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Seth Green Biography
Seth Green (Seth Benjamin Gesshel-Green) is an American actor, voice artist, writer, producer and director. Green is best known as the co-creator, executive producer and most frequent voice on Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken and has also directed the DC Comics specials and Robot Chicken Star Wars. Seth Green has appeared in the films Radio Days, Airborne, My Stepmother Is an Alien, the Austin Powers series, Can’t Hardly Wait, The Italian Job, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, The Lego Batman Movie, Guardians of the Galaxy and A Futile and Stupid Gesture. Green is also known for his roles as Richie Tozier on It, Daniel “Oz” Osbourne on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Chris Griffin on Fox’s Family Guy and Jeff “Joker” Moreau in the Mass Effect video games.
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Seth Green was born on February 8, 1974 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. He is 45 years old as of 2018.
Seth Green Height
Seth Green stands at a height of 1.63 m.
Seth Green Net Worth
Seth Green has an estimated net worth of $25 million.
Seth Green Wife
Green married actress Clare Grant on May 1, 2010 in Northern California after getting engaged in 2009 on New Year’s Eve. Currently the couple live in Los Angeles. The two worked together on Robot Chicken, Warren the Ape and her “Geek and Gamer Girls Song” viral video.Seth Green Photo
Seth Green Early Life
Seth Benjamin Gesshel-Green is the son of Barbara (Gesshel) and Herbert Green. Green has two sisters, Kaela and Doreen. Later Green legally changed his name to Seth Benjamin Green to reflect his professional stage name. He is of Russian, Scottish and Polish descent. Green started acting at the age of 7. His early comic influences included Monty Python, Saturday Night Live, Blackadder, Richard Pryor, Porky’s, Bill Cosby and Caddyshack.
Seth Green Career Early work
Green’s first film roles were in the 1984 movies Billions for Boris and The Hotel New Hampshire, the second film cast Green together with Rob Lowe and Jodie Foster. Green appeared in the 1987 film Can’t Buy Me Love, as Patrick Dempsey’s character’s little brother, Chuckie Miller. He starred in Woody Allen’s Radio Days in 1987 as Joe, a 1930s–1940s boy based on Allen and appeared in Big Business in 1988 and in the same year, in My Stepmother Is an Alien, which also starred Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-star Alyson Hannigan.
Green portrayed Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer in 1984, in the Jell-O Gelatin Pops commercials featuring The Little Rascals. Green rose to fame in 1991, in a Rally’s “Cha Ching” commercial, which earned him an appearance at a New Orleans Saints game. He was given a key to New Orleans in honor of his role in the popular commercial. Green appeared as Richie Tozier, age 12 in the horror films It and Ticks, all three Austin Powers movies as Dr. Evil’s son, Scott, and Enemy of the State and The Italian Job as a computer specialist. Green was also in the films Can’t Hardly Wait, Scooby-Doo 2, Rat Race,Monsters Unleashed, Without a Paddle, Idle Hands, Party Monster, Airborne in 1993 and Old Dogs. He also had a role in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
In 1994, Green starred together with Jennifer Love Hewitt in the short-lived series The Byrds of Paradise. In 1998’s Can’t Hardly Wait, Green worked with Hewitt again. Bruce Seth Green is not related to Seth, who directed some episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Green has starred on Fox’s Greg the Bunny and guest-starred on The X-Files, That ’70s Show, MADtv, Entourage, Will & Grace, Grey’s Anatomy, The Wonder Years, Heroes, Reno 911!, The Facts of Life, The Drew Carey Show, and My Name Is Earl.
Seth Green Family Guy
In the animated television sitcom Family Guy, Green provides the voice of Chris, the series is created by Seth MacFarlane for Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the dysfunctional Griffin family and also stars Seth MacFarlane, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein and Mike Henry. Green primarily voices Chris Griffin, the teenage son, who is overweight, unintelligent and in many respects, a younger version of his father and Neil Goldman, Griffins’ neighbor. Seth Green did an impression of the Buffalo Bill character from the thriller film The Silence of the Lambs during his audition. Green’ main inspiration for Chris’ voice came from envisioning how “Buffalo Bill” would sound if he were speaking through a PA system at a McDonald’s.
