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New York Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Harrison Ford once complimented his ‘Shrinking' co-star Jason Segel on his ‘great d–k'
It belongs in a museum! Harrison Ford once complimented Jason Segel on his 'great d–k' after watching the 45-year-old actor go full frontal in 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall.' Segel recalled the 'Indiana Jones' star's surprising words during Variety's 'Actors on Actors' series with Seth Rogen published on Thursday, June 5. 7 Harrison Ford once complimented Jason Segel's 'great d–k' after watching the younger actor go full frontal in 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall.' AFP via Getty Images 7 Segel recalled Ford's surprising words during a recent episode of Variety's 'Actors on Actors' series with Seth Rogen. Peggy Sirota for Variety He began by explaining how the producers of 'Shrinking,' Brett Goldstein and Bill Lawrence, convinced Ford, 82, to sign on to the popular Apple TV+ series. 'We got Harrison Ford because Harrison Ford is the kind of person you make an offer to so that for three days you can say, 'We've made an offer to Harrison Ford,' and then you'll pick the real guy,' Segel said on Thursday. 'He read it, and he didn't know anything about me,' the 'How I Met Your Mother' star continued. 'Brett Goldstein met with him, and they had a really nice meeting, and they sent him 'The End of the Tour' and 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall.'' 7 Segel began by telling Rogen how the producers of 'Shrinking' convinced Ford to sign on to the Apple TV+ show. Peggy Sirota for Variety 'Then,' he added, 'Bill Lawrence got a text that said, 'I'm in. And tell the kid, great d–k.'' Rogen, 43, couldn't get over the fact that Ford once complimented Segel's manhood. 'Even if he was out, that would be great,' the 'Studio' star joked. 'I would take that.' 7 Ford and Segel as the therapists Paul Rhoades and Jimmy Laird in Season 2 of 'Shrinking.' Apple TV+ The full-frontal scene in question occurs in the 2008 comedy when Segel's character, Peter Bretter, stands fully naked as his girlfriend, Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), breaks up with him. Segel previously opened up about the surprising scene in 2015 and revealed that he was the one who came up with the idea. 'I thought that was hilarious,' he told Vulture at the time. 'I was actually not very uncomfortable doing it. I really felt free.' 7 'I'm in,' Segel recalled Ford saying. 'And tell the kid, great d–k.' ©Apple TV/Courtesy Everett Collection 'You have to put it in the context that this was 2006, 2007, and this hadn't been done before, in my recollection,' Segel added, 'where the main guy was going to be naked in the first five minutes of the movie.' Even more surprising was Segel's admission that the full frontal idea was inspired by a similar incident that had actually happened to him in real life years before. 'She arrived at the house and I had decided that the way to really kick off this sex was that I was waiting on the couch totally naked, like posed,' he told Conan O'Brien during an episode of the comedian's podcast in 2023. 7 Ford and Segel seen at 'Shrinking' FYC Event at The Think Apple TV+ Emmy House on May 18, 2025, in Los Angeles Apple TV+ via Getty Images 'So she walked in and there I am laying,' he continued, 'and I said, 'I've got a surprise for you,' and then she said, 'We need to talk.'' One person who didn't enjoy Segel's nude scene was his mother, who was blindsided when she watched it at the movie premiere. 'She said, 'Why didn't you tell me?'' the recalled last year. 'I said, 'I thought it would be a funny joke.' She said, 'This is not a funny joke.'' 7 This wouldn't be the first time that the 'Indiana Jones' star complimented his 'Shrinking' co-star's manhood. Getty Images As for 'Shrinking,' the series stars Segel and Ford as therapists Jimmy Laird and Paul Rhoades, respectively. The show, which premiered in January 2023 and concluded its second season in December, follows Segel's character in the wake of his wife's death. It also follows Ford's character as he battles Parkinson's disease. 'There's no intention to make it into a joke,' Ford said of his character's startling diagnosis during an interview late last year. 'But there are people that absorb these kinds of experiences with grace and courage and a little bit of wisdom,' he added. 'And that is not to say that some people do not.'
