Joel Cohen (writer)
Joel Cohen is an American film writer, who has worked on such projects as the movies Cheaper by the Dozen, Toy Story,[1] Money Talks and Garfield: The Movie.[2] He frequently works with Alec Sokolow. Along with Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Joe Ranft, and Sokolow, Cohen was nominated in March 1996, for the Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) for his work on Toy Story.[3]
Joel Cohen | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Alma mater | State University of New York |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Beyond writing, Cohen and Sokolow jointly directed Monster Mash: The Movie, and executively produced Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber (2008).
Selected writing credits
Films
- Hot Money (1983)
- Sister, Sister (1987)
- Pass the Ammo (1988)
- Toy Story (1995)
- Monster Mash: The Movie (1995)
- Money Talks (1997)
- Goodbye Lover (1998)
- Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
- Garfield: The Movie (2004)
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
- Evan Almighty (2007)
- Daddy Day Camp (2007)
- Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber (2008)
- The Last Godfather (2010)
Video games
- Freaky Flyers (2003)
- Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (2011)
References
- Maslin, Janet (November 22, 1995). "Toy Story (1995) FILM REVIEW;There's a New Toy in the House. Uh-Oh". The New York Times.
- Scott, A. O. (2004-06-11). "A Cat From the Comics, Full of Lasagna". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- "Academy Awards database". Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
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