Seth Green Later Work
Green is a co-creator, writer, director, co-producer and most frequent voice of the Emmy-winning stop-motion sketch comedy TV series Robot Chicken, for which Green does many voices and has even appeared in animated form. He is friends with the band Fall Out Boy, he made a cameo in their music video, “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race.” Green also appeared in “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “White & Nerdy” music video. On The Soup, in 2007 and 2008 Green made two appearances, using his first appearance to lampoon Internet celebrity Chris Crocker. Green voiced the character Jeff “Joker” Moreau, pilot of the SSV Normandy and later the Normandy SR2, in the video games Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. Green is a producer of The 1 Second Film and appears in the “making of” documentary that accompanies its feature-length credits. He is also the co-creator (with Hugh Sterbakov) of the comic Freshmen, published by Top Cow Productions.
Green, together with Robot Chicken co-producer Breckin Meyer, appeared in the NBC show Heroes during the 2008–2009 season. Green worked with David Faustino in January 2009, (Bud Bundy from Married… with Children) for an episode of Faustino’s show Star-ving – Faustino is often mistaken for Green. Later in the same year, he worked with Robin Williams, one of his idols, in comedy film Old Dogs, which also starred John Travolta. World Wrestling Entertainment’s official website announced on July 13 that Green was the special guest host for the July 13 episode of WWE Raw and on that night, Green competed in the main event, a six-man tag team match, which his team won by disqualification. On March 28, 2010, Green was also in attendance for WWE’s biggest event of the year, WrestleMania XXVI. He guest-starred in the third season of the acclaimed sitcom Husbands. Following Jason Biggs’ departure from the role, Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Green replace him beginning in its third season.
Seth Green Movies
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
1984 |
Billions for Boris |
Benjamin “Ape-Face” Andrews |
|
1984 |
The Hotel New Hampshire |
“Egg” Berry |
|
1986 |
Willy/Milly |
Malcolm |
|
1987 |
Radio Days |
Joe |
|
1987 |
Can’t Buy Me Love |
Chuckie Miller |
|
1988 |
Big Business |
Jason |
|
1988 |
My Stepmother Is an Alien |
Fred Glass |
|
1990 |
Missing Parents |
Leo |
|
1990 |
Pump Up the Volume |
Joey |
|
1991 |
Our Shining Moment |
Wheels |
|
1992 |
The Double 0 Kid |
Chip |
|
1992 |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
Vampire |
Uncredited |
1993 |
Ticks |
Tyler Burns |
|
1993 |
Arcade |
Stilts |
|
1993 |
Airborne |
Wiley |
|
1993 |
The Day My Parents Ran Away |
Leo |
|
1995 |
Notes from Underground |
Punk Neighbor |
|
1995 |
White Man’s Burden |
3rd Youth at Hot Dog Stand |
|
1996 |
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday |
Danny Green |
|
1997 |
Boys Life 2 |
Homophobe #2 |
Segment: “Nunzio’s Second Cousin” |
1997 |
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery |
Scott Evil |
|
1998 |
Can’t Hardly Wait |
Kenny Fisher |
|
1998 |
Enemy of the State |
Selby |
Uncredited[27] |
1999 |
Idle Hands |
Mick |
|
1999 |
Stonebrook |
Cornelius |
|
1999 |
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me |
Scott Evil |
|
2001 |
Rock Star 101 |
Le’Von |
Short film |
2001 |
The Trumpet of the Swan |
Boyd |
Voice |
2001 |
The Attic Expeditions |
Douglas |
|
2001 |
Josie and the Pussycats |
Travis |
|
2001 |
America’s Sweethearts |
Danny Wax |
|
2001 |
Rat Race |
Duane Cody |
|
2001 |
Knockaround Guys |
Johnny Marbles |
|
2002 |
Austin Powers in Goldmember |
Scott Evil |
|
2003 |
Party Monster |
James St. James |
|
2003 |
The Italian Job |
Lyle / “Napster” |
|
2004 |
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed |
Patrick Wisely |
|
2004 |
Without a Paddle |
Dan Mott |
|
2005 |
Be Cool |
Shotgun |
Uncredited |
2005 |
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story |
Chris Griffin, Various |
Voices |
2005 |
The Best Man |
Murray |
|
2006 |
Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo |
Jonah “the Taper Guy” |
|
2006 |
The TV Set |
Slut Wars Host |
|
2008 |
Sex Drive |
Ezekiel |
