Etan Cohen Biography

Fast Facts

• Nominated, with Tom McGrath, for a 2009 Annie Award for Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production for "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa․"
• Won Best Short Film at the U․S․ Comedy Arts Festival in 2007 for "My Wife Is Retarded․"
• Won an Annie Award for Writing in an Animated Television Production for the "Ceci N'est Pas Une" episode of "King of the Hill․"
• Graduated from Harvard College in Cambridge, Mass
• Wrote for the "Harvard Lampoon" while he was in college
• Quote: "It's hard to second-guess what other people will like․ Easier to just write for yourself․"
• Quote: "I think as a writer you can get too precious about words and forget about the power of physical comedy or just the presence of your stars․"
• Has written for a number of projects directed by Mike Judge, including "Beavis and Butthead," "King of the Hill" and "Idiocracy․"
• Drawn to comedic material that holds some truth, social satire, social criticism or observation
• Stated that he got a sense of victory out of seeing people complain about "Tropic Thunder" on the internet who hadn't even seen the movie