Biography

Jason Segel

by Simond Cannon,

Jason Segel is famous for his portrayal of Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. He made his acting debut in the late 1990s. His first major role was, Stoner freak Nick Andopolis on the short comedy-drama series Freaks and Geeks. He then appeared in recurring character in CSI and on Undeclared. From 2005-14, he played in the How Met Your Mother. He has also appeared in several films and movies including The Muppets (2011), This Is 40 (2012) and The Discovery (2017).

The actor is dating photographer Alexis Mixter since 2014.

Early Life And Education Of Jason Segel

Jason Segel was born as Jason Jordan Segel on January 18, 1980, in Los Angeles, California, United States. His father Alvin Segel was a lawyer and his mother Jillian Jordan was a homemaker.

Jason's father belongs to Ashke - Jewish descent and his mother is of English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry. With his parents, he grew up in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood. His mother is Christian and his father is Jewish. His religion is Jewish.

His ethnicity is White. His nationality is American. His star sign is Capricorn. Jason has an older brother Adam and a younger sister Alison.

Segel attended Hebrew school where he had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony. He attended St. Matthew's Parish School in California as well. He earned his graduate degree from Harvard-Westlake School in LA, California.

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From his student days, he showed an interest in acting and often performed in plays. He made his major breakthrough from Freaks and Geeks (1999). In 2005, Jason made his notable presence through How I Met Your Mother which was a grand success.

In 2007, he was featured in America comedy movie Knocked Up. In 2008, he was introduced in lead role in comedy movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Segel is also a songwriter and a musician. From 2005-14, he played one of the main characters in a popular sitcom How I Met Your Mother alongside Josh Radnor, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, and Cristin Milioti.

In 2015, Segel appeared in the film The End of the Tour and earned a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.

Segel has also featured in numerous films including Knocked Up (2007), I Love You Man (2009), Despicable Me (2010), Sex Tape (2014) and The Discovery (2017).

Segel has made songs for many projects including How I Met Your Mother, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek.

Jason Segel's Net Worth, Salary And Income Sources

Jason Segal’s net worth is $30 million as per the Celebrity Net Worth as of September 2018. He earns a huge amount of net worth from his popular series How I Met Your Mother.

He earned $225K an episode salary from How I Met Your Mother. In 2012, he earned $8 million from his movies and television projects. In2014, he begged $11 million to his home. He also makes decent money from his feature films.

Segal lives in a lavish home in Los Angeles. In 2017, he sold his former Chateau Marmont house on $10.5 million. In 2016, he sold his another Hollywood Hills house on $1.6 million. He also owns Audi Q7 cars worth $46,800.

Jason Segel's Personal Life, Affairs, Dating, Relationships

Jason Segel has a very interesting personal life; he has been linked to numerous celebrities. In 2001, he had affair with actress Linda Cardellini. They met on the set of Freaks and Geeks. They together shared six years long relationship which ended in 2007.

In 2008, Segal was linked to actress Drew Barrymore. They were spotted kissing and rumored to be dating. Again in 2009, he had an affair with Chloe Sevigny. The same year he was also linked with English actress Michelle Ryan.

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After splitting with Michelle, Jason then hooked up with Lindsay Lohan on December 5, 2009. For a year from 2012 to 2013, he had affairs with Michelle Williams.

From 2013-15, Segel dated Australian actress Bojana Novakovic. It is new that they have broken up.  Since 2014, he is dating photographer Alexis Mixter. The couple is happily dating to date and spending their quality time together. She is a professional landscape photographer who rose to fame when her name linked to him. Along with her longtime girlfriend Alexis, the actor packed on the PDA on a loved up stroll in NYC. 

As Jason has been linked to many women and may have planned to make one of them his wife but he is unstable in his relation. He is never married and does not have any children. There is no news of his divorce. His popularity and his devotion towards his work have led him to success. Jason has got both name and fame in the industry.

Jason Segel's Body Measurements

This tall handsome actor measures 6 feet 4 inches. His weight is 92 kilograms. His hair color is light brown. His eye color is brown. His body measures chest 43, arms 14, waist 36.