Seth Green

Few people know that Seth Green is responsible for one of the most used slogans of the 1990s. In 1992 he appeared in a Rally's Burgers commercial as a disgusting drive-thru cashier who repeatedly delivered the line "Cha-CHING!", and the phrase entered popular culture.

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At the age of 13, Seth Green played Alyson Hannigan's boyfriend 'Fred' in My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988). Ten years later, at 23, he played her boyfriend again when he took on the role of 'Oz' in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).

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The harsh voice of Chris Griffin on Family Guy (1999) is based on the character Buffalo Bill from The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

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Seth Green loves action figures and owns his own Scott Evil figure.

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Seth Green has been a longtime friend of actress Sarah Michelle Gellar, and the two have worked together several times. They can be seen together in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) and Robot Chicken (2005).

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Seth Green had shot a role for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992); the footage was left on the cutting room floor, but a photo from the scene appeared on the back of the commercial VHS box. He eventually appeared in Buffy on the TV series (Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)).

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Both of Seth Green's parents are Jewish. Their families came from Russia, Germany and Latvia.

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Seth Green is very close friends with Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) star Michelle Trachtenberg.

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Seth Green graduated from high school with honors.

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Seth Green is not related to Bruce Seth Green, who directed some episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997). Some sources occasionally confuse the two and state that Seth was the director.

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Seth Green was also offered a role in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) and a role in Chairman of the Board (1997), which starred Carrot Top. Green said that at the time it was hard to choose between the two films. [source: Seth Green interview on NPR, February 23, 2005].

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Seth Green became engaged to Clare Grant [February 25, 2010].

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Seth Green attended the same middle school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as pop artist Eve.

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In a fan poll conducted by the Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan zine (2004), Seth Green ranked 7th among the Top Ten Sexiest Men of the Buffy / Angel universe.

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A poll by E! Entertainment Television named Seth Green Hollywood's hottest young actor.

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In 1998, Seth Green was included in Entertainment Weekly's "It List" of the 100 Most Creative People in Entertainment.

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Entertainment Weekly once named Seth Green Best TV Actor.

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According to Jason Mewes, the studio did not want Mewes to return as Jay in Mallrats because they doubted he could pull it off. The studio therefore brought both Breckin Meyer and Seth Green in to audition for the role of Jay. The studio even had Seth Green on standby in case Mewes failed to impress them enough, so Seth Green nearly took on the role of Jay.

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Seth Green has made entrances in two separate films to two separate Clay Aiken songs: "Invisible" in Without a Paddle (2004) and "The Way" in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004).

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Before playing a werewolf on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), Seth Green played Wolfman on SeaQuest 2032 (1993).

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Seth Green played Lyle in The Italian Job (2003). Michael Caine, a lead actor in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), appeared in the original The Italian Job (1969).

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Seth Green has an older sister named Kaela Green.

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Seth Green is currently working on his show Robot Chicken (2005).

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Seth Green shot Without a Paddle (2004) in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Seth Green was among the guests at Jessica Simpson's 25th birthday party.

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