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Revision as of 20:21, 7 September 2009
Jason Segel (b. 1980) is an actor and writer, known for his work on television in the series Freaks and Geeks and How I Met Your Mother, and his work in films such as Forgetting Sarah Marshall and I Love You, Man.
In Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Segel performed puppet characters created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
Segel has also been working on the script for The Greatest Muppet Movie of All Time!!!, a new Muppet movie, with Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nick Stoller. In June 2008, Segel said: "I actually just turned in my first draft of the Muppets and I'm really excited about it. I think we're bringing them back. Hopefully it will fall right in the pantheon of The Great Muppet Caper, Muppets Take Manhattan, Muppet Movie, you know, we're trying to make one of those." [1]
In Rolling Stone’s Top 10 list of "The Best in TV, the Web, Books and Beyond" from June 2008, Segel's role in "reviving the Muppets" was voted number one on the list:
In a March 2009 interview promoting I Love You, Man, Segel was asked about the status of the Muppet movie. He said, "[Co-writer Nick Stoller and I] have written four or five drafts; now we're just waiting patiently on Disney to see what they want to do. It's such a big commitment for them because it's relaunching the franchise, so it's a bit slower going than a regular movie because there are decisions about rights and toys and timing they need to make." [3]
Sources
- ↑ "Jason Segel Spills More About His Muppet Movie", Movieweb.com. June 8, 2008.
- ↑ Rolling Stone "Top 10: The Best in TV, the Web, Books and Beyond"
- ↑ Kung, Michelle. "A 'Man-Date' With Destiny", The Wall Street Journal. March 13, 2009.