|
2009 |
Old Dogs |
Craig White |
|
2011 |
Mars Needs Moms |
Milo |
Motion capture only |
2011 |
The Story of Luke |
Zack |
|
2013 |
Sexy Evil Genius |
Zachary Newman |
|
2013 |
I Know That Voice |
Himself |
Documentary |
2014 |
Guardians of the Galaxy |
Howard the Duck |
Uncredited voice cameo[28] |
2014 |
The Identical |
Dino |
|
2014 |
Yellowbird |
Yellowbird |
Voice |
2015 |
Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling |
DX Fan |
Short film |
2015 |
Krampus |
Lumpy |
Voice |
2016 |
Holidays |
Pete Gunderson |
|
2017 |
The Lego Batman Movie |
King Kong |
Voice[29] |
2017 |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 |
Howard the Duck |
Voice |
2018 |
A Futile and Stupid Gesture |
Christopher Guest |
|
2018 |
Dear Dictator |
Dr. Charles Seaver |
Post-production |
TBA |
Changeland[30] |
Filming, also writer and director |
Seth Green TV Shows
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
1984 |
Young People’s Specials |
Charlie |
Episode: “Charlie’s Christmas Secret” |
1985 |
ABC Afterschool Special |
Tommy Sanders |
Episode: “I Want to Go Home” |
1985 |
Tales from the Darkside |
Timmy |
Episode: “Monsters in My Room” |
1986 |
Amazing Stories |
Lance |
Episode: “The Sitter” |
1986 |
Spenser: For Hire |
Andy Chandler |
Episode: “The Hopes and Fears” |
1988 |
The Facts of Life |
Adam Brinkerhoff |
2 episodes |
1989 |
Free Spirit |
Joey |
Episode: “Too Much of a Good Thing” |
1989 |
Mr. Belvedere |
Louis |
2 episodes: “Big”, “Paper Mill” |
1990 |
Life Goes On |
William Butler |
Episodes: “The Spring Fling” and “The Visitor” |
1990 |
It |
Young Richie Tozier |
2 episodes |
1991 |
Good & Evil |
David |
6 episodes |
1992 |
Evening Shade |
Larry Phipps |
Episode: “Hasta la Vista” |
1992 |
The Wonder Years |
Jimmy Donnelly |
2 episodes |
1992 |
Batman: The Animated Series |
Wizard (voice) |
Episode: “I Am the Night” |
1993 |
Beverly Hills, 90210 |
Wayne |
Episode: “The Game Is Chicken” |
1993 |
The X-Files |
Emil |
Episode: “Deep Throat” |
1993 |
seaQuest DSV |
Mark “Wolfman” |
Episode: “Photon Bullet” |
1994 |
The Byrds of Paradise |
Harry Byrd |
8 episodes |
1994 |
Weird Science |
Lubec |
Episode: “Lisa’s Virus” |
1995 |
Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories |
Termite |
Miniseries |
1995 |
Step by Step |
Danny |
Episode: “Head of the Class” |
1996 |
Something So Right |
Napoleon |
Episode: “Pilot” |
1997 |
Pearl |
Bob |
Episode: “Mission ImPearlsible” |
1997 |
Mad About You |
Bobby Rubenfeld |
Episode: “Guardianhood” |
1997 |
The Drew Carey Show |
The MC |
Episode: “That Thing You Don’t” |
1997 |
Temporarily Yours |
David Silver |
6 episodes |
1997–2000 |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
Daniel “Oz” Osbourne |
39 episodes |
1998 |
Cybill |
Jaybo |
Episode: “Cybill Sheridan’s Day Off” |
1999–2003, |
Family Guy |
Chris Griffin, Neil Goldman, |
Main role |
1999 |
Angel |
Daniel “Oz” Osbourne |
Episode: “In the Dark” |
1999 |
Saturday Night Live |
Himself |
Episode: “Sarah Michelle Gellar/Backstreet Boys” |
1999–2000 |
Batman Beyond |
Nelson Nash, Dempsey, |
8 episodes |
1999–2000 |
100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd |
Eddie McDowd (voice) |
13 episodes |
2000–2005 |
MADtv |
Brightling |
4 episodes |
2000 |
Tucker |
Himself |
3 episodes |
2002 |
Greg the Bunny |
Jimmy Bender |
13 episodes |
2002 |
Whatever Happened to Robot Jones? |
Various Voices |
4 episodes |
2003–2004 |
That ’70s Show |
Mitch Miller |
5 episodes |
2003 |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force |
Himself (voice) |
Episode: “The Dressing” |
2005 |
Punk’d |
Himself |
1 episode |
2004 |
Married to the Kellys |
Dr. Jim Coglan |
Episode: “A Portrait of Susan” |
2004, 2007 |
Crank Yankers |
Russel (voice) |
2 episodes |
2004 |
Sesame Street |
Vinny |
2 episodes |
2005 |
Will & Grace |
Randall Finn |
Episode: “Friends with Benefits” |
2005–2016 |
American Dad! |
Various Voices |
4 episodes |
2005–present |
Robot Chicken |
Various Voices |
Also co-creator, director, writer and executive producer |
2006 |
Four Kings |
Barry |
13 episodes |
2006 |
Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide |
Dog (voice) |
Episode: “Guide to April Fool’s Day and Excuses” |
2006 |
The Secret Policeman’s Ball |
Private Parts, Mt. Pink |
