| Marshall Eriksen | |
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| Marshall Eriksen | |
| Aliases: | Marshmellow [1]; The Kid; Funny Butt |
| Series: | How I Met Your Mother |
| Gender: | Male |
| Notability: | Main character |
| Occupation: | Lawyer |
| Location: | New York City, New York |
| Relatives: | Lily Aldrin (wife); Marvin Eriksen (father, deceased); Marvin Wait-for-It Eriksen (son) |
| Status: | Alive |
| Born: | 1978 |
| First: | "Pilot" |
| Actor: | Jason Segel |
Marshall Eriksen is one of the main characters from the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother. He is played by actor Jason Segel.
Overview[]
Biography[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Marshall Eriksen was created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas.
- Marshall Eriksen also appeared on an episode of the animated series Family Guy. He appeared in "Peter's Progress".
- Was college roommates at Wesleyan University with Ted Mosby.
- His pet name for Lily is Lilypad. Hers for him is Marshmellow.
- When referring to his academic career, Marshall often calls himself The Kid.
- Likes inventing new games. Ironically, this is also the chosen vocation of Lily's father, Mickey Aldrin.
- Was a virgin until he began dating Lily Aldrin, though he has admitted to accidentally getting to second base with another girl during a school stage production of Peter Pan years earlier.
- Secretly loves olives though he told Lily for years that he hated them. (HIMYM: Pilot)
- Marshall's son, Marvin Wait-for-It Eriksen, was born in the two-part season seven finale, "The Magician's Code (Part 1)".
Trademarks[]
- Marshall and Lily high-five one another whenever one of them says something that the other approves of. These comments often relate to their sex life.
Notable episodes[]
- "Pilot": 1st appearance; Proposes to Lily
See also[]
External links[]
- Marshall Eriksen at IMDB
- Marshall Eriksen at the TV IV
- Marshall Eriksen at Wikipedia
- Marshall Eriksen at TV Rage.com
- Marshall Eriksen at the HIMYM Wiki
References[]
- ↑ "Life Among the Gorillas"