Seth Green facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Seth Green
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Green at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
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Seth Benjamin Gesshel-Green
February 8, 1974 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Clare Grant
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Seth Benjamin Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American actor known for his many roles in movies and television. You might know him as the voice of Chris Griffin on the animated show Family Guy or as Scott Evil, the son of Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers movies.
Green's first movie was The Hotel New Hampshire in 1984. He appeared in many comedy movies in the 1980s, like Radio Days (1987) and Big Business (1988). In the 1990s and 2000s, he starred in comedies like Idle Hands (1999) and Rat Race (2001).
He is also the voice of Howard the Duck in several Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, including Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and its sequels. In 2019, he wrote, directed, and starred in his own movie, Changeland.
On television, Green played the werewolf guitarist Oz on the popular show Buffy the Vampire Slayer from 1997 to 2000. He is also the co-creator of the award-winning stop-motion comedy series Robot Chicken, where he provides many of the voices.
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Early Life
Seth Benjamin Gesshel-Green was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has one sister named Kaela. He was raised in a Jewish family and started acting when he was only seven years old.
As a kid, he loved comedy and was inspired by shows and comedians like Monty Python, Saturday Night Live, and Richard Pryor. He later legally changed his name to Seth Benjamin Green.
Career
First Roles
Green's acting career began with roles in the 1984 movies Billions for Boris and The Hotel New Hampshire, where he acted alongside stars like Jodie Foster and Rob Lowe. He also played the main character's little brother in the 1987 movie Can't Buy Me Love.
He appeared in the horror TV miniseries It as the young Richie Tozier. He also played Dr. Evil's son, Scott, in all three Austin Powers movies. He often played a computer expert, like in the movies Enemy of the State and The Italian Job.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
From 1997 to 2000, Green had a major role in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He played Daniel "Oz" Osbourne, a high school student and guitarist in a band. Oz was a calm and quiet character who discovered he was a werewolf.
His character was a fan favorite, especially because of his relationship with Willow Rosenberg, played by Alyson Hannigan. Green and Hannigan also acted together in the movie My Stepmother Is an Alien years earlier.
Family Guy
Since 1999, Green has been a main voice actor on the animated show Family Guy. He voices Chris Griffin, the teenage son of the Griffin family. He also voices their nerdy neighbor, Neil Goldman.
To get the part of Chris, Green did an impression of the character Buffalo Bill from the movie The Silence of the Lambs. He has said that he imagined what Buffalo Bill would sound like if he were ordering food over a McDonald's speaker.
Robot Chicken
Green is one of the creators of the stop-motion comedy show Robot Chicken, which first aired in 2005. Stop-motion is a type of animation where objects, like action figures, are moved in small steps and filmed one frame at a time.
On the show, he is a writer, director, and provides voices for many characters, including the Nerd and the Robot Chicken itself. The show has won several awards, including three Primetime Emmy Awards and five Annie Awards.
More Recent Work
Green has voiced many other famous characters. He is the voice of Howard the Duck in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He based the character's grumpy voice on actor Danny DeVito.
He also voiced Leonardo in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series from 2014 to 2017. In the popular Mass Effect video game series, he voiced the spaceship pilot Jeff "Joker" Moreau. In 2019, he wrote and directed his first movie, Changeland.
Personal Life
Green married actress Clare Grant on May 1, 2010. They had gotten engaged on New Year's Eve in 2009. The couple has worked together on several projects, including Robot Chicken, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Green's movie Changeland.
See also
In Spanish: Seth Green para niños
