Actors Jason Segel and Becca Tobin are celebrating their birthdays today, January 18.
Jason Segel, 35
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Actor, comedian, musician, screenwriter and author Jason Segel turns 35 today. Segel's first major role on television was on the NBC series Freaks and Geeks in 1999. He went on to appear in Undeclared, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Alias. Segel played Marshall on the CBS comedy series How I Met Your Mother from 2005 until its series end in 2014.
Segel made his film debut as Watermelon Guy in the 1998 teen comedy Can't Hardly Wait. Segel gained success after teaming up with Judd Apatow for the films Knocked Up, Forgetting Sarah Marshall (also writer), I Love You, Man and Get Him to the Greek (also music co-writer). in 2010, he voiced the character of Vector in Despicable Me. He went on to star in The Muppets, This is 40, The Five-Year Engagement and Sex Tape.
In 2014, Segel released the young adult novel Nightmares, the first of a three-book series. Segel co-wrote the series with Kirsten Miller.
Becca Tobin, 29
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Actress, singer and dancer Becca Tobin turns 29 today. After moving to New York at age 18 to start her acting career, Tobin started performing on stage. She appeared in numerous stage productions including Cats, Chicago, West Side Story, Annie, Oklahoma! and the Broadway production of Rock of Ages. Tobin also toured with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra in 2011.
Tobin joined the cast of Glee during its fourth season as Kitty Wilde. She, along with co-stars Jacob Artist, Dean Geyer and Melissa Benoist, became ambassadors for the new Coca Cola product, P10 300 ml Coke Mismo. They flew to Manila, Philippines to promote the new product.
Tobin made other television appearances on Master Chef, Drop Dead Diva and Mystery Girls.