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Jason Segel To Receive Award From Harvard

The actor will receive the Man of the Year award next month
By: Ilan Mester
Published: January 24th, 2012 in Culture » Film » News
Jason SegelPic: DreamWorks Pictures

Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals has awarded Jason Segel with its Man of the Year award. The theatre club also announced that Claire Danes will receive the Woman of the Year award.

The theatre group -- considered the oldest American theatre club for undergraduate students -- posted the following on its website:

“The Pudding is proud to honor such accomplished actors whose work has made an indelible mark on the world of entertainment, in both drama and comedy.”

A number of actors have received the award; past recipients include James Franco, Scarlett Johansson, Ben Stiller, Godlie Hawn and Sarah Jessica Parker.

Segel, the star of films like Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Muppets, will be roasted and presented with his Pudding Pot on Friday, Feb. 3.

The 32-year-old actor has a couple of projects coming out this year, including The Five-Year Engagement. Catch the trailer below.


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