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Etan Cohen

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Etan Cohen
Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
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Etan Cohen was born on 14 March 1974 in Israel. He is a writer and producer, known for Holmes & Watson (2018), Idiocracy (2006) and Men in Black³ (2012). He has been married to Emily Bowen-Cohen since 14 June 1998. They have three children.
BornMarch 14, 1974
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BornMarch 14, 1974
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      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Ralph Fiennes, John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, and Rebecca Hall in Holmes & Watson (2018)
    Holmes & Watson
    3.9
    • Writer
    • 2018
    Idiocracy (2006)
    Idiocracy
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 2006
    Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, and Josh Brolin in Men in Black³ (2012)
    Men in Black³
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 2012
    Kathy Najimy, Breckin Meyer, Brittany Murphy, Ashley Gardner, Beth Grant, Johnny Hardwick, Toby Huss, Jonathan Joss, Mike Judge, Stephen Root, Pamela Adlon, and Lauren Tom in King of the Hill (1997)
    King of the Hill
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    • Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in Brothers (2024)
      Brothers
      5.4
      • story by
      • 2024
    • Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, and Anthony Ramos in The Bad Guys (2022)
      The Bad Guys
      6.8
      • screenplay by
      • 2022
    • Ralph Fiennes, John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, and Rebecca Hall in Holmes & Watson (2018)
      Holmes & Watson
      3.9
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart in Get Hard (2015)
      Get Hard
      6.0
      • screenplay
      • 2015
    • Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, and Josh Brolin in Men in Black³ (2012)
      Men in Black³
      6.8
      • written by
      • 2012
    • Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Ben Stiller, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric The Entertainer, John DiMaggio, Tom McGrath, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
      Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
      6.6
      • written by
      • 2008
    • Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller, and Jack Black in Tropic Thunder (2008)
      Tropic Thunder
      7.1
      • screenplay
      • 2008
    • My Wife Is Retarded (2007)
      My Wife Is Retarded
      5.5
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
      American Dad!
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2006
    • Idiocracy (2006)
      Idiocracy
      6.5
      • screenplay by
      • 2006
    • Kathy Najimy, Breckin Meyer, Brittany Murphy, Ashley Gardner, Beth Grant, Johnny Hardwick, Toby Huss, Jonathan Joss, Mike Judge, Stephen Root, Pamela Adlon, and Lauren Tom in King of the Hill (1997)
      King of the Hill
      7.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • executive story editor
      • story editor
      • 2001–2005
    • Recess: All Growed Down (2003)
      Recess: All Growed Down
      6.2
      Video
      • additional dialogue
      • 2003
    • Jennifer Grey, Chris Eigeman, Steven Eckholdt, Evan Handler, and A.J. Langer in It's Like, You Know... (1999)
      It's Like, You Know...
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • story
      • 1999
    • Rickey D'Shon Collins, Jason Davis, Ashley Johnson, Andrew Lawrence, Courtland Mead, and Pamela Adlon in Recess (1997)
      Recess
      7.8
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1999
    • Ernie Sabella and Kevin Schon in Timon & Pumbaa (1995)
      Timon & Pumbaa
      7.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1999

    Producer

    • Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, and Anthony Ramos in The Bad Guys (2022)
      The Bad Guys
      6.8
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
      American Dad!
      7.4
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2006–2016
    • My Wife Is Retarded (2007)
      My Wife Is Retarded
      5.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Kathy Najimy, Breckin Meyer, Brittany Murphy, Ashley Gardner, Beth Grant, Johnny Hardwick, Toby Huss, Jonathan Joss, Mike Judge, Stephen Root, Pamela Adlon, and Lauren Tom in King of the Hill (1997)
      King of the Hill
      7.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • co-executive producer
      • co-producer
      • 2002–2005

    Additional Crew

    • Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Wagner Moura, Ray Winstone, Olivia Colman, Harvey Guillén, Samson Kayo, and Florence Pugh in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
      Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
      7.8
      • additional screenplay material by
      • 2022
    • Kathy Najimy, Breckin Meyer, Brittany Murphy, Ashley Gardner, Beth Grant, Johnny Hardwick, Toby Huss, Jonathan Joss, Mike Judge, Stephen Root, Pamela Adlon, and Lauren Tom in King of the Hill (1997)
      King of the Hill
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive story editor
      • story editor
      • 2001–2002
    • Rickey D'Shon Collins, Jason Davis, Ashley Johnson, Andrew Lawrence, Courtland Mead, and Pamela Adlon in Recess (1997)
      Recess
      7.8
      TV Series
      • additional dialogue
      • 1999
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Ethan Cohen
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • March 14, 1974
      • Israel
    • Spouse
      • Emily Bowen-CohenJune 14, 1998 - present (3 children)
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      Not to be confused with another screenwriter, Ethan Coen.

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