Etan Cohen
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Distinguish". Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Etan Cohen (Template:Langx; born March 14, 1974) is an Israeli-American screenwriter and film director who has written scripts for Hollywood movies, including Idiocracy (2006), Tropic Thunder (2008), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), Men in Black 3 (2012), and The Bad Guys (2022).
Early life and education
Born in Israel to a Jewish family, Cohen grew up in Sharon, Massachusetts. He graduated from the Maimonides School and Harvard College, where he wrote for the Harvard Lampoon.[1][2]
Career
His first produced scripts, in 1995 and 1997, were for Beavis and Butthead, where he was credited as Etan Cohen. [3]He has since written for other Mike Judge-directed projects, including King of the Hill from 2001 to 2005, and for the feature film Idiocracy in 2006.[4] In the late 1990s he worked on two other television series – the animated Recess and the short lived It's Like, You Know.... In 2007, he wrote the short film ‘My Wife is Retarded,’.[5] After scripting Idiocracy, he worked on the animated series, American Dad! and wrote the episode, "Failure Is Not a Factory-Installed Option". The American Dad! minor character of the same name is named for him.
In 2008, Cohen co-wrote, along with Ben Stiller and Justin Theroux, the action-comedy film Tropic Thunder. He also co-wrote, along with Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, which earned an Annie Award nomination for best Writing in a Feature Production.
Cohen penned the script for 2012's Men in Black 3. In 2015, he made his directorial debut with Get Hard, which he also co-wrote.
Cohen wrote and directed the 2018 film Holmes & Watson. The film was a critical and commercial flop and later earned him a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director.[6]
Personal life
Cohen is an observant Jew.[7] He keeps kosher and does not work on the Jewish Sabbath. He and his wife send their children to a Jewish day school.[7]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Idiocracy | No | Yes | Co-wrote with Mike Judge |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | No | Yes | Co-wrote with Justin Theroux and Ben Stiller |
| 2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | No | Yes | Co-wrote with Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath Nominated – Annie Award for Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production[8] |
| 2012 | Men in Black 3 | No | Yes | |
| 2015 | Get Hard | Yes | Yes | Directorial debut Co-wrote with Jay Martel and Ian Roberts |
| 2018 | Holmes & Watson | Yes | Yes | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director[9] |
| 2022 | The Bad Guys | No | Yes | Additional screenplay material by Yoni Brenner and Hilary Winston Also executive producer with Aaron Blabey and Patrick Hughes |
| 2022 | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | No | Partial | Additional screenplay material |
| 2024 | Brothers | No | Yes |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1995–1997 | Beavis and Butt-head | |
| 1999 | It's Like, You Know | |
| Recess | ||
| Timon & Pumbaa | ||
| 2001–2005 | King of the Hill | Annie Award for Best Writing in an Animated Television Production[10] |
| 2006 | American Dad! |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Annie Award | Writing in an Animated Television Production | King of the Hill | Won | [11] |
| 2007 | US Comedy Arts Festival | Comedy Festival Award for Best Short Film | My Wife Is Retarded | Won | [12] |
| 2009 | Annie Award | Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Madagascar 2 | Nominated | [11] |
| 2019 | 39th Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Director | Holmes & Watson | Won | [13] |
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- Etan Cohen at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/etan_cohen
Script error: No such module "navboxes". Template:Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Template:Golden Raspberry Award for Worst DirectorScript error: No such module "navboxes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Authority control".
- Pages with script errors
- American male screenwriters
- American comedy film directors
- Living people
- Israeli emigrants to the United States
- Israeli Jews
- Jewish American screenwriters
- Mass media people from Jerusalem
- 1974 births
- DreamWorks Animation people
- Maimonides School alumni
- The Harvard Lampoon alumni
- Harvard College alumni
- People from Sharon, Massachusetts
- Film directors from Massachusetts
- Screenwriters from Massachusetts