Jay Kogen is an American Humour Screenwriter, producer, actor and director.
Biography
Kogan was born in New York City
was born to a
American Jews family.
[ Jewish Journal: "The Circuit" by Norma Zager November 3, 2005] His father is comedy writer
Arnie Kogen. In 2001, Kogen had a son, Charlie, who is now a musician.
Career
Kogen co-wrote several episodes of
The Tracey Ullman Show and
The Simpsons along with former writing partner Wallace Wolodarsky; he served as a producer (alongside Wolodarsky) for the latter series from its second to its fourth season. Since then, he has written for several shows, including an
Emmy Award winning stint at
Frasier,
Everybody Loves Raymond,
George Lopez, and
Malcolm in the Middle. Kogen also made an appearance in
The Aristocrats. He was a consulting producer on
The Class, co-writer of the
Dave Foley/David Anthony Higgins 1997 film
The Wrong Guy, as well as being a former stand-up comedian. He has also written, rewritten, punched up many films including
Eddie Murphy's
The Nutty Professor, the
Austin Powers films, the
Shrek films,
The Cat in the Hat,
Madagascar,
Zombieland 2, and the
Academy Award-nominated
Kubo and the Two Strings.
In 2009, he started working on the Nickelodeon TV series The Troop. He is also the creator of Wendell & Vinnie.
In 2015, he became a writer & co-executive producer of Dan Schneider & Dana Olsen live-action sitcom, Henry Danger.
In 2016, he became a writer, occasional director, and executive producer of School of Rock, a sitcom based on the 2003 film of the same name.
On April 15, 2019, Kogen joined other WGA writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of Movie packaging.
On December 9, 2020, Kogen and Ali Schouten signed on to develop an iCarly revival series.
Notable filmography
- The Simpsons
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"Homer's Odyssey"
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"Krusty Gets Busted"
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"Treehouse of Horror"
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"Bart the Daredevil"
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"Old Money"
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"Like Father, Like Clown"
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"Lisa the Greek"
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"Bart's Friend Falls in Love"
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"Treehouse of Horror III"
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"Last Exit to Springfield"
- Frasier
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"My Fair Frasier"
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"Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do"
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"Sweet Dreams"
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"Frasier's Curse"
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"Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz"
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"IQ"
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"Something About Dr. Mary"
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"Morning Becomes Entertainment"
- Malcolm in the Middle
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"Tiki Lounge"
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"College Recruiters"
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"Hal's Dentist"
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