“I thought, disaster in paradise, a funny juxtaposition,” says Segel, who gives his protagonist hope in the form of a cute, compassionate hotel employee (Mila Kunis), but not before subjecting him to several broken-guy gags that would make even Alan Alda tell him to man up: fetal position wailing, ill-timed confrontations, self-pitying piano playing.Īs the 28-year-old Segel put it over dinner recently at the Chateau Marmont, “For some reason, I was born without a sense of embarrassment or shame.”
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As heart-crushed TV music composer Peter Bretter, Segel wrings some cringe-worthy laughs out of a literally and figuratively naked romantic who flies to Hawaii to recuperate only to find his sexy TV actress ex ( Kristen Bell) cavorting at the very same luxury resort with her new British rock star beau (Russell Brand).
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“It’s like my sickness,” Segel says, “but the whole time I’m trying to be present, and all I’m thinking is, ‘This is the funniest thing that has ever happened! Let her leave so I can write this down immediately!’ ”īy “this,” the graduate of the golden Judd Apatow School of Comedic Training means turning his dating humiliation into fodder for a romantic-comedy-literate and raunch-attuned movie audience. Also, a film of his is on sets which is set to hit the screens anytime soon in 2020.MUCH like the hero of the new comedy “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” - who is merrily undressed at home and expecting an entirely different purpose for his girlfriend’s visit than her dumping him - actor-screenwriter Jason Segel endured his own Naked Breakup.īut there is a key difference between what Segel’s state of mind was when it happened to him and that of his movie character, who is too despondent to even pull on a pair of jeans as he gets the news.
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In addition to that, Jason also ventured into creating web series and Anthology was one amongst them which was 10 episodes long. Jason kept himself busy by writing young adult novels. The new lifestyle has surely provided him peace and time but it also fuelled the media, makers, and producers to consider him out of the game. This pushed him into isolation from Hollywood life which prompted everyone to forget him. As a result, he had to leave Hollywood for a particular time. Jason’s de-addiction program demanded him to stay away from his routine lifestyle. If the celebrity is not liked by the fans for their behavior then they are obviously out of the game. Jason was often awful and mean to his fans. Jason stood as an example of later category people. While some celebrities use it to show off and gain more audiences others adopt an indifferent attitude towards their fans. Premieres are the only time celebrities get some time to spend with their fans. Realizing the downturn of his career he admitted that he needs to find a sustainable model for his career. Since then his career graph has remained on the low side. But Sex Tape turned things around drastically for him in 2014. He was a busy bee even during Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Five-year Engagement. Jason has been busy through How I Met Your Mother. Such was the negative impact it made on his career.
It earned just 17/100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Jason did not just star in the movie but he was a co-scripter to it as well.
But it failed utterly particularly damaging Jason’s career. He talked about the role in an interview with NPR in 2015 and said that the role allowed him to talk about his issues as well.Įveryone expected the movie, Sex Tape (2014) to be a hit. While playing the role of David Foster Wallace, an alcoholic, Jason used his experience. Before his de-addiction program, Jason was photographed in nightclubs and intoxicated at various instants. Jason has started to attend an alcohol treatment program in 2013 after his breakup with actress Michelle Williams. Does this all mean Jason is out of work? Or was he deliberately avoided by Hollywood? In 2017, he moved to a non-Hollywood location. But since the show ended, the actor has kept a low profile for unknown reasons. Jason played the comedy guy role in How I Met Your Mother for nine years. Some of the famous movies he has been featured in are Bad Teacher, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Knocked Up, and The Muppets. With this success, he transitioned from TV shows to movies. Jason Segel rose to stardom with the smash hit of How I Met Your Mother. Jason Segel’s mysterious disappearance from Hollywood
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