Television special |
2006–2008 |
Entourage |
Himself |
3 episodes |
2007 |
Grey’s Anatomy |
Nick |
2 episodes |
2008 |
Reno 911! |
Rick the Manager |
Episode: “Undercover at Burger Cousin” |
2008 |
My Name Is Earl |
Buddy |
Episode: “The Magic Hour” |
2008 |
Heroes |
Sam |
2 episodes |
2009, 2014 |
WWE Raw |
Host |
Special |
2009–2010 |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
Todo 360, Ion Papanoida (voices) |
4 episodes |
2009 |
Titan Maximum |
Lt. Gibbs, Various Voices |
9 episodes; also executive producer |
2009 |
The Cleveland Show |
Chris Griffin (voice) |
2 episodes |
2009 |
The Venture Brothers |
Lance Hale (voice) |
Episode: “Self-Medication” |
2010 |
Warren The Ape |
Himself |
Episode: “Amends” |
2011–2013 |
MAD |
Various Voices |
3 episodes |
2011 |
Delete |
Lucifer |
2 episodes |
2012–2014 |
Phineas and Ferb |
Monty Monogram (voice) |
5 episodes |
2012 |
Franklin & Bash |
Jango |
Episode: “Jango and Rossi” |
2012 |
Dan Vs. |
Ahkenrah (voice) |
Episode: “The Mummy” |
2012 |
How I Met Your Mother |
Daryl LaCorte |
Episode: “The Final Page” |
2012–2013 |
Holliston |
Gustavo |
2 episodes |
2012 |
Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne Barr |
Roaster |
Special |
2013 |
Conan |
Conan O’Brien |
Episode: “Occupy Conan: When Outsourcing Goes Too Far” |
2013 |
Men at Work |
Homeless Guy |
Episode: “Will Work for Milo” |
2013–2014 |
Dads |
Eli Sachs |
18 episodes |
2013–2015 |
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. |
Rick Jones / A-Bomb, |
Main role |
2013 |
Husbands |
The Officiant |
Episode: “I Do Over” |
2014 |
Avengers Assemble |
Rocket Raccoon (voice) |
Episode: “Guardians and Space Knights” |
2014–2017 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
Leonardo, Sir George, Triceraton, |
Main role (seasons 3–5) |
2015 |
Community |
Scrunch[31] |
Episode: “Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television” |
2016 |
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade |
Squint (voice) |
Special |
2016 |
Castle |
Linus (voice) |
Uncredited; 2 episodes |
2016 |
Broad City |
Jared |
2 episodes |
2016 |
The Loud House |
Loki (voice) |
Episode: “One of the Boys” |
2016 |
Mary + Jane |
Toby |
Episode: “Neighborhood Watch” |
2017 |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend |
Patrick |
Episode: “Is Josh Free in Two Weeks?” |
2017 |
The Simpsons |
Robot Chicken Nerd (voice) |
Episode: “The Cad and the Hat” |
2017 |
Buddy Thunderstruck |
N/A |
Executive producer |
2017 |
Star Wars Rebels |
Captain Seevor (voice) |
Episode: “Crawler Commanders” |
2018 |
Guardians of the Galaxy |
Howard the Duck (voice) |
2 episodes |
2018 |
Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters |
Noble Bartell |
Episode: “Bubba the Bear” |
2019 |
Cerebus |
Cerebus the Aardvark (voice) |
Main role |
Seth Green Web
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
2008–2009 |
Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy |
Various Voices |
5 episodes |
2010 |
Team Unicorn: G33K & G4M3R Girls |
Himself |
|
2012 |
Saber 2: The Body Wash Strikes Back |
N/A |
Director |
2014–2015 |
TableTop |
Himself |
Episodes: “Star Wars: X-Wing” and “Libertalia” |
2015 |
Con Man |
Casey |
Episode: “Thank You for Your Service” |
2015–present |
SuperMansion |
Various Voices |
Also executive producer |
2016–present |
Camp WWE |
N/A |
Producer |
Seth Green Video Games
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
1992 |
Make My Video |
Band Member |
|
1994 |
Playtoons |
Sneetches, Peter T. Hooper, Crowd #1 |
Storylines: “Uncle Archibald” and “The Secret of the Castle” |
1994 |
Storybook Weaver |
Various |
|
2004 |
Storybook Weaver Deluxe |
Various |
|
2006 |
Family Guy Video Game! |
Chris Griffin |
|
2007 |
Mass Effect |
Flight Lieutenant Jeff “Joker” Moreau |
Also likeness |
2010 |
Mass Effect 2 |
Flight Lieutenant Jeff “Joker” Moreau |
Also likeness |
2012 |
Mass Effect 3 |
Flight Lieutenant Jeff “Joker” Moreau |
Also likeness |
2012 |
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse |
Chris Griffin |
|
2014 |
Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff |
Chris Griffin |
|
2014 |
Watch Dogs |
Bobby Ames |
|
2016 |
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare |
Poindexter Zittermann |
