Joel Cohen
Joel Cohen (born August 23, 1963) is an American screenwriter who has worked on projects such as the movies Cheaper by the Dozen, Toy Story, Money Talks and Garfield: The Movie. He frequently works with his writing partner Alec Sokolow. Along with Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Joe Ranft, and Sokolow, Cohen was nominated in 1996 for the Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) for his work on Toy Story.
Joel Cohen
- Name
- Joel Cohen
- Born
- 23 August 1963
- Birthplace
- Manhattan, New York, U.S.
- Education
- State University of New York
- Occupation
- Screenwriter
- Full name
- Joel Edmund Cohen.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Languages
- English.
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Joel Cohen (born August 23, 1963) is an American screenwriter who has worked on projects such as the movies Cheaper by the Dozen, Toy Story, Money Talks and Garfield: The Movie. He frequently works with his writing partner Alec Sokolow. Along with Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Joe Ranft, and Sokolow, Cohen was nominated in 1996 for the Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) for his work on Toy Story.
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Joel Cohen (born 1963) is an actor, film director and film producer, among other activities, of American nationality. The actor was born Joel Edmund Cohen in Boston.
Joel Cohen was educated at University of New York. The actor is a member of Writers Guild of America West. Languages used include English.
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Beyond writing, Cohen and Sokolow jointly directed Monster Mash: The Movie (1995) and executive produced Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber (2008).
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• Name — Joel Cohen • Birth Name — Joel Cohen • Born — 23 August 1963 • Birthplace — Manhattan, New York, U.S. • Education — State University of New York • Occupation — Screenwriter • Years Active — 1983–present • Notable Works — Toy Story Cheaper by the Dozen Evan Almighty
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• Freaky Flyers (2003) • Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (2011) (with Alec Sokolow and Marianne Krawczyk)
Films
• Hot Money (1986) • Sister, Sister (1987) (with Bill Condon and Ginny Cerrella) • Pass the Ammo (1988) (with Neil Cohen) • Toy Story (1995) (with Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton and Alec Sokolow) • Monster Mash: The Movie (1995) (with Alec Sokolow, also directed) • Money Talks (1997) (with Alec Sokolow) • Goodbye Lover (1998) (with Ron Peer and Alec Sokolow) • Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) (with Sam Harper and Alec Sokolow) • Garfield: The Movie (2004) (with Alec Sokolow) • Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) (with Alec Sokolow) • Evan Almighty (2007) (story credit with Steve Oedekerk and Alec Sokolow) • Daddy Day Camp (2007) (story credit with Geoff Rodkey and Alec Sokolow) • Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber (2008) (with Salvatore Cardoni and Alec Sokolow) • The Inseparables (2023)
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- 1.Maslin, Janet. Toy Story (1995) FILM REVIEW;There's a New Toy in the House. Uh-Oh. The New York Times. November 22, 1995.
- 2.INTERVIEW: Alec Sokolow & Joel Cohen Creators of Toy Story & Writers of Garfield Part 1. scriptmag.com. 27 August 2015.
- 3.Scott, A. O. A Cat From the Comics, Full of Lasagna. New York Times. 11 June 2004.
- 4.INTERVIEW: Alec Sokolow & Joel Cohen Creators of Toy Story & Writers of Garfield Part 2. scriptmag.com. 3 September 2015.
- 5.Academy Awards database.
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