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Jason Jordan Segel (born January 18, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother from 2005 to 2014. He began his career with director and producer Judd Apatow on the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000) and Undeclared (2001–2002) before gaining prominence for his leading roles in various successful comedy films in which he has starred, written, and produced. Segel has starred in many comedic films such as Knocked Up (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), I Love You, Man (2009), Bad Teacher (2011), The Five-Year Engagement (2012), This Is 40 (2012), and Sex Tape (2014), as well as family films such as Despicable Me (2010), and The Muppets (2011). For his role as David Foster Wallace in The End of the Tour (2015) he received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. He also starred in the dramas Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011), The Discovery (2017), Our Friend (2019), and Windfall (2022). In 2023, he began starring as a therapist in the Apple TV+ series Shrinking, which he also co-created alongside Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein. For his performance he earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series nomination.
Reed Richards, a brilliant scientist, is obsessed with exploring alternate dimensions. With funding from industrialist Victor Von Doom, he assembles a team: his girlfriend Susan Storm, her thrill-seeking brother Johnny, and Reed’s loyal friend Ben Grimm. They launch a mission to the Negative Zone, but a cosmic storm strikes, causing their ship to crash back to Earth. The storm changes them: Reed can stretch his body, Susan becomes invisible and generates force fields, Johnny can control fire and fly, and Ben transforms into a rock-like creature. Struggling with their mutations, they take refuge at Doom Industries, where Reed works on a cure. Reed’s old friend Tony Stark—with whom he has a long history—visits the lab. Tony, concerned about Reed’s research into the Negative Zone, warns him, “I’ve seen how unchecked power changes people. Just ask Bruce Banner. This kind of energy can turn you into something you can’t come back from.” Despite the warning, Reed remains determined to fix their condition. Meanwhile, Victor Von Doom, also affected by the storm, becomes Doctor Doom and plans to harness the Negative Zone’s energy. The Fantastic Four unite to stop Doom, and in a climactic battle, they trap him in the Negative Zone. With Doom defeated, the team embraces their new roles as heroes, becoming the Fantastic Four. Mid Credits: Hooded figures in Latveria carry Doom’s mask, awaiting his return.
