Etan Cohen

Known for: Writing
Born: January 1, 1974 (age 52)
Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel

Biography

Etan Cohen is an Israeli-American screenwriter and film director, best known for writing the scripts to Tropic Thunder, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Men in Black 3.

Known For

Men in Black 3

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Tropic Thunder

Idiocracy

Get Hard

The Bad Guys

American Dad!

Holmes & Watson

The Bad Guys 2

King of the Hill

Timon and Pumbaa

Filmography

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Blood Brothers

Movie · Writer

2025

The Bad Guys 2

Movie · Screenplay

2024

Brothers

Movie · Story

2022

The Bad Guys

Movie · Screenplay

2018

Holmes & Watson

Movie · Writer

2015

Get Hard

Movie · Screenplay

2012

Men in Black 3

Movie · Screenplay

2008

Tropic Thunder

Movie · Screenplay

2008

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Movie · Writer

2007

My Wife Is Retarded

Movie · Writer

2006

Idiocracy

Movie · Screenplay

2005

American Dad!

TV · Writer · 2 eps

1997

King of the Hill

TV · Writer · 10 eps

1997

Recess

TV · Writer · 2 eps

1995

Timon and Pumbaa

TV · Writer · 4 eps

1993

Beavis and Butt-Head

TV · Writer · 8 eps