Scruffy Rogen Rising Star of 'Comedy Mafia'

Seth Rogen's comedy career stumbled for years, but Pineapple Express may catapult him into full-fledged movie stardom, Alex Pappademas writes in GQ. Films like Knocked Up established Rogen as a hilarious "bromantic" lead, and the action-comedy Pineapple, which he co-wrote, proves the scruffy stoner can hold his own with hunkier comedic actors.

Rogen proved his improv chops as a teen on NBC's Freaks and Geeks nearly 10 years ago. "I was like, ‘f---, this is way easier than memorizing lines,'" he says. But his career stalled after the series' cancellation, and only picked up with his dirty riffs in The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Now he's recognized as the face of a stoner "comedy mafia" that director Judd Apatow has nurtured for the big screen.
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