|
2016 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Portal Power |
Leonardo |
Seth Green Awards and Nominations
Year |
Association |
Category |
Work |
Result |
1989 |
Young Artist Awards |
Best Young Actor Guest-Starring in a Syndicated Family Comedy, Drama, or Special |
The Facts of Life |
Nominated |
1992 |
Outstanding Young Comedian in a Television Series |
Good & Evil |
Won |
|
2000 |
Teen Choice Awards |
TV – Choice Actor |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
Nominated |
2002 |
TV – Choice Actor, Comedy |
Greg the Bunny |
Nominated |
|
2005 |
Choice Movie Dance Scene |
Be Cool |
Nominated |
|
2006 |
Spike Video Game Awards |
Best Supporting Male Performance |
Family Guy Video Game! |
Nominated |
2006 |
Best Cast |
Family Guy Video Game! |
Won |
|
2007 |
Primetime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Robot Chicken, episode: “Lust for Puppets” |
Nominated |
2008 |
Annie Awards |
Best Animated Television Production |
Robot Chicken: Star Wars |
Nominated |
2008 |
Directing in an Animated Television Production |
Robot Chicken: Star Wars |
Won |
|
2008 |
Primetime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Robot Chicken: Star Wars |
Nominated |
2009 |
Annie Award |
Best Animated Television Production |
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II |
Won |
2009 |
Writing in an Animated Television Production or Short Form |
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II |
Won |
|
2009 |
Slammy Awards |
Raw Guest Host of the Year |
WWE Raw |
Nominated |
2009 |
Primetime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II |
Nominated |
2009 |
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance |
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II |
Nominated |
|
2010 |
Outstanding Short-format Animated Program |
Robot Chicken, episode: “Full-Assed Christmas Special” (“Dear Consumer”) |
Won |
|
2010 |
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance |
Robot Chicken |
Nominated |
|
2011 |
Annie Awards |
Writing in a Television Production |
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III |
Won |
2011 |
Primetime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Animated Program |
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III |
Nominated |
2011 |
Outstanding Short-format Animated Program |
Robot Chicken, episode: “Robot Chicken’s DP Christmas Special” |
Nominated |
|
2011 |
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance |
Robot Chicken |
Nominated |
|
2012 |
Teen Choice Awards |
Choice Animated Series |
Robot Chicken |
Nominated |
2012 |
Primetime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Short-format Animated Program |
Robot Chicken, episode: “Fight Club Paradise” |
Nominated |
2013 |
Annie Awards |
Best General Audience Animated Television Production |
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special |
Won |
2013 |
Primetime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Short-format Animated Program |
Robot Chicken, episode: “Robot Chicken’s ATM Christmas Special” |
Nominated |
2013 |
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance |
Robot Chicken |
Nominated |
|
2014 |
Outstanding Short-format Animated Program[33] |
Robot Chicken, episode: “Born Again Virgin Christmas Special” |
Nominated |
|
2014 |
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance[33] |
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise |
Nominated |
|
2015 |
Annie Awards |
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production[34] |
Robot Chicken |
Nominated |
2015 |
Primetime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Short-format Animated Program[35] |
Robot Chicken, episode: “Chipotle Miserable” |
Nominated |
2015 |
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance[35] |
Robot Chicken |
Nominated |
|
2016 |
Primetime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Short-format Animated Program[36] |
Robot Chicken, episode: “Robot Chicken Christmas Special: The X-Mas United” |
Won |
2018 |
Primetime Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Short-format Animated Program[37] |
Robot Chicken, episode: “Freshly Baked: The Robot Chicken Santa Claus Pot Cookie Freakout Special: Special Edition” |
Won |