and Miri = entertaining
  • dlazz
    Scarlet_Buckeye wrote:
    Superbad = legendary
    No.
  • Manhattan Buckeye
    Knocked Up is one of the most disappointing movie experiences I've ever had. Maybe it was too much expectations given that I loved all of Apatow's prior work, but that movie did nothing for me. Didn't help that the leading actress is not the nicest person in the industry (probably to the point she's overhated), but even if Heigl wasn't in it I'm not sure my opinion would change. My wife actually fell asleep while watching it, a feat accomplished only once before watching Spiderman 3 (another shitty movie).
  • goldengonzo
    Manhattan Buckeye wrote: Peaked at 40 Year Old Virgin....he's an actor where the less he's in the film, the better he is. Cameo in Stepbrothers = funny. Moderate role in Superbad = somewhat funny. Main actor in Knocked Up or Pineapple Express or Zack and Miri = not so much.
    I actually think he peaked in "Knocked Up" and I found "Pineapple Express" hilarious (not necessarily because of Rogen though, but he played the part well).

    Granted, I haven't seen "Zack and Miri" or "Observe and Report," but I think those are the films that showed he couldn't consistently carry a movie. I base that off general feedback from those movies. I wouldn't mind seeing either of them.
  • goldengonzo
    Also, this is kind of a cool list to look at.

    While I do enjoy Seth Rogen, I have a sneaky feeling that his roles were a little less straining than say... Matt Damon.
  • wes_mantooth
    I forgot about Observe and Report...that is one that I did not like.

    I like almost everything he is in, but I have a feeling that he will be gone in a few years. He doesn't have much range outside of being a funny smartass.
  • GOONx19
    It's also interesting that none of the actors on this list were in the top ten in earnings last year.
  • Fab4Runner
    Love Seth Rogan....and Superbad is legendary for sure.


    Also glad to see my husband Christian on there. :)
  • jpake1
    I'm with ya MBuckeye. I don't find him too funny. Most of the movies he's in I actually stop watching and just get on the computer because I can't get into them. I would actually go as far as I almost sort of hate him.
  • ZombieKiller
    Observe and Report was 100% trash
  • SQ_Crazies
    I'm not a huge Rogen fan, but I thought Knocked Up was pretty good. Pineapple Express is fucking hilarious.

    SMH @ Superbad being considered legendary.
  • raiderbuck
    Aziz Ansari was the funniest person in Observe and Report...and he only had like 5 lines.

    Rogen is pretty much the same character in each movie he's in...but he's good at being goofy and funny.
  • DeyDurkie5
    observe and report was the single worst movie I have ever seen
  • se-alum
    BORIStheCrusher wrote:
    Manhattan Buckeye wrote: Peaked at 40 Year Old Virgin....he's an actor where the less he's in the film, the better he is. Cameo in Stepbrothers = funny. Moderate role in Superbad = somewhat funny. Main actor in Knocked Up or Pineapple Express or Zack and Miri = not so much.
    He was great in Superbad and Knocked up and Pineapple Express are both awesome.
    Agreed. You have to remember Manhattan Buckeye is an amateur critic of tv and film.
  • ohiotiger33
    Ironic because Aziz Ansari was the only funny part of Funny People, playing Raaaaaaaandy!


    Seriously though, Funny People is a hot piece of garbage, and I walked out of it with a bunch of people with about 40 minutes left (which was 2 hours or so into the movie).

    They forgot to make that movie funny.
  • krambman
    Fab4Runner wrote: Love Seth Rogan....and Superbad is legendary for sure.


    Also glad to see my husband Christian on there. :)
    You mean your future abuser?
  • hasbeen
    ohiotiger33 wrote:


    Seriously though, Funny People is a hot piece of garbage, and I walked out of it with a bunch of people with about 40 minutes left (which was 2 hours or so into the movie).

    They forgot to make that movie funny.
    I think you may have missed an important aspect of Funny People. It wasn't suppose to be all funny.
  • Fab4Runner
    krambman wrote:
    Fab4Runner wrote: Love Seth Rogan....and Superbad is legendary for sure.


    Also glad to see my husband Christian on there. :)
    You mean your future abuser?
    No I must have missed the part where he actually abused someone. I do love anger issues though.
  • Scarlet_Buckeye
    dlazz wrote:
    Scarlet_Buckeye wrote:
    Superbad = legendary
    No.
    Would you argue Animal House is? Because Superbad is basically this generation's Animal House.
  • Websurfinbird
    Scarlet_Buckeye wrote:
    dlazz wrote:
    Scarlet_Buckeye wrote:
    Superbad = legendary
    No.
    Would you argue Animal House is? Because Superbad is basically this generation's Animal House.
    I disagree. While I enjoyed Superbad. IMO it isn't in the same league as Animal House. That is one of the funniest films of all time. John Belushi RIP.
  • DeyDurkie5
    Websurfinbird wrote:
    Scarlet_Buckeye wrote:
    dlazz wrote:
    Scarlet_Buckeye wrote:
    Superbad = legendary
    No.
    Would you argue Animal House is? Because Superbad is basically this generation's Animal House.
    I disagree. While I enjoyed Superbad. IMO it isn't in the same league as Animal House. That is one of the funniest films of all time. John Belushi RIP.
    What you are arguing doesn't even compare to what he was saying