Jay Kogen

Jay Kogen
Born	Jay Steven Kogen (1963-05-03) May 3, 1963 Brooklyn, New York, United States
Ethnicity	Jewish
Occupation	Film writer, producer, actor, director
Years active	1988–present
Spouse(s)	Brown Kogen (m. 1997)

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

Biography

Born to a Jewish family,^[1] Kogen 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.

In 2009, he started working on the Nickelodeon TV series The Troop. He is also the creator of Wendell & Vinnie.

Filmography

The Simpsons

Malcolm in the Middle

"Tiki Lounge"
"College Recruiters"
"Hal's Dentist"

References

↑ Jewish Journal: "The Circuit" by Norma Zager November 3, 2005

External links

Jay Kogen at the Internet Movie Database
Jay Kogen Reddit Questionnaire (September 17, 2012)

Awards for Jay Kogen

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for 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)

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1990–99)

Billy Crystal / Jerry Belson, James L. Brooks, Marc Flanagan, Dinah Kirgo, Jay Kogen, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Heide Perlman, Ian Praiser, Sam Simon, Tracey Ullman and Wallace Wolodarsky (1990, tie) Billy Crystal, Hal Kanter, Buz Kohan, David Steinberg, Bruce Vilanch and Robert Wuhl (1991) No award (1992) Judd Apatow, Robert Cohen, David Cross, Brent Forrester, Jeff Kahn, Bruce Kirschbaum, Bob Odenkirk, Sultan Pepper, Dino Stamatopoulos and Ben Stiller (1993) No award (1994) No award (1995) David Feldman, Eddie Feldmann, Mike Gandolfi, Tom Hertz, Leah Krinsky, Dennis Miller and Rick Overton (1996) Chris Rock (1997) Jose Arroyo, David Feldman, Eddie Feldmann, Jim Hanna, Leah Krinsky, Dennis Miller and David Weiss (1998) 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 and Mike Upchurch (1999)

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

Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy (1990–1999)

Diane English for "Brown Like Me" (1990) David Isaacs & Ken Levine for "Rat Girl" (1991) Diane English & Korby Siamis for "Uh-Oh: Part II" (1992) Larry David for "The Contest" (1993) Larry David & Lawrence H. Levy for "The Mango" (1994) 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)

Complete list 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 308767290 LCCN: no2014072847

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