Evan D. Goldberg (born September 15, 1982) is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer and director. He has collaborated with his childhood friend

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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

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in Canada in 2019.

Early life

Goldberg was born on September 15, 1982, in

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, to a

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family. Raised in

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, he attended Point Grey Secondary School where he would meet and befriend comedian

. He would also attend

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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

. They collaborated on the films, ''

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'', '' Superbad'', '' Pineapple Express'', '' Funny People'', and ''

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'' with their production company Point Grey Pictures, named after Point Grey Secondary School. 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. Goldberg and Rogen are both "obsessed" fans of ''

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''. 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. 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. It became the episode " Homer the Whopper," which was the season premiere of season twenty-one. Goldberg has a chapter giving advice in

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book '' Tools of Titans''.

Personal life

He is married to Lisa (Yadavaia) Goldberg.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Interview at the WGA
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