Segel is also a celebrated screenwriter and producer, and he has produced several successful comedy films. 1 Overview 2 Biography 3 Notes & Trivia 4 Trademarks 5 Notable episodes 6 See also 7 External links 8 References The character of Marshall Eriksen was created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas. An American actor, comedian, screenwriter, singer, and producer. - IMDb Mini Biography By: You know? He got noticed by a film casting executive during a performance and decided to pursue acting full-time instead of going to college. He plays himself then reprises the role of Marshall Eriksen in " Peter's Progress ". He wrote and starred in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) and he also plays a character named Marshall on How I Met Your Mother (2005). It was actually--I'm very grateful that I got that feeling at such a young age, because I felt like, "You know what, *you* better do it. CBS. Jason Segel has dated several women including aspiring actress Bojana Novakovic, Michelle Williams and photographer Alexis Mixter. It is also an old Scottish surname meaning 'Love of Horses'. He is an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/jason-segel-6788.php, The Hottest Male Celebrities With The Best Abs. Regarding … And he can't blink. He is popular on “How I M et Your Mother” playing for Marshall Eriksen. He was offered the role of Marshall Eriksen, the best friend of the protagonist in the television sitcom ‘How I Met Your Mother’, in 2005. Multi-talented Jason Jordan Segel was born in Los Angeles, California, where he was raised by his parents, Jillian (Jordan), a homemaker, and Alvin Segel, a lawyer. Cristin Milioti (The Mother, AKA Tracy) We don't meet the title character until the last season of the … ... he is the polar opposite of the driven 32-year-old actor. His role as Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, as well as for his work with producer Judd Apatow on the television series Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared. Jason Jordan Segel is an American television and film actor, screenwriter, comedian, composer, puppeteer, musician, and singer who is well known for his role as Marshall Eriksen on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother from 2005 to 2014 and as Nick Andopolis in the short-lived NBC television series, Freaks and Geeks from 1999 to 2000. |  Born in Los Angeles, he grew up to be a weird and gangly kid with an avid interest in movies. But it was this feeling of like not really belonging or not really fitting in... What occurred to me is this certainly isn't God. His mother has English, Scottish, Irish, and fairly distant French, ancestry. The film, which was based on a memoir by David Lipsky, received widespread acclaim from critics and was honored in numerous “Best of 2015" lists, including ‘The New York Times’ and ‘Vanity Fair’. The actress, who … Actor who plays Marshall Eriksen on "How I Met Your Mother": 2 wds. He won Scott Brown Memorial You’ve Just Done Something for Women Award in 2014. Following the show's conclusion, Segel shifted his focus to film but will soon be returning to TV. On How I Met Your Mother, Marshall Eriksen went through many changes, from a stoner slacker to an environmental lawyer to a family man. They played a couple both in the film and the TV show. The same year he also received Chicago Film Critics Association Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a huge hit at the box office. Jason Segel, Actor: Forgetting Sarah Marshall.