Andrew J. Cohen

Andrew J. Cohen made his feature film directorial debut with The House, which starred Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler, and which he also co-wrote and produced. Cohen also co-wrote and executive produced Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates and co-created the original Neighbors, both starring Efron. Cohen also served as 2nd unit director, co-writer and executive producer on the first Neighbors.

Cohen studied film at Yale University and got his start in the film industry working at Creative Artists Agency. While working for a television agent, Cohen wrote and directed spec commercials and short films in his free time.  One of them caught the eye of director Adrian Lyne, who hired Cohen as his assistant on Unfaithful.

Cohen went on to work alongside Judd Apatow for many years—first as Apatow's assistant on Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, then as associate producer on The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby; and alongside his longtime writing/producing partner Brendan O'Brien, as co-producer on Funny People.

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