LABOR PAINS COMEDY HAS A PREGNANT PAUSE.Byline: - Glenn Whipp Seth Rogen's slacker in Judd Apatow's ``Knocked Up'' isn't far removed from the underachiever he played in Apatow's ``The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' or, for that matter, the high-schooler he played in Apatow's celebrated TV series ``Freaks and Geeks Freaks and Geeks is an American television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on NBC during the 1999–2000 TV season. Although the show, considered a comedy-drama, garnered much critical acclaim and a devoted cult following, repeated .'' This time, though, the stakes are a little higher. In ``Knocked Up,'' Rogen's man-child is responsible for an unwanted pregnancy unwanted pregnancy Obstetrics A pregnancy that is not desired by one or both biologic parents. See Teen pregnancy. after a drunken one-night stand one-night stand n. 1. a. A performance by a traveling musical or dramatic performer or group in one place on one night only. b. The place at which such a performance is given. 2. with a career-oriented journalist (Katherine Heigl Katherine Marie Heigl (born November 24, 1978) is an Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American actress and former fashion model. Biography Early life Heigl was born in Washington, D.C. ). Should she have the baby? Should they raise the kid together? ``It's a more serious subject than `40-Year-Old Virgin,' '' Rogen says. ``We deal with real (stuff).'' That said, Rogen is quick to add that the R-rated movie, which also features `Virgin' alums Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann Leslie Mann (born November 11 1972 [1]) is an American actress. Early life and career Mann was born in San Francisco, California. She started out doing commercials at 17 years old, and beat out 500 other actresses in an open audition for her role in , is ``filthy funny.'' ``We live in an R-rated world,'' says Rogen, who also has a producer credit on the movie. ``I think, for Judd and myself, there's no going back from that. You've got to keep it real, and PG isn't real.'' After the success of ``Virgin,'' Rogen says he and Apatow bounced around a lot of ideas. Rogen's notions lean toward the high-concept, while Apatow likes ``reality-based, emotional things.'' ``Judd had this funny birth story that he has always wanted to use in a movie,'' Rogen says. ``In the end, that's how we settled on this one. He had to tell the story.'' As for his own feelings toward fatherhood, the 24-year-old Rogen cops to the usual fears and uncertainty common to most guys his age. Before ``Knocked Up,'' he had never held a baby. He never had any desire to, either. ``A lot of the movie comes from my own awkward interactions with Judd's kids,'' Rogen says. ``I'm always afraid I'm gonna gon·na Informal Contraction of going to: We're gonna win today. say the one thing that (messes) them up for the rest of their life.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Katherine Heigl and Seth Rogen Seth Rogen (born April 15, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and Emmy-nominated writer. Rogen began his career doing standup comedy for four years during his teens, coming in second place in the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest when he was sixteen. in ``Knocked Up,'' opening June 1. |
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