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Etan Cohen

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The Resume

    (March 14, 1974- )
    Born in Jerusalem, Israel
    Screenwriter and director
    Wrote or co-wrote episodes of Beavis and Butthead, King of the Hill, and American Dad! and the films 'Idiocracy' (2006), 'Tropic Thunder' (2008), 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa' (2008), and 'Men in Black 3' (2012)
    Directed and wrote 'Get Hard' (2015) and 'Holmes & Watson' (2018)

Why he might be annoying:

    'Variety' wrote that 'Get Hard' was 'undone by some of the ugliest gay-panic humor to befoul a studio release in recent years.'
    He won the Golden Raspberry for Worst Director for 'Watson & Holmes.'
    He wrote the screenplay for 'Ghostbusters 3,' which never got made due to Bill Murray's refusal to participate. (No reason for his refusal was given, but we like to imagine that Murray -- who has said that he only agreed to voice the title cat in 'Garfield' because he mistook co-writer Joel Cohen for one of the Coen Brothers -- took a second look at the name on the script and said, 'I'm not falling for that ruse twice!')

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a writer for the Harvard Lampoon.
    A character in 'American Dad' was named after him.
    He won an Annie Award for best writing for an animated TV series for 'King of the Hill.' (2005)
    Mike Judge approached him about writing 'Idiocracy' by saying, 'I remember you did some of the most offensive episodes from the 'Beavis' days. You'd be a great guy to do this movie.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying