Jason Segel Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters

Jason Segel joins GQ as he revisits some of the most iconic characters from his career so far: from his breakout role in Freaks and Geeks as Nick Andopolis to fostering the role of Marshall Eriksen for all 9 seasons of How I Met Your Mother.

“I went from being 24 to 33. I came into that show as a young guy, not really knowing anything,” says Segel as he reflects on his time working How I Met Your Mother. “I would be writing a movie whilst shooting How I Met Your Mother and then a hiatus would come and I’d shoot the movie I wrote, and I’d get out of there in time to start the next season!” Watch the full episode of GQ’s Iconic Characters as Jason Segel breaks down his most iconic movie roles.

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00:00 - Jason Segel’s Iconic Characters
00:18 - Forgetting Sarah Marshall: Peter Bretter
03:42 - Freaks and Geeks: Nick Andopolis
07:46 - How I Met Your Mother: Marshall Eriksen
11:23 - The Muppets: Gary
16:26 - Despicable Me: Vector
17:31 - Knocked Up: Jason
18:43 - Shrinking: Jimmy Laird
21:18 - Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty: Paul Westhead
24:30 - The End of the Tour: David Foster Wallace

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Director: Kristen DeVore
Director of Photography: Grant Bell
Editor: Phil Ceconi
Guest: Jason Segel
Producer: Sam Dennis
Line Producer: Jen Santos
Production Manager: James Pipitone
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Talent Booker: Mica Medoff
Camera Operator: Jon Corum
Sound Mixer: Gloria Hernandez
Production Assistant: Fernando Barajas; Shenelle Jones
Post Production Supervisor: Jarrod Bruner
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Rob Lombardi
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds

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