Bio: 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. His mother is of English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry, and his father is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. He was educated at St. Matthew's Parish School in Pacific Palisades, before moving on to Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles. During his education he showed an interest in acting and often performed in plays at the Palisades Playhouse.His major break came in 1999, when he was cast as Nick Andopolis in Judd Apatow's well-regarded series Freaks and Geeks (1999). Further TV and film roles followed, notably in How I Met Your Mother (2005) and Knocked Up (2007). His film breakthrough, however, came in 2008's hit Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) which he wrote and starred in. Segel also co-wrote and starred in The Muppets (2011).Segel is also a musician and songwriter, with his songs appearing in many projects including Freaks and Geeks (1999), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), I Love You, Man (2009), How I Met Your Mother (2005) and Get Him to the Greek (2010).
Tivia: Was chosen for the role of Marshall Eriksen in How I Met Your Mother (2005) because of his work on the short lived television show Freaks and Geeks (1999) of which creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas were huge fans.Had a five year relationship (March 2001-January 2007) with his Dead Man on Campus (1998) and Freaks and Geeks (1999) co-star Linda Cardellini. They played a couple both in the film and the TV show. Segel stated in an interview with Los Angeles Times that Cardellini was a great girlfriend and the title character in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) was not based on her, it was more an amalgamation of a lot of different relationships and breakups he had.He plays piano.He was on a high school basketball team that won state in California.Received Harvard University's Hasty Pudding 2012 Man of the Year award on February 3, 2012.Is an Ordained Minister with the Universal Life Church and married couple Jason Wood and Abbe Wood on Episode #18.79 (2010) on July 6th, 2010. This was only the second marriage to be performed on the Tonight Show. The first marriage was Tiny Tim and his wife, Vicki Budinger, in 1969, on Episode dated 17 December 1969 (1969).He loves Disneyland.Likes classic rock and reggae music.His father's family is Jewish (from Russia, Poland, and Austria). His mother has English, Scottish, Irish, and fairly distant French, ancestry. Jason had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony.His father Alvin is a lawyer, and his mother Jill is a homemaker.Segel means "sail" in German and Swedish.Has an older brother named Adam.Has a sister, Alison, born March 9, 1986.He wrote and starred in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) and he also plays a character named Marshall on How I Met Your Mother (2005).