THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'Superbad' 15 years later
Kirstie Renae
After 15 years, here's what the cast of the hit teen comedy, including Emma Stone, Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, and Seth Rogen, is up to now.
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The teen comedy "Superbad" (2007) helped launch the careers of its leading cast.

Emma Stone and Jonah Hill are both Academy Award-nominated actors today.

Seth Rogen has gone on to a huge career in comedy, and Bill Hader is now an acting legend.

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Jonah Hill starred as Seth.

Jonah Hill played Seth, a character loosely based on the life of cowriter Seth Rogen.

Before "Superbad," Hill had already appeared in hit comedies like "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" (2005), "Accepted" (2006), and "Knocked Up" (2007), but Seth was the role that catapulted him into mainstream comedy fame.

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Hill is now an Academy Award-nominated actor with a varied filmography.

Following the success of "Superbad," Hill joined the casts of several classic comedies, including "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" (2008), "Funny People" (2009), "Get Him to the Greek" (2010), "This Is the End" (2013), and the "21 Jump Street" films — which he also contributed to as a screenwriter.

Additionally, the actor has lent his voice to several animated films over the years, such as the "How to Train Your Dragon" series, "Megamind" (2010), "The Lego Movie" franchise, and "Sausage Party" (2016).

Despite his wide success in comedy, Hill also became known for his work in dramatic films. Most notably, he appeared in "Moneyball" (2011) and "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013), both of which earned him Oscar nominations for best supporting actor.

In 2018, the actor starred on the Netflix miniseries "Maniac" and wrote and directed the film "Mid90s" (2018). Hill also appeared in the star-studded cast of "The Beach Bum" (2019) and was the co-executive producer for "Beastie Boys Story" (2020).

More recently, Hill starred in "Don't Look Up" (2021).

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Michael Cera played Evan.

Michael Cera was no stranger to comedy when he landed the role of Evan — which was loosely based on the life of the film's other cowriter, Evan Goldberg.

Before "Superbad," the actor was well-known for playing George Michael Bluth on the hit Fox comedy series "Arrested Development."

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Cera is still a successful actor on television and in film.

The same year that "Superbad" was released, Cera also starred in "Juno," which became another one of the year's biggest hits.

Following this success, the actor continued to work in popular movies such as "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" (2008), "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" (2010), and "This Is the End" (2013), alongside many of his "Superbad" costars.

On TV, Cera continued to act on "Arrested Development" until its finale season in 2019, and he also voiced a character on The WB/Adult Swim's "Children's Hospital" for seven seasons.

He continued to expand his voice-acting credits in "Sausage Party" (2016) and "The Lego Batman Movie" (2017).

In 2014, Cera made his Broadway debut in a production of "This Is Our Youth," which earned him a Tony Award nomination, and he returned to the stage in 2018 for both "Lobby Hero" and "The Waverly Gallery."

The actor's latest work includes Hulu's "Life and Beth" and "Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank" (2022).

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Christopher Mintz-Plasse played Fogell, also known as McLovin.

Fogell/McLovin was Christopher Mintz-Plasse's first professional acting role.

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Mintz-Plasse has continued his acting career since his breakout hit.

After "Superbad," Mintz-Plasse went on to star in a variety of films, like "Role Models" (2008), the "Kick-Ass" franchise, "Pitch Perfect" (2012), and "This Is the End" (2013). He also reunited with "Superbad" costar/cowriter Rogen for the "Neighbors" film series.

Additionally, he has done voice acting for the "Trolls" and "How to Train Your Dragon" franchises.

Outside of film, the actor has worked on CBS' "The Great Indoors," Comedy Central's "Blark and Son," and ABC's "When Nature Calls."

Some of his latest film roles were in "Promising Young Woman" (2020) and "Honor Society" (2022).

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Emma Stone played Seth's crush, Jules.

"Superbad" was Emma Stone's film debut. Before that, she'd worked briefly on shows like the Disney Channel's "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" and Fox's "Malcolm in the Middle."

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Stone is now an Academy Award-winning actress.

