Seth Green
Seth Green | |
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 Green at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival | |
| Born | Seth Benjamin Gesshel Green |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Comedian, Voice Actor, Television Producer |
| Years active | 1983 — present |
Seth Benjamin Gesshel Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, television producer, and professional wrestler. He is well known for his role as Daniel "Oz" Osbourne in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as Doctor Evil's son Scott in the Austin Powers series of comedy films and Mitch Miller in That '70s Show. He also voices the character of Chris Griffin on Family Guy, Flight Lieutenant Jeff "Joker" Moreau in the 2007 video game Mass Effect and its sequel, Mass Effect 2, and is one of the creators and producers of the stop motion comedy series Robot Chicken, where he voices many characters as well. Green appeared in several other movies, such as Rat Race, The Italian Job, Can't Hardly Wait, as a child, in Stephen King's It and as Dan in the 2004 movie Without a Paddle.
Biography
Personal life
Green was born and raised in West Philadelphia,[1] Green was the son of Barbara (née Gesshel), an artist, and Herb Green, a math teacher.[2] His parents divorced when Seth was 15, which caused havoc in his personal life. However, he found refuge in URJ Camp Harlam in Kunkletown, Pennsylvania, where he had been going since he was 5 years old. His mom worked there for a couple of years as the art director. This was where he discovered that performing was his true calling. After his parents' divorce, he said that camp was a place where he could reinvent himself and be good at anything he wanted.[3] Green was brought up Jewish and played a 1940s Jewish boy in Woody Allen's movie Radio Days.[4][5] In a 2000 interview he said, "God is, to me, pretty much an idea. God is, to me, pretty much a myth created over time to deny the idea that we're all responsible for our own actions".[citation needed]
Career
Green's first movie role was in the 1984 film A Billion for Boris. At eight, Green landed his first film assignment, a co-starring role in Hotel New Hampshire with Jodie Foster and Rob Lowe. He appeared in the 1987 film Can't Buy Me Love, playing the part of Patrick Dempsey's little brother, Chuckie Miller. He also starred in Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987) as Joe, and appeared in Big Business (1988) and, in the same year, in My Stepmother Is an Alien (with future Buffy co-star Alyson Hannigan). Green appeared in the miniseries It (as Richie Tozier, age 12), all three Austin Powers movies (as Dr. Evil's son, Scott), and Enemy of the State and The Italian Job as a computer specialist. He was also in the films Can't Hardly Wait, Rat Race, Without a Paddle, Idle Hands and Sex Drive. He also voices Chris Griffin in the hit cartoon series Family Guy.
Green's first television appearances were in Tales from the Darkside and Amazing Stories in the mid-1980s. He made a few appearances on the 1980s television series The Wonder Years. He also appeared in commercials as the window cashier for Rally's Hamburgers in the early 1990s, sparking the catch phrase, "Cha-Ching!". In 1991, the Rally's ads led to Green being flown to New Orleans, where he was featured during a Saints halftime show and was given the key to the city.[6]
In 1994, he starred alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt in the short-lived series The Byrds of Paradise. He worked with Hewitt again in 1998's Can't Hardly Wait , which also featured Paige Moss, who would later play with him in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Amber Benson (Tara Maclay, Buffy) was also in this film, but her scenes were cut in order to get a PG-13 rating.
Green appeared as Daniel "Oz" Osbourne in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer during the second through fourth seasons, and one episode in the first season of the spinoff Angel. Green has also been featured in roles on Greg the Bunny, Tucker, The X-Files, That '70s Show, Will & Grace, MADtv, Reno 911!, Entourage, Grey's Anatomy, and My Name Is Earl.
He is a co-creator and producer of the stop motion TV series Robot Chicken, for which he also does many voices and has even appeared in animated form. He also appeared as a cameo in the Fall Out Boy music video, "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race," and in "Weird Al" Yankovic's "White & Nerdy" music video. He made two appearances on The Soup in 2007 and 2008, using his first appearance to lampoon then-Internet celebrity Chris Crocker.[7] He also voiced the character Joker, pilot of the SSV Normandy, in the video game Mass Effect for the Xbox 360 and PC, And according to the trailer released by Bioware at E3 2009 Green will reprise his role in Mass Effect 2. [8] He is a producer of The 1 Second Film and appears in the "making of" documentary that accompanies its feature-length credits. Green is also the co-creator (with Hugh Sterbakov) of the comic Freshmen, published by Top Cow Productions.
