Seth Green

Infobox actor

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birthname = Seth Benjamin Green
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birthplace = Overbrook Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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yearsactive = 1984 — present
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awards = Annie Awards
Best Directing in an Animated Television Production
2007 '
Young Artist Award
Best Young Actor Guest Starring in a Syndicated Comedy, Drama or Special"'
1988 "The Facts of Life"

Seth Benjamin Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, and television producer. He is known for his acting roles as Doctor Evil's son Scott in the "Austin Powers" series of comedy films, Mitch Miller in "That '70s Show", and Daniel "Oz" Osbourne in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". He voices the character of Chris Griffin on "Family Guy", Flight Lieutenant Jeff "Joker" Moreau in the 2007 video game "Mass Effect", and is the co-creator and producer of the stop motion comedy series "Robot Chicken". Green appeared in several other movies, such as "Rat Race", "The Italian Job", and, as a child, "Stephen King's It".

Biography

Personal life

Seth Green was born and raised in West Philadelphia, the son of Barbara (née Gesshel), an artist, and Herb Green, a math teacher. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/54/Seth-Green.html Seth Green Biography (1974-) ] ] His first glimpse of fame occurred shortly after he was born when his birth was used in a pamphlet on natural child birth.

Green was brought up Jewish and played a 1940s Jewish boy in Woody Allen's movie "Radio Days". [cite web | title = Seth Green Biography | publisher = Basic Famous People | url = http://www.basicfamouspeople.com/index.php?aid=1936 | accessdate = 2007-11-24 ] [cite web | title = Tweens: Seth Green | publisher = Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago | url = http://www.juf.org/tweens/celebrity.aspx?id=10808 | accessdate = 2007-11-24 ] 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". [cite web | last = Thompson | first = Stephen | title = Is there a God? | publisher = Onion Inc. | date = 2000-09-06 | url = http://www.avclub.com/content/node/24504 | accessdate = 2007-11-24 ]

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" and "Without a Paddle".

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 1994, he starred alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt in the short-lived series "Byrds of Paradise".

He worked with Hewitt again in 1998's "Can't Hardly Wait" , which also featured Paige Moss, who would later play the female werewolf who seduces Oz into cheating on Willow in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Amber Benson (Tara, "Buffy") was also in this film, but her scenes were cut in order to get a PG-13 rating.

Green also began appearing as Daniel "Oz" Osbourne the werewolf in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" during seasons 2–4. Green has also been featured in roles on "Greg the Bunny", "Tucker", "The X-Files", "That '70s Show", "Will & Grace", "Mad About Steve", "Reno 911!", "Entourage", and "Grey's Anatomy".

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. In September 2007, he made an appearance on "The Soup" to imitate Chris Crocker. [ [http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/09/16/seth-green-wants-you-to-leave-chris-crocker-alone/ Seth Green wants you to leave Chris Crocker alone - VIDEO - TV Squad ] ] He also voiced the character Joker, pilot of the SSV Normandy, in the video game "Mass Effect" for the Xbox 360. [cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/rpg/masseffect/news.html?sid=6181322&om_act=convert&om_clk=newsfeatures&tag=newsfeatures;title;1 |title = Mass Effect: Q&A with Seth Green | publisher = CNET Networks, Inc. | date = 2007-10-18 | accessdate = 2007-11-24] 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.

In August 2008, it was revealed that Green, along with "Robot Chicken" co-producer Breckin Meyer, would be appearing on the NBC Show "Heroes" during the 2008/2009 season. [cite web | url = http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2008/08/heroes-in-talks.html|title = Exclusive: 'Heroes' Geeks out over Seth Green, Breckin Meyer | publisher = EntertainmentWeekly.com | date = 2008-08-11 | accessdate = 2008-08-17] In July it was revealed by Entourage Cast Members that Seth will be returning to play another role centered entirely on him for a day. [Citation | year = 2008 | title = HBO Schedule Entourage 64: Seth Green Day | url = http://www.hbo.com/apps/schedule/ScheduleServlet?ACTION_DETAIL=DETAIL&FOCUS_ID=672042 ]

Filmography

Awards and nomination

Annie Awards
*2008: Won, "Best Directing in an Animated Television Production" - "Robot Chicken: Star Wars"

Chlotrudis Awards
*2004: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actor" - "Party Monster"

Emmy Awards
*2007: Nominated, "Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)" - "Robot Chicken" (shared w/producers & writers)

Teen Choice Awards
*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"

Young Artist Awards
*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"

ee also

*Recurring characters of "That '70s Show"
*List of celebrities who have been Punk'd on Seasons 1 to 5

References

External links

* [http://www.sethgreenonline.com/ Official Site]
*imdb name|id=0001293|name=Seth Green
* [http://the1secondfilm.com/producer/1012 Seth Green Producer Profile for The 1 Second Film]
* [http://www.adultswim.com/shows/robotchicken/index.html Robot Chicken page on AdultSwim.com]
* [http://www.sethgreen.es Seth Green Fansite]
*voice actor|id=1944|name=Seth Green

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