aaron born april canadian american actor filmmaker comedian began career performing stand comedy teenage years winning vancouver amateur comedy contest living native vancouver landed supporting role series shortly moved portland oregon role officially cancelled season low viewership later got sitcom hired staff writer landing job staff writer final season ali writers received nomination guided film career cast major supporting role credited producer directorial debut year old virgin received critical praise performance agreed cast lead films starred universal biopic executive producer writer television series preacher comedy partner wrote films end directed end interview starred voice work films hears film series monsters aliens paul upcoming early life born vancouver mother sandy social worker father born worked non profit organizations assistant director circle jewish organization father american american citizenship birth described parents met israel israel radical jewish older sister named attended point grey secondary school graduate incorporating classmates writing known stand comedy performed camp camp child want pursue career comedy soon realized funny job job wanted got start business age comedy workshop taught early comedy routines involved jokes bar grandparents camp teenage years perform stand comedy routines places like bar small parties later shifting bars paid write jokes age wrote rough draft childhood friend met bar classes based teenage experiences spent rest time high school script initially worried american pie beaten idea movie decided film totally avoid honest interaction characters going mother supportive comic drive stand comedy club humour won vancouver amateur comedy contest years old age father lost job mother quit forcing house sale relocate significantly smaller apartment time landed role television attending local casting despite strong academic performance dropped high school began working relocated family los_angeles paid bills main wage career early work friendship acting debut cult hit series released cynical freak revolving group teenagers lives aired reviewed nbc lowest viewed program cancelled season poor ratings impressed skills chose lead shows originally set play fairly popular college freshman network think leading male material opted served staff writer short lived production following cancellation auditions thought achieve better success writer soon pack close group includes steve_carell grown man spending time said comedy fan know hanging guys going great comics time come odd requests turn idea movie days come page ideas films professional effect actor said obviously stress important career roles legend ron big career point staff writer baron season ali writers received primetime emmy award nomination familiar audiences main character witty workers reviewed buddy comedy directorial debut feature year old virgin produced improvised dialogue hadn screen work indicated carry memorable convincing performance character mtv wrote boston_globe reviewer wrote stars hilarious right believed moments film said actor followed small role critically panned comedy featuring breakthrough breakthrough came universal_studios lead production knocked romantic comedy follows repercussions drunken night stand character promoted media personality results pregnancy completing year old virgin approached potential starring roles actor suggested high concept science fiction ideas insisted work better real life situations agreed accidental pregnancy concept production called shooting sex scenes nerve found comfort supporting cast played lead focus million budget released june knocked critical commercial box office hit garnering approval rating percent review aggregator rotten_tomatoes grossing million received favourable reviews later year played supporting irresponsible police officer written writing partner produced originate main roles teenage best friends party plans wrong based film writing praised critics finding authentic topped box office weeks row hosted saturday night live october april projects included animated film based book voiced character additionally wrote taylor produced starring homeless titular character based screenplay page movie panned critics thought plot grown man kids bodyguard beating focus drawn remade nickelodeon movie probably look like taylor wrote lent voice animated movie time exceptionally theatres making million action comedy directed produced wrote script chosen play film protagonist year old accidentally witnesses murder delivering cast pot dealer goes run asked inspiration said wrote knew released theatres august million ticket sales million production budget movie critics lauded performances humor april empire reported actor write episode animated television series simpsons voiced character episode entitled homer opened season romantic comedy rounded actor portrayed title roles pennsylvania try extra cash making adult film having difficulty trying secure rating commented mtv movie complained crazy fine people eyes shit like people having sex picture distributed halloween disappointed box office voiced character animated science fiction monsters aliens commercially total million starred hill directed mall cop comedy observe report portrayed mall security guard film opened theatres april critics noted departure acting style playing laid roles playing character boston_globe opined vulnerability makes safe altogether new vulnerability arrives later starred directorial feature funny people played young inexperienced comic played mentor sorts character film dramatic elements previous efforts funny people commercial failure coming short million budget fresh rating rotten_tomatoes recent work years development feature film adaptation handled theatrical release january chose imagining title character executive producer movie cast main character later admitted having overwhelmed handling million budget insane specific money things making movie size actor went strict weight loss diet play slim crime fighter critical disappointment called big sloppy loud mess movie found story fallen apart nonetheless opened number box office making million opening weekend going gross million reprised voice role produced took supporting role cancer based autobiographical script screenwriter released september shot scenes upcoming film movies paramount_pictures road movie guilt trip starring released cinemas film inventor invites mother road trip attempts sell new product reuniting lost love collaborator directorial debut end comedy movie featuring playing fictional versions facing global apocalypse film received positive reviews number box office opening weekend wrote foreword book console wars sega nintendo battle defined generation working movie adaptation book end collaborator april hosted saturday night live musician performing year starred neighbors directed released interview opposite released december wrote directed film june north_korea threatened retaliation usa ban interview movie act war act terror gangster filmmaker december announced release movie attack studio allegedly tied north_korea threats subsequently north korean leader result criticism decision sony subsequently film available online allowed theatrical release december portrayed founder biopic screenplay performance film widely praised november starred christmas themed comedy night followed reprising voice role upcoming playing attempting survive personal life began dating writer actress met working ali couple engaged september married october california usa continue reside miller minor screen roles films spoken awareness disease biological family runs wife affected mother years think kind hard conceive brutal said cnn saw don kind heartbreaking interview talked tries emotionally supportive miller mother miller spoke larry king special epidemic aired april testified disease charity united states labor february started movement inspire change raise awareness disease generation february honored humanity work promoting awareness raising money research foundation member open marijuana user purported muse gay community calling bear icon appearance subject art book titled simply project magazine print artist depicts sexual poses parents met israel filmography reception critical response films starred produced awards nominations
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