Apatow and Rogen a Juvenile-Comedy Juggernaut

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"Superbad" is the tale of three goofy teen guys who scheme to buy booze and get girls, making dirty jokes all the while. For Judd Apatow, the writer-director behind "Knocked Up" and "The 40-Year- Old Virgin," it was love at first read.

But for years, he couldn't get the movie made. He got the script (by "Knocked Up" star Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg) in 2000, before he had any real success. His 1999 TV series, "Freaks and Geeks," was canceled by NBC before the first season was up, and his follow-up, "Undeclared," met a similar fate on Fox.

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Apatow and Rogen a Juvenile-Comedy Juggernaut

Then came a string of hits. Apatow produced the 2004 Will Ferrell comedy, "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy." "Virgin" was a 2005 sleeper success (featuring Rogen as a lovable instigator), followed by the Apatow-produced...

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