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Joel Coen
Joel Coen was born on November 29, 1954 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA as Joel Daniel Coen. He is a producer and writer, known for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), A Serious Man (2009) and Fargo (1996). He has been married to Frances McDormand since April 1, 1984. They have one child.
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Producer (24 credits)
Producer (24 credits)
2014-2020
Fargo
(TV Series) (executive producer - 31 episodes)
- Episode #4.1
(2020)
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- Somebody to Love
(2017)
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- Aporia
(2017)
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- Who Rules the Land of Denial?
(2017)
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- The Law of Inevitability
(2017)
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2013
Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis
(TV Movie documentary) (producer)
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Writer (30 credits)
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Director (26 credits)
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Editor (15 credits)
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Self (41 credits)
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Archive footage (3 credits)
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Other Works:
TV commercial: Directed a commercial for H & R Block tax service. See more »Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 6 Print Biographies | 13 Interviews | 15 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Alternate Names:
Roderick Jaynes | JoelHeight:
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Someone asked us once how we adapt novels, and Ethan [Coen] said, "Joel holds the book open by the spine, while I retype it into the computer...Don't change it [the book] if it's not broken! See more »Trivia:
Has won the Cannes prize for Best Director three times, more than any other filmmaker. He won in 1991 for Barton Fink, 1996 for Fargo and 2001 for The Man Who Wasn't There. See more »Trademark:
Frequently casts Steve Buscemi (6 times), spouse Frances McDormand (5 times), Jon Polito (5 times), John Goodman (5 times), John Turturro (4 times), George Clooney (3 times), Michael Badalucco (3 times), Charles Durning (twice), M. Emmet Walsh (twice), Peter Stormare (twice), Richard Jenkins (twice), John Mahoney (twice), Tony Shalhoub (twice), Stephen Root (3 times), and Billy Bob Thornton (... See more »Star Sign:
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