‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ Cast: Where Are They Now?

The weather outside is weather! Jason Segel wrote one of the most popular romantic comedies of all time when he penned Forgetting Sarah Marshall — and it all started with his own awkward breakup!

“I got broken up while naked in real life. It was a really bad day,” the How I Met You Mother alum told the ladies of The View during a 2018 interview. “My girlfriend and been out of town and she called me from the airport and asked ‘Hey are you home, can I come over?’ When she arrived I was waiting for her like Burt Reynolds and she walked in and I was like “I’ve been waiting for you,” and she said, ‘We need to talk.’ And then this break up commenced.”

The 2007 film, which included a heightened version of Segel’s own awkward breakup, follows struggling musician Peter Bretter (Segel) as he travels to Hawaii in a last-ditch effort to forget about his TV crime-solving ex-girlfriend Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell). Trouble ensues when he runs into his ex on the island who is vacationing with her new boyfriend but finds his own second chance at love with hotel employee Rachel Janson (Mila Kunis).

[jwplayer xE48UlGT-zhNYySv2]

The unorthodox rom-com had an all-star supporting cast, including Bill Hader, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd and Russell Brand as Aldous Snow — a role that not only led to the 2010 comedy Get Him to the Greek — but was originally meant for actor Charlie Hunnam.

“Jason Segel wrote Forgetting Sarah Marshall for he and I to do together, and he wrote that role [of Aldous Snow] for me,” the Sons of Anarchy said during a November 2020 interview with Collider. “I went and I did the table read and it was very successful … but I felt as though I needed to seize the trajectory [of my career] and that just wasn’t really aligning with what I wanted to be doing … He’s one of my best friends, but I had to tell him, ‘I’m so sorry, I’m not gonna do this.’”

While the England native revealed that he came to regret his decision, he realized quickly that Brand was ultimately the right man for the job.

“Obviously, that’s the dude who should have been playing that role,” he admitted. “Clearly, I just needed to step out of the way of the universe manifesting itself the way it was supposed to.”

Scroll down to see what Segel, Brand and the rest of the Forgetting Sarah Marshall cast are up to now:

[podcast_block]

The California native first got his start on the critically acclaimed teen series Freaks and Geeks in 1999 before becoming a household name on the hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother, which aired from 2005 to 2014.

Following his role as Peter Bretter, Segel was featured in various big-name comedy films, including I Love You Man and This Is 40 with Forgetting Sarah Marshall costar Rudd.

The Dispatches From Elsewhere actor has recently tried his hand at YA novels, penning 2017’s Other World and its follow-up, Other Earth, which debuted one year later. In January 2023, his hit series Shrinking — in which he stars and serves as writer and executive producer — premiered on AppleTV+. 

Bell’s breakout role came in 2003 when she played the titular character in teen noir series Veronica Mars. She reprised the role for the 2014 film and the 2019 revival series on Hulu. 

Since her portrayal of Sarah Marshall, the Michigan native has lent her voice to various projects, including Disney’s Frozen and The CW’s Gossip Girl. In 2021, she reprised her role for Max’s reboot of the hit teen series. 

In 2016, the Lifeguard actress starred in and produced the NBC post-mortem comedy The Good Place, which ran for four seasons and also was featured in the Bad Moms movie franchise alongside costar Kunis. 

Bell married fellow actor Dax Shepard in 2013 and the couple share two children, Delta and Lincoln. 

Brand first got his start working as a video journalist for MTV. Following his role in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the comedian worked as a voice actor for 2010s Despicable Me and its follow-up film, 2013s Despicable Me 2. In 2022, he appeared in the mystery thriller Death on the Nile. 

In 2009, Brand began dating Katy Perry after meeting on the set of Get Him to the Greek. The two got engaged just months after they began dating and tied the knot in October 2011 but split less than a year later. He married Laura Gallacher in 2017. 

Kunis has been featured in a myriad of blockbuster hits, including 2010’s Black Swan and the 2016 Bad Moms franchise opposite Bell. She has voiced the character of Meg Griffin on FOX’s Family Guy since 2000. 

In 2015, the Ukraine native tied the knot with Ashton Kutcher, who she starred opposite in That 70’s Show from 1998 to 2006. The two share two children, Wyatt Isabelle and Dimitri Portwood. 

Beyond his role as Brian Bretter, Hader had an eight-year stint on the NBC sketch comedy Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2013. He was also featured in supporting roles in Hot Rod (2007), Superbad (2007), Tropic Thunder (2008) and It Chapter 2 (2019).

The Arizona native has lent his voice to popular animated films such as Inside Out in 2015, Finding Dory in 2016, and The Addams Family 2 in 2021. In 2018, he created, starred in, produced and directed the HBO dark comedy Barry, which has become critically acclaimed. 

The Sausage Party alum tied the knot with Maggie Carey in 2006 before filing for divorce in December 2018. The two share three daughters. Hayley, Hannah and Harper.  He is currently dating Anna Kendrick.

With a career spanning over 30 years, Rudd got his start in various teen hits of the 90s, including Clueless and Wet Hot American Summer.

After playing surfer Chuck in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the New Jersey native portrayed characters in some of the most popular comedies of the 2000s, including Anchorman, This is 40, and 40-Year-Old Virgin before joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Ant-Man.

He has also been featured on various television series like Parks and Rec, The Shrink Next Door and 2019s Living With Yourself, the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. 

Rudd has been married to Julie Yaeger since 2003 the couple share two children, son Jack and daughter Darby.