Jason Segel is finally going to be a big star

and it's about damn time too. Jason Segel is probably one of the most fearless actors I have seen in a while. I first grew to love him on Freaks and Geeks as his classic character Nick Andopolis. He played that to perfection. Following that role he landed a recurring role on Judd's next TV series Undeclared. He played Lizzie's (eventual) ex boyfriend Eric, and his performances are probably among some of the most fearless comedic acting i've seen on television.From there he got cast in the best-sitcom-you're-not-watching in How I Met Your Mother which is still going strong today. Last summer Segel co-starred in Knocked Up as one of Seth Rogen's friends (which he, and everyone else in the circle are in real life).

Now looking to 2008, he has Forgetting Sarah Marshall (a movie he also wrote) coming up on April 18th, and it's going to be great and catapult him into stardom. In 2009, he then has a co-starring role with Paul Rudd in the upcoming buddy comedy I Love You Man which also stars Rashida Jones. Then it was just announced that he is coming back with the Forgetting Sarah Marshall team (Segel co-writer/star, Nick Stoller director/co-writer, Judd Apatow producing) with Five-Year Engagement. Plot summary goes like this: A bawdy, couples comedy, charts the five-year engagement of a man (Segel) and his fiancee, following the ups and downs of their relationship.

With all of this upcoming work on his plate as well as a starring role on CBS' How I Met Your Mother, Segel is finally getting his due. Look out for more of my thoughts on Forgetting Sarah Marshall up to (and probably after) the release date. And here is the rest of it.