Robert Cohen (writer)
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Rob Cohen | |
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| Born | Robert Howard Cohen |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, director |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse(s) | Janeane Garofalo Jill Leiderman |
Robert Cohen is a Canadian comedy writer and director. Cohen's writing career has covered many TV formats, from sketch to multi-camera, single-camera and animation. He has also written multiple times for the Academy Awards and Emmy Awards.
Early life
[edit]Cohen was born to a Jewish family in Calgary, Alberta, where he attended the Calgary Hebrew School.
Career
[edit]Cohen has written for The Simpsons, The Wonder Years, The Ben Stiller Show, and The Big Bang Theory.
He won a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on The Ben Stiller Show.[1] His career as a TV comedy writer has covered every format, from multi-camera and single-camera, to sketch and animation. Cohen has also written for and produced on multiple Emmy Award, Academy Award and MTV Movie Award shows.
Personal life
[edit]Cohen is married to Jimmy Kimmel Live! producer Jill Leiderman.[2] Upon their engagement, he learned that he had been legally married to his ex-girlfriend, actress Janeane Garofalo, for the last twenty years, after what they had believed to have been a "joke wedding" in Las Vegas in 1991. They had both thought the marriage was not binding unless it had been filed at a local courthouse. The union was dissolved in 2012.[3]
Awards
[edit]| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 1993 | The Ben Stiller Show | Emmys "Outstanding individual achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program" | Won[4] |
| 2004 | In recognition of extraordinary courage shown in... efforts to advance animation organizing | Robert Metzler Award | Won[5] |
| 2016 | Being Canadian | Writers Guild of America Award "Best Documentary Screenplay" | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Director - Short Form Film | 2016 Webby Award | Won |
| 2017 | "Primetime Emmy Awards" | Writers Guild of America Award "Best Writing for a Variety Special" | Nominated
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References
[edit]- ^ "THE BEN STILLER SHOW". Television Academy. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Queen of the Night: Jill Leiderman". Marie Claire. 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- ^ Phillips Erb, Kelly (November 14, 2012). "Janeane Garofalo Finds Out She's Been Married... for 20 Years". Forbes. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ "THE BEN STILLER SHOW". emmys.com. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ^ "THE ROBERT MELTZER AWARD". wga.org. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
External links
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- Jewish Canadian comedians
- 1963 births
- Jewish Canadian writers
- Primetime Emmy Award winners
- Writers from Calgary
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- Canadian male comedians
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