After appearing in "Superbad," Stone went on to hit movies like "The House Bunny" (2008), "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" (2009), "Zombieland" (2009), and "Easy A" (2010).

She continued her comedy career in "Friends With Benefits" (2011), "Crazy, Stupid, Love" (2011), and "Movie 43" (2013).

She also began her transition to more serious roles in films like "The Help" (2011), "The Amazing Spider-Man" franchise, "Birdman" (2014), "La La Land" (2016), "Battle of the Sexes" (2017), and "The Favourite" (2018).

Some of her latest projects include the Netflix series "Maniac," alongside Hill, and the 2019 sequel "Zombieland: Double Tap."

More recently, Stone starred as the titular Disney villain in the live-action "Cruella" film.

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Martha MacIsaac played Evan's crush, Becca.

Prior to appearing as Becca in "Superbad," Martha MacIsaac had worked on a variety of TV shows and made-for-TV movies, including starring on the CBC drama "Emily of New Moon."

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MacIsaac is still working in the entertainment industry.

After "Superbad," MacIsaac starred in films like "The Last House on the Left" (2009) and "Dead Before Dawn 3D" (2012). She also joined her "Superbad" costar Stone in the 2017 biographical film "Battle of the Sexes."

More recently, the actress appeared in "Unicorn Store" (2017) and "What Keeps You Alive" (2018).

Much of MacIsaac's work since "Superbad" has been on television, with credits on shows like ABC Family's "Greek," NBC's "1600 Penn," and the syndicated series "The Pinkertons."

She's also done voice acting for TV series like CBBC's "Friends and Heroes," Teletoon's "Di-Gata Defenders," CBC's "Magi-Nation," and Fox's "Family Guy."

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Seth Rogen played Officer Michaels.

Although Rogen wrote the film with his childhood friend Goldberg and originally planned to star as Seth, by the time they got the movie made, he decided he was too old for the part.

Prior to "Superbad," he was already a well-established actor who was known for NBC's "Freaks and Geeks" and the films "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" (2004), "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" (2005), "Knocked Up" (2007), and "Shrek the Third" (2007).

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Rogen continues to be extremely successful in comedy and beyond.

The early 2000s were huge for comedian, writer, director, and actor Rogen.

After writing and starring in "Superbad," he went on to many other hit films, including "Step Brothers" (2008), "Pineapple Express" (2008), "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" (2008), "Funny People" (2009), "The Green Hornet" (2011), "50/50" (2011), "This Is the End" (2013), and the "Neighbors" series.

In 2014 he wrote, produced, and directed "The Interview" — a film that made headlines for its portrayal of North Korea — and the next year, Rogen broadened his horizons by playing a dramatic role in the 2015 biographical film "Steve Jobs."

He also appeared in "The Disaster Artist" (2017) and "An American Pickle" (2020).

In addition to his success on the screen, Rogen has worked in the animated side of the industry. He's lent his voice to films like the "Kung Fu Panda" series, "Monsters vs. Aliens" (2009), "Sausage Party" (2016), the CGI remake of "The Lion King" (2019), and "Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers" (2022).

Some of his latest projects include Hulu's "Future Man," Amazon Prime's "Invincible," and Hulu's "Pam and Tommy."

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Hader continues to find huge success in film and on television.

After "Superbad," Hader went on to appear in a slew of hit movies like "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" (2008), "Pineapple Express" (2008), "Tropic Thunder" (2008), "Adventureland"(2009), "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" (2009), "Paul" (2011), and "Trainwreck" (2015).

He's also acted on shows such as Fox's "The Mindy Project," Fox's "Bob's Burgers," Hulu's "The Awesomes," and HBO's "Barry," and he continues to appear on "SNL."

Hader has done a wide variety of voice acting for animated films like the "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" franchise, "Monsters University" (2013), "Inside Out" (2015), "Sausage Party" (2016), "Finding Dory" (2016), and "Toy Story 4" (2019).

Hader also appeared in "It Chapter 2" (2019), "Noelle" (2019), and "Lightyear" (2022).

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