Seth Rogen recalls being on Dawson's Creek in a 'quid pro quo' with Freaks and Geeks costar Busy ...

Rogen also reacts to all the potential reunions he might have with former costars at this year's Emmys. Seth Rogen recalls being on Dawson's Creek in a 'quid pr

Rogen also reacts to all the potential reunions he might have with former costars at this year's Emmys.

Seth Rogen recalls being on Dawson's Creek in a 'quid pro quo' with Freaks and Geeks costar Busy Philipps

Rogen also reacts to all the potential reunions he might have with former costars at this year's Emmys.

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Cue Paula Cole's "I Don't Want to Wait."

Seth Rogen has none other than his *Freaks and Geeks* costar Busy Philipps to thank for landing him a role on her hit show, *Dawson's Creek*, back in the day.

In season 6 of the drama series, which ran from Jan. 1998 to May 2003 on The WB, Rogen played Bob, a stoner who has a one-night stand with Audrey (Philipps). Prior to this, Rogen had worked with Philipps on the cult classic short-lived series *Freaks and Geeks*. So, did she recommend Rogen for the stoner character on *Dawson's* after starring together in *Freaks*?

"Yeah," Rogen tells ** in the latest episode of our Awardist Podcast, before clarifying, "We did a show called *Undeclared* after *Freaks and Geeks*, and she was in an episode of *Undeclared* I wrote."**

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"It was a quid pro quo, yes," he says, laughing. "As we were shooting, she was like, 'Man, you've gotta be on *Dawson's Creek*,' and I was like, 'Ha ha ha, no problem.' And then I got a call, and they're like, 'No, seriously, you've gotta be on *Dawson's Creek*.'"

Rogen, who stars in, produces, and co-created Apple TV+ comedy *The Studio*, which is up for a whopping 23 nominations at this year's Emmys, has quite the '90s reunion to look forward to when the awards show airs Sept. 14.

Rogen would go on to work with Philipps' real-life bestie and fellow *Dawson's* star, Michelle Williams, in *The Fabelmans*. Williams is nominated for the Emmy this year for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for *Dying for Sex*. Then, there's *Freaks and Geeks* star Jason Segel, who is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for *Shrinking*.

Of all those potential reunions, Rogen tells EW, "I know, it's so nice. It's lot of people I've known a very long time. I grew up with Nathan Fielder [nominated for *The Rehearsal*], his show is my favorite show, and he's nominated for a few Emmys."

The cast of 'Freaks and Geeks,' including Busy Philipps and Seth Rogen.

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He continues, joking: "It's so amazing and lovely that these people are still allowed to work in this town and haven't done anything to get them exiled."

Created by Paul Feig, *Freaks and Geeks* only ran for one season on NBC during the 1999-2000 TV year. It famously launched the careers of several stars in addition to Rogen, Philipps, and Segel, including James Franco, John Francis Daley, Martin Starr, Samm Levine, and Linda Cardellini.

To hear more from Rogen about *The Studio* — including the 23 Emmy nominations, why he wanted to star in the show, how they landed all of those big Hollywood cameos, the scene that was hardest to film (hint: It involves Ron Howard), and more — listen to the full interview on *The Awardist* podcast below:**

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