Evan Goldberg

Evan D. Goldberg (born September 15, 1982) is a Canadian filmmaker. He has collaborated with his childhood friend Seth Rogen on a variety of films and television series, including Superbad, Pineapple Express, This Is the End, The Interview, Sausage Party, Good Boys, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, and Apple TV+ satirical comedy series The Studio, for which he earned three Primetime Emmy Awards. Goldberg and Rogen launched the cannabis company Houseplant in Canada in 2019.

Early life Goldberg was born on September 15, 1982, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to a Jewish family. Raised in Marpole, he attended Point Grey Secondary School where he would meet and befriend comedian Seth Rogen. He would also attend McGill University.

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 Seth Rogen. They collaborated on the films, Knocked Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express, Funny People, and The Green Hornet 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 The Simpsons. 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 Tim Ferriss book Tools of Titans.

Personal life He is married to Lisa (Yadavaia) Goldberg.

Filmography

Film Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes 2007 Jay and Seth Versus the Apocalypse Short film Superbad 2008 Pineapple Express 2011 The Green Hornet Goon 2012 The Watch 2013 This Is the End Co-directed with Seth Rogen 2014 The Interview 2015 The Night Before 2016 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Sausage Party 2017 Bananas Town Co-directed with Seth Rogen,Short film Dumpster Diving 2023 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Producer only 50/50 (2011) The Guilt Trip (2012) Neighbors (2014) The Disaster Artist (2017) Blockers (2018) Long Shot (2019) Good Boys (2019) An American Pickle (2020) Joy Ride (2023) Cobweb (2023) Miller's Girl (2024) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 – Lost in New Jersey (short film) (2025) 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank (2027) Untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem sequel (2027) The Wrong Girls (2026) Executive producer only Knocked Up (2007) Funny People (2009) Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017)

Television Year Title Director Writer ExecutiveProducer Notes 2004 Da Ali G Show 6 episodes 2009 The Simpsons Episode: "Homer the Whopper" 2016–2019 Preacher Co-Developer Directed 4 episodes Story written episode: "Pilot" 2017 Future Man Directed 3 episodes2019–2021 Black Monday Directed episode: "365"2019–present The Boys 2021–present Invincible 2021 Santa Inc. Voice artist for 3 episodes2022 Pam & Tommy The Boys Presents: Diabolical Co-Developer Episode: "Laser Baby's Day Out" 2023 Paul T. Goldman 2023–2025 Gen V Co-Developer Episode: "God U." 2024 The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down Sausage Party: Foodtopia Co-Developer Episode: "First Course" 2024–2025 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2025 The Studio 2026 The Muppet Show Television specialTBA Darkwing Duck RebootCo-developer TaleSpin

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Film Result Notes 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program Da Ali G Show Shared with Seth Rogen and other writing staff 2008 Canadian Comedy Awards Best Writing – Film Superbad Shared with Seth Rogen 2012 Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy 50/50 Shared with Seth Rogen and Ben Karlin Independent Spirit Awards Best Feature Film Shared with Seth Rogen and Ben Karlin 2013 Canadian Screen Awards Best Screenplay Goon Shared with Jay Baruchel 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series The Boys Shared with producers 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Pam & Tommy Shared with producers Outstanding Short Form Animated Program The Boys Presents: Diabolical Shared with producers 2024 Annie Awards Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Shared with Seth Rogen, Jeff Rowe, Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit2025 Canadian Screen Awards Best Reality/Competition Program or Series The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down Shared with Seth Rogen and other producersAstra TV Awards Best Directing in a Comedy SeriesThe Studio Shared with Seth Rogen Best Writing in a Comedy Series Shared with Seth Rogen, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida PerezPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy Series Shared with Seth Rogen and other producersOutstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Shared with Seth RogenOutstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Shared with Seth Rogen, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida Perez