Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel) is Ted's college roommate and now best friend in How I Met Your Mother.  Marshall is engaged to and eventually marries his college sweetheart, Lily.

Marshall is a lawyer who always wanted to work as an evironmental lawyer but in an effort to provide for his wife and future family now works with Barney at a big bank corporation.

Marshall was previously Ted's roommate for the first few seasons but now lives with Lily in their own condo they purchased.

Marshall Eriksen Quotes

Ted: She didn't even give me the signal!
Barney: What, is she gonna bat her eyes at you in morse code? [bats eyes] Ted... kiss me. No! You just kiss her!
Ted: Not if you don't get the signal!
[Barney spontaneously kisses Marshall]
Barney: Did Marshall give me the signal?
Marshall: No! [to Lily] I didn't, I swear!

Ted: I've been there for all the big moments of you and Lily: the night you met, your first date, other first things...
Marshall: Huh-uh-uh, yeah, sorry, we thought you were asleep.
Ted: It's physics Marshall, if the bottom bunk moves the top bunk moves too

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