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Seth Rogen has come a long way from his start in critically acclaimed but ratings-challenged shows like "Freaks and Geeks" and "Undeclared," as well as his blink-and-you'll-miss-it film debut in the 2001 cult hit "Donnie Darko." It certainly helped that those two shows were produced by Judd Apatow, who went on to make some of the best comedies of the 2000s and brought Rogen along for the ride.

Not that Rogen wouldn't have made it just fine on his own, but his knack for surrounding himself with strong collaborators in Apatow and Evan Goldberg only strengthened his acting output while helping him branch out into writing, directing, and producing. For someone who sometimes gets unfairly dismissed as a stoner comedy guy, Rogen has ama

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