For the life of me, I can't understand why this guy has ever received work, let alone work on an astonishingly regular basis.
because pineapple express, superbad, knocked up...etc all made lots of money?
Well, okay. But is the success of those films directly attributable to this one actor? And how does their economic fortune explain how Rogan got work in the first place?
I don't care about Rogan, really. I just find the man's overexposure puzzling.
He's been good friends with Judd Apatow ever since he auditioned for Freaks and Geeks. He keeps getting work because:
a) all of Apatow's friends are in his Apatow's movies
b) Apatow is a huge force in Hollywood, and one of the most successful producers today, so Rogen has many connections
c) he's a great character
really, he doesn't get any more or less exposure than Paul Rudd or Michael Cera get