Jay Kogen

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Jay Kogen
Born	Jay Steven Kogen May 3, 1963 (1963-05-03) (age 48) Brooklyn, New York
Occupation	director, producer, writer, actor
Years active	1968-present
Spouse	Brown Kogen (1997-present)

Jay Steven Kogen (born May 3, 1963) is an American comedy writer.

1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life & family
4 Filmography
5 External links

[edit] Early life

Jay Steven Kogen was born in Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of Mad writer Arnie Kogen, and Sue Kogen (née Hirsch). His paternal grandparents, Samuel Kogen and Pauline Gorin, were Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire (now Ukraine), while his maternal grandparents, Harold Hirsch and Ida "Chicky" Ellenberg, also Jewish, were born in New York. On his father's side, he is a distant relative of 1930's actor John Garfield.

In 1968 his family relocated to Los Angeles, California. In 1981 he graduated from Birmingham High School.

[edit] Career

He has co-written several episodes of The Tracey Ullman Show and The Simpsons along with former writing partner Wallace Wolodarsky. 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.

My World and Welcome to It: Executive Producers are Jay Kogen, Kim Tannenbaum, Barry Sonnenfeld & Mitch Hurwitz. Comedy based on James Thurber's collection of essays about being a dad in the 1960s. Production: Sony Pictures Television & Tantamount.

In 2009, He started working on the Nickelodeon TV series The Troop, and he is working on a pilot for a Disney show called Pack of Wolves.

[edit] Personal life & family

Kogen married Lynn "Brown" Mandell (better known as Brown Kogen) on May 31, 1997. They currently reside in Los Angeles, California with their son, Charlie (b. 2001).

[edit] Filmography

The Simpsons

Malcolm in the Middle

[edit] External links

Jay Kogen at the Internet Movie Database

v t e Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series (1990–1999)

Bob Brush for "Good-bye" (1990) Gary Dontzig / Steven Peterman for "Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way" (1991) Elaine Pope / Larry Charles for "The Fix-Up" (1992) Larry David for "The Contest" (1993) David Angell / Peter Casey / David Lee for "The Good Son" (1994) Chuck Ranberg / Anne Flett-Giordano for "An Affair to Forget" (1995) Joe Keenan / Christopher Lloyd / Rob Greenberg / Jack Burditt / Chuck Ranberg / Anne Flett-Giordano / Linda Morris / Vic Rauseo for "Moon Dance" (1996) Ellen DeGeneres / Mark Driscoll / Dava Savel / Tracy Newman / Jonathan Stark for "The Puppy Episode" (1997) Peter Tolan / Garry Shandling for "Flip" (1998) Jay Kogen for "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" (1999)

Complete list (1955–1959) (1960–1969) (1970–1979) (1980–1989) (1990–1999) (2000–2009) (2010–present)

v t e Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program (1990–1999)

1990 (tie) Billy Crystal 1990 (tie) Jerry Belson James L. Brooks Marc Flanagan Dinah Kirgo Jay Kogen Marilyn Suzanne Miller Heide Perlman Ian Praiser Sam Simon Tracey Ullman Wallace Wolodarsky 1991 Billy Crystal Hal Kanter Buz Kohan David Steinberg Bruce Vilanch Robert Wuhl 1992 No award 1993 Judd Apatow Robert Cohen David Cross Brent Forrester Jeff Kahn Bruce Kirschbaum Bob Odenkirk Sultan Pepper Dino Stamatopoulos Ben Stiller 1994 No award 1995 No award 1996 David Feldman Eddie Feldmann Mike Gandolfi Tom Hertz Leah Krinsky Dennis Miller Rick Overton 1997 Chris Rock 1998 Jose Arroyo David Feldman Eddie Feldmann Jim Hanna Leah Krinsky Dennis Miller David Weiss 1999 Tom Agna Vernon Chatman Louis C.K. Lance Crouther Gregory Greenberg Ali LeRoi Steve O'Donnell Chris Rock Frank Sebastiano Chuck Sklar Jeff Stilson Wanda Sykes Mike Upchurch

Complete list (1957–1969) (1970–1979) (1980–1989) (1990–1999) (2000–2009) (2010–2019)

v t e Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay - Episodic Comedy (1995–2009)

Joe Keenan for "The Matchmaker" (1995) David Mandel for "The Pool Guy" (1996) Gregg Kavet & Andy Robin for "The Fatigues" (1997) Rob Greenberg for "Frasier's Imaginary Friend" (1998) Jay Kogen for "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" (1999) Christopher Lloyd & Joe Keenan for "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue" (2000) Philip Rosenthal for "Italy", Parts 1 & 2 (2001) Dan O'Shannon & Lori Kirkland & Bob Daily for "Rooms With A View" (2002) Bob Daily for "No Sex, Please, We're Skittish" (2003) Jim Vallely & Mitchell Hurwitz for "Pier Pressure" / Neil Thompson for "Ida's Boyfriend" (2004) Jenji Kohan for "You Can't Miss The Bear" (Pilot) (2005) Steve Carell for "Casino Night" (2006) Paul Lieberstein & Michael Schur for "The Job" (2007) Andrew Guest & John Riggi for "Succession" (2008) Robert Carlock for "Apollo, Apollo" (2009)

Complete list (1995–2009) (2010–2029)

Persondata
Name	Kogen, Jay
Alternative names
Short description	Writer
Date of birth	May 3, 1963
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York
Date of death
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