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Harrison Ford Went Out Of His Way To Compliment 1 Celebrity's 'Great Dick'
Who says Indiana Jones is afraid of snakes? On Thursday, Variety published a conversation between friends and longtime collaborators Seth Rogen and Jason Segel — and in it, Rogen asks his former 'Freaks and Geeks' co-star how he managed to snag Harrison Ford for his show, 'Shrinking.' Segel co-stars in the Apple TV+ series that he co-created with Brett Goldstein (of 'Ted Lasso' fame) and Bill Lawrence. Segel admitted to Rogen that Ford had no idea who he was, and he had to get Goldstein and Lawrence involved to help sway 'The Fugitive' star to accept the role as Dr. Paul Rhoades, a senior therapist and colleague of Segel's character. 'He read [the script], and he didn't know anything about me,' Segel explained. 'Brett Goldstein met with him, and they had a really nice meeting, and they sent him 'The End of the Tour' and 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall.'' The latter of these two movies has a very memorable scene in which Segel fully exposes his little Jason — and it seems that Ford was impressed. 'Then, apparently, Bill Lawrence got a text [from Ford] that said, 'I'm in. And tell the kid, great dick.'' 'Even if he was out, that would be great. I would take that,' Rogen joked in response, and Segel quickly changed the subject. Although the anecdote is pretty funny, it's hard to believe that Rogen didn't set up his buddy to brag about his junk. Last year, Stephen Colbert asked Ford about a headline that claimed that he had no idea who Segel was before signing on to 'Shrinking.' 'Not true,' Ford said, explaining he'd watched 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' before agreeing to do the show. 'And the producer asked me what I thought [of the movie] and I said, 'Nice penis.''
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jason Segel to star in 'Sponsor, psychological thriller selling at Cannes
May 12 (UPI) -- Jason Segel will reunite with director James Ponsoldt on a new psychological thriller, Sponsor, which is up for grabs at the Cannes Film Festival. The duo worked together on the Apple TV+ series Shrinking, directed by Ponsoldt and starring Segel as an unconventional therapist mourning the loss of his wife. In Sponsor, Segel portrays Peter who gets into a wreck while under the influence and reluctantly enters a recovery program in lieu of jail. Instead of providing support, however, his sponsor, Jerry, who has not yet been cast, "pushes him into a living hell," an official synopsis states, per Deadline. Segel and Ponsoldt released a statement that said the film delves into "what happens when support becomes control -- when the person you turn to for salvation slowly becomes your worst nightmare." The script was penned by both Segel and Ponsoldt.
