Talk about Role Models, with Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott.

Christopher Mintz-Plasse: I play an extremely awkward, loner kind of kid with no friends. Paul Rudd’s character tries to bring out my better side.

Seann William Scott sometimes can’t shake “Stifler.” Have you guys talked about nicknames sticking?

Christopher Mintz-Plasse: We did actually, one of the first days on set. I asked him if he ever got past the nickname; he was like, “Yeah man, after two more movies, people will completely forget about it.” We’ll see what happens in a few years. He’s one of the nicest guys, man. He actually makes me feel like an asshole.

He claimed to take down Jessica Simpson. Did he ever tell you about that?

Christopher Mintz-Plasse: Did he? I was actually in the room, on the other side of Jessica, when that happened. Eiffel Tower status. We did the Eiffel Tower and the Magician. Seann was nailing her. Then I ran in, and right when he pulled out, I went in. And she didn’t even know that we switched, so she was like, “This is still Seann!” And then she turned around and saw me, and she was fucking way happier than she was when it was Seann.

[Laughs.] Since you’re the youngest on set, has there been hazing from the Apatow crew?

Christopher Mintz-Plasse: [Laughs.] No.

What would you do if Seth Rogen tried to give you a swirly?

Christopher Mintz-Plasse: “Really, Seth? You’re 25—you’re going to give me a swirly?” Fuck it. Do what you gotta do. Let him, probably.

I saw a webisode you did about the “Dangers of Teabagging” that racked up some hits on YouTube.

Christopher Mintz-Plasse: You saw that? My publicist told me to take it down.

Well, it’s still up…

Christopher Mintz-Plasse: That’s awesome you saw that. It was my buddy’s idea. We were bored one Thursday night, so we took three hours out of our night and filmed it. No balls were actually placed on faces. I just want to clear that up. Our buddy is an editor.

After a debut like Superbad, how much pressure is there to stay relevant?

Christopher Mintz-Plasse: It’s tough, man. I would get scripts back in the day for Sydney White and the 7 Dorks, for something coming out called Hotel for Dogs, and I just have to stay away from things like that. The good thing about being young is that I don’t have a family to feed or a mortgage to pay, so I can take my time with picking scripts. Role Models is going to be hilarious, and Year One is going to be really funny, and then I’m doing one with Matthew Bond, which is going to be an action-comic. Home // CELEBRITIES // COVER STORY // Tracy Morgan & Christopher Mintz-Plasse // Christopher Mintz-Plasse