Talk:Jason Segel

German descent
Segel is a common German surname. Anyone know anything about his descent? Probably German Jews? 91.66.11.4 (talk) 01:43, 2 December 2011 (UTC)
 * It's not really a common surname. I've never heard of anyone else with that name in my entire life. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.88.117.31 (talk) 09:53, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
 * But it is! Almost everyone here in Germany knows someone with that name. It's like Smith in England or Nguyen in Vietnam. Someone should add that to the article! --85.181.158.237 (talk) 13:51, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm German, have lived in a number of different regions in Germany, and I have never met anyone with the surname Segel. Neither have any of my friends and family. There's not a single person by that name in my city's telephone book, and the German Wikpedia entry on "Segel" lists only five people with that surname, none of which are German. I dare say your claim that it's as common a name as Smith is bullshit. -- Imladros (talk) 19:42, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
 * you talking bs, segel(old german: segal) is a german word, not english, or sth else. yes it is rigth that it is not frequently in german. There could be reasons, for example change the name into american english, for example: Siegel. 2003:CA:A721:7D00:DC10:4A21:62DD:D897 (talk) 15:35, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

I am German and I know nobody with the family name Segel in German, but Siegel, Sigl, Siegl is a common german family name. And the name Siegel is the origin of german names like Segal, Segel. So yes, he has definitly german ancestors. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:9E8:B404:5900:C86D:EC83:1F12:101F (talk) 15:09, 14 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Segel is an alternative version of Segal, which is a Jewish family name. His father Alvin Segel belonged to the Ashkenazi Jews. --Ochrid (talk) 00:50, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
 * and the jewish lived also in ? yes right germany. jewish germans lived in Russia, poland.Segel, Segal is no hebrew name, there are other famous family names which are obviosly german, but are very rare in Germany, for example: Einstein, Mendelssohn.
 * And look were Ashkenazi Jews lived... surprise, Germany, too. So why should Jews have a german name, if they never lived in Germany, thats make no sense. 2003:CA:A721:7D00:DC10:4A21:62DD:D897 (talk) 15:47, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

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How to reach him?
Why is he not in Instagram? 2409:4042:2E8C:6128:BFC2:54A4:CA98:1A33 (talk) 14:51, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Could someone rewrite the few sentences on his parents' background?
I would do it but I don't have the time and energy now to deal with all the links. The article says: Segel's father is Jewish,[8][9][10] whereas his mother is of English, Scottish, Irish, and French descent.[11] (and then continues, "He has stated that he was raised Jewish,[12] as well as ;a little bit of everything'").

There is a whole Talk section here debating the 'German-ness' of the name Segel, but I think people are missing a more important point. Being Jewish is neither a race (there is no such thing as race), ethnicity, nor nationality (not all Israelis are Jewish, and not all Jews are Israeli). It's fundamentally a religion, though does have certain very complex genetic implications -- remember, there are German Jews, Moroccan Jews, Chinese Jews, ... So these few sentences should be rewritten. To counterpose being Jewish and being English etc. reflects old and dangerous stereotypes about Jews, though I'm sure the writer did not mean that.After all, can't you be a French or German Jew? Or to turn it around, a Jewish French or German person?

Here is an idea: 1) Find out the ethnic background of his father. 2) Write: Segel's father is of XXX descent [insert ETHNIC background here], and his mother is of English, Scottish, Irish, and French descent.[11] His father is Jewish, and Segel has stated that he was raised Jewish,[12] as well as a little bit of everything. Hanamizu (talk) 08:39, 8 July 2022 (UTC)