New York Post
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Jason Segel reveals why he started not to enjoy himself during ‘How I Met Your Mother'
For Jason Segel, starring in 'How I Met Your Mother' caused some problems IRL. The actor, 45, opened up about how working on the long-running sitcom made balancing his movie career difficult. 'The way my life was for about six years was I would be shooting 'How I Met Your Mother,'' Segel said on Monday's episode of The Hollywood Reporter's 'Awards Chatter' podcast. 'And during that time, I would be writing a movie that we would then shoot on the four months off and get done in time to get back to 'How I Met Your Mother.'' Advertisement 6 Neil Patrick Harris and Jason Segel in 'How I Met Your Mother.' CBS The show aired for nine seasons from 2005 to 2014 and also starred Josh Radnor, Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders, and Alyson Hannigan. 'And it was an amazing time. It was an electric time. But I also was getting a little tired and I was starting to not enjoy myself so much,' admitted Segel. 'And that was a bummer because I was doing such cool things.' Advertisement 6 Jason Segel in 'How I Met Your Mother.' FOX During his time on the hit show, the 'Shrinking' star received some sound advice from Judd Apatow. The director, 57, was the one who executive-produced the young star's first-ever television series, 'Freaks and Geeks,' in 1999. 'Judd had instilled this thing in us during 'Freaks and Geeks,' where he said, 'If you can improv the way that you can, then you can write. I just need to teach you how to write,'' Segel explained. Advertisement He recalled that Apatow told him, 'You're a weird dude, and the only way you're going to make it is if you write your own material.' 6 Jason Segel in 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall.' Photo Credit: Glen Wilson Segel then 'pitched' Apatow 'lightly' on a script of his own: 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall.' 'I went to Hawaii, and I rented a little house in Hawaii. And I wrote 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' in two months, and then we made it. And then I was kind of off to the races,' he recounted. Advertisement Segel wrote the script during a hiatus from 'How I Met Your Mother' after the first season. The 2008 rom-com went on to be a huge hit and starred Kristen Bell, Russell Brand, Mila Kunis, Paul Rudd, and Jonah Hill. 6 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall.' Photo Credit: Glen Wilson Podcast host Scott Feinberg spoke about the benefits and downfalls of Segel's position, sharing that while the sitcom gave him 'financial security' and recognition, it also 'locked [him] into playing a guy for a long, long time.' 'Listen, it's like the best problem you could ever have, for sure, especially when you're scared you might never work,' Segel responded. When the actor made the 2011 movie 'The Muppets' — which he starred in and also co-wrote — he would shoot 'How I Met Your Mother' during the day and the movie at night. 6 'Freaks and Geeks' on NBC. NBC Photo: Chris Haston That same summer, the star filmed his other script 'The Five-Year Engagement.' Advertisement 'So I was a tired dude,' Segel admitted. These days, after a slew of comedic and dramatic hits, the actor revealed which role he'd love to dive into next. 6 Jason Segel attends the American Cinematheque's This Is Not Fiction 2025 Festival Closing Night Premiere of HBO Max's '100 Foot Wave.' Getty Images Advertisement 'I would like to play a really archvillain,' Segel told Parade in October 2024. 'I think that I walk this line between charming and creepy, and I always kind of fall at the very end towards charming. But if I fell towards creepy, it could be really interesting.' Segel said he just wants to portray someone 'really bad,' but who 'seems so nice.'
Express Tribune
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Jeff Daniels joins season 3 of Shrinking
Emmy-winning actor Jeff Daniels has joined the cast of the third season of Shrinking, Apple TV+'s hit comedy series, alongside Jason Segel and Harrison Ford. Daniels, best known for his roles in The Looming Tower and The Newsroom, will play Jimmy's father in a guest co-created by Segel, Bill Lawrence, and Brett Goldstein, follows Jimmy, a grieving therapist portrayed by Segel, who begins to break professional boundaries and tell his clients exactly what he thinks. His unorthodox approach leads to significant, life-changing consequences for both his clients and himself. This marks a return to comedy for Daniels, who has predominantly focused on dramatic roles over the past decade, including his work on Godless and the Dumb and Dumber sequel in 2014. Shrinking will be Daniels' first major live-action comedy series role. The cast of Shrinking also includes Christa Miller, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell, and Ted McGinley. The second season featured Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein, with Goldstein appearing in a recurring role. The show is produced by Warner Bros Television and Lawrence's Doozer Productions. Executive producers for season 2 included Lawrence, Segel, Goldstein, Neil Goldman, James Ponsoldt, Jeff Ingold, Liza Katzer, Randall Winston, Annie Mebane, Rachna Fruchbom, and Brian Gallivan. For the upcoming season, Ashley Nicole Black and Bill Posley are joining the team as executive producers. Daniels, a two-time Emmy Award winner, was most recently seen in Showtime/Prime Video's American Rust and Netflix's A Man In Full. He will also portray former President Ronald Reagan in the upcoming Cold War film Reykjavik. Daniels is represented by LBI and Martino Management.
