There are people more famous than Seth Rogen, but you’d be hard-pressed to name someone of his generation who’s remained so present, so consistently, for so long, both in front of and behind the camera. Somehow, the longer it lasts, the happier he seems. Whatever you thought of Rogen from his onscreen roles, the real-life version of him presents a compelling counterargument—and Dave Holmes’ profile in Esquire does a nice job of stepping back and letting that counterargument emerge.
Rogen has been famous since he was seventeen, very famous since he was twenty-five, happily married since he was twenty-nine, and stoned for most of it. Through the production company he runs with Goldberg, Point Grey Pictures, he’s got about a half dozen television shows currently on the air and a couple films on the way. Now forty-two, he also has a thriving weed and weed-paraphernalia business, zero children, and a laugh that you can hear in your head now that I’ve brought it up.
More picks from Esquire
There’s Something Dangerous About Sam Rockwell
“Ever since that monologue—you know the one—everyone knows who the legendary scene-stealer is. Still, his appetite for taking risks means he’ll never stop surprising us.”
“Spaceballs: The Clickbait”—Inside the Return of Rick Moranis at Comic-Con
“Moranis gets lost and found, Mel Brooks stays mint-in-the-box, and Josh Gad IS Ebenezer.”
Tom Colicchio’s Final Service
“Through hosting two decades of Top Chef, writing four books, and opening restaurants across the country, the celebrity chef never stopped showing up to cook in the kitchen of Craft, his pioneering New York restaurant. Until he decided to close it.”
My Life as a Sex Worker at a Nevada Brothel
“Men come to me for sex, yes. But in an age of profound loneliness and disconnection, they turn out to be looking for so much more.”
Tom Junod Finally Reckons with What It Means to Be a Man
“In a long list of classic stories, the legendary magazine writer helped teach readers what masculinity looks like in the 21st century. To write his first book, he had to confront the man who first taught him: his father.”
Playing Santa Does Strange Things to a Man. What It Did to Bob Rutan Was Even Stranger.
“Bob Rutan is legendary among the tight-knit fraternity of Macy’s Santa Clauses. Like many of these men, playing Santa changed Bob. Profoundly. His story is one of struggle and failure, heartbreak and grace and—yes—the magic of Christmas.”
