Jason Segel Takes the Lead in Forgetting Sarah Marshall

By Mallory Potosky
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/acting/article/jason_segel_forgetting_sarah_marshall_20080417/
Jason Segel isn’t a typical Hollywood leading man—especially not for a romantic comedy. But then again Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the movie in which the 28-year-old has his first leading role, is not your typical romantic comedy. Inspired by the likes of Albert Brooks and Woody Allen before him, Segel wrote a script that turns convention on its head.