Green, along with Robot Chicken co-producer Breckin Meyer, appears in the NBC show Heroes during the 2008/2009 season.[9] In January 2009, Green worked with David Faustino (Bud Bundy from Married with Children) for an episode of Faustino's show Star-ving - Faustino is often mistaken for Green.[10] On July 10, World Wrestling Entertainment's official website announced Green as the special guest host for the July 13 episode of WWE Raw. On Monday Night Raw on the 13th July, Seth was made Raw's guest host and made the main event of Triple H, John Cena, and himself vs. Legacy (Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, and Ted Dibiase Jr.)[11]
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | Young People's Specials | Charlie | Episode: Charlie's Christmas Secret |
| 1985 | ABC Afterschool Special | Tommy Sanders | Episode: I Want to Go Home |
| Tales from the Darkside | Timmy | Episode: Monsters in My Room | |
| 1986 | Amazing Stories | Lance | Episode: The Sitter |
| Spenser: For Hire | Andy Chandler | Episode: The Hopes and Fears | |
| 1987 | The Comic Strip | Voice | Voice Role |
| Action Family | Danny Elliot | ||
| 1988 | The Facts of Life | Adam Brinkerhoff | Episode: The Beginning of the End Episode: The Beginning of the Beginning |
| Divided We Stand | Cody Gibbs | ABC TV-Pilot | |
| 1989 | Free Spirit | Joey | Episode: Too Much of a Good Thing |
| Mr. Belvedere | Episode: Big Episode: Paper Mill | ||
| 1990 | Life Goes On | William Butler | Episode: The Spring Fling Episode: The Visitor |
| It | Young Richie Tozier | ABC TV-Movie | |
| 1991 | Our Shining Moment | Wheels | |
| Good & Evil | David | ||
| 1992 | Evening Shade | Larry Phipps | Episode: Hasta la Vista |
| The Wonder Years | Jimmy Donnelly | Episode: Lunch Stories Episode: Sex and Economics | |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Wizard | Voice Role Episode: I Am the Night | |
| 1993 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Wayne | Episode: The Game Is Chicken |
| The X-Files | Emil | Episode: Deep Throat | |
| The Day My Parents Ran Away | Leo | TV-Movie | |
| seaQuest DSV | Mark 'Wolfman' | Episode: Photon Bullet | |
| 1994 | The Byrds of Paradise | Harry Byrd | |
| Weird Science | Lubec | Episode: Lisa's Virus | |
| 1995 | Real Ghosts | Termite | UPN Miniseries |
| Step by Step | Danny | Episode: Head of the Class | |
| 1996 | Something So Right | Napoleon | Episode: Pilot |
| 1997 | Pearl | Bob | Episode: Mission ImPearlsible |
| Mad About You | Bobby Rubenfeld | Episode: Guardianhood | |
| The Drew Carey Show | The Emcee | Episode: That Thing You Don't | |
| Temporarily Yours | David Silver | ||
| 1997–2000 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Daniel "Oz" Osbourne | 40 episodes |
| 1998 | Cybill | Jaybo | Episode: Cybill Sheridan's Day Off |
| 1999 | Angel | Daniel "Oz" Osbourne | Episode: In the Dark |
| Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | Nelson Nash | Voice Role TV-Movie | |
| 1999–2000 | Batman Beyond | Nelson Nash Dempsey |
Voice Role Episode: Rebirth (1) Episode: Golem Episode: Revenant Episode: The Eggbaby Episode: Sentries of the Lost Cosmos |
| 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd | Eddie McDowd | Voice Role | |
| 1999–2002, 2005–present |
Family Guy | Chris Griffin Neil Goldman Additional Voices |
Voice Roles |
| 2000 | MADtv | Brightling | Episode: 5.17 Episode: 6.15 Episode: 7.18 Episode: 10.12 |
| 2000–2001 | Tucker | Himself | |
| 2002 | Greg the Bunny | Jimmy Bender | |
| Whatever Happened to Robot Jones? | Various Voices | Voice Roles | |
| 2003–2004 | That '70s Show | Mitch Miller | Episode: The Battle of Evermore (a.k.a. Pioneer Days) Episode: Nobody's Fault But Mine (2) (a.k.a. Hyde Loves Jackie) Episode: Substitute Episode: Squeeze Box Episode: E5:15 |
| Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Himself | Special Guest, one episode: The Dressing | |
| 2004 | Married to the Kellys | Dr. Jim Coglan | Episode: A Portrait of Susan |
| Crank Yankers | Voice Role Episode: 2.27 | ||
| Sesame Street | Vinny | Episode: August 16, 2004 | |
| 2005 | Will & Grace | Randall Finn | Episode: Friends With Benefits (1) Episode: Friends With Benefits (2) |
| 2005–2008 | American Dad! | Voice Role Episode: Homeland Insecurity Episode: Tearjerker | |
| 2005–present | Robot Chicken | Various Voices | Co-Creator Voice Roles Director Writer |
| 2006 | Four Kings | Barry | |
| Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Dog | Voice Role Episode: Guide to April Fool's Day and Excuses | |
| The Secret Policeman's Ball | Private Parts/Mt. Pink | Channel 4 TV-Special | |
| Entourage | Himself | Episode: Strange Days Episode: Vegas Baby, Vegas! | |
| 2007 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars | Various Voices | Co-Creator Voice Roles Director Writer TV-Special |
| Grey's Anatomy | Nick | Episode: Crash Into Me (1) Episode: Crash Into Me (2) | |
| 2008 | Reno 911! | Rick the Manager | Episode: Undercover at Burger Cousin |
| My Name Is Earl | Buddy | Episode: The Magic Hour | |
| Entourage | Himself | Episode: Seth Green Day | |
| Heroes | Sam | Episode: The Eclipse (1) Episode: The Eclipse (2) Episode: Our Father | |
| Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II | Various characters | Co-Creator Voice Roles Director Writer Exeutive Producer TV-Special | |
| 2009 | Un-broke: What You Need To Know About Money | Himself | Television special |
| WWE Raw | Himself | Special Guest Host | |
Awards and nomination
- 2008: Won, "Best Directing in an Animated Television Production" - Robot Chicken: Star Wars
- 2009: Won, "Best Writing in an Animated Television Production" - Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
- 2004: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actor" - Party Monster
- 2007: Nominated, "Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)" - Robot Chicken (shared w/producers & writers)
- 2008: Pre-Nominated, "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series" - Grey's Anatomy ("Crash Into Me, Part 1", "Crash Into Me, Part 2")
- 2000: Nominated, "Choice TV Actor" - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- 2002: Nominated, "Choice Comedic TV Actor" - Greg the Bunny
- 2005: Nominated, "Choice Movie Dance Scene" - Be Cool
- 1989: Won, "Best Young Actor Guest Starring in a Syndicated Comedy, Drama or Special" - The Facts of Life
- 1992: Nominated, "Outstanding Young Comedian in a Television Series" - Good & Evil
See also
References
- ^ http://www.sethgreenonline.com/bio.html
- ^ Seth Green Biography (1974-2009) Bot generated title -->
- ^ www.npr.com
- ^ "Seth Green Biography". Basic Famous People. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
- ^ "Tweens: Seth Green". Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjQ5dlQ3axc&feature=related
- ^ Seth Green wants you to leave Chris Crocker alone - VIDEO - TV Squad
- ^ "Mass Effect: Q&A with Seth Green". CNET Networks, Inc. 2007-10-18. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
- ^ "Exclusive: 'Heroes' Geeks out over Seth Green, Breckin Meyer". EntertainmentWeekly.com. 2008-08-11. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ "Star-ving for a Married…With Children Reunion?". Seriously? OMG! WTF?. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ "WWE: Inside WWE > NEWS > Seth Green will host Raw". WWE.com. 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
External links
- Official Site
- Seth Green at IMDb
- Seth Green Producer Profile for The 1 Second Film
- Robot Chicken page on AdultSwim.com
- Seth Green Fansite
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