Joel Edmund Cohen (born August 23, 1963) is an American screenwriter who has worked on such projects as the movies ''

Cheaper by the Dozen ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, published in 1948. The novel recounts the authors' childhood lives growing up in a household of 12 children. The bestsel ...

'', ''

Toy Story ''Toy Story'' is a 1995 American computer-animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter (in his feature directorial debut), produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The first installment in the '' Toy Story ...

'', '' Money Talks'' and '' Garfield: The Movie''. He frequently works with his writing partner Alec Sokolow. Along with Joss Whedon,

Andrew Stanton Andrew Ayers Stanton (born December 3, 1965) is an American filmmaker and voice actor based at Pixar, which he joined in 1990. His film work includes co-writing and co-directing Pixar's ''A Bug's Life'' (1998), directing '' Finding Nemo'' (2003) ...

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, Pete Docter,

Joe Ranft Joseph Henry Ranft (March 13, 1960 – August 16, 2005) was an American screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist and voice actor. He worked for Pixar Animation Studios and Disney at Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney Television Animation ...

, and Sokolow, Cohen was nominated in 1996 for the

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for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) for his work on ''Toy Story''. Beyond writing, Cohen and Sokolow jointly directed '' Monster Mash: The Movie'' (1995) and executively produced '' Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber'' (2008).

Selected writing credits

Films

*''Hot Money'' (1983) *'' Sister, Sister'' (1987) *''

Pass the Ammo ''Pass the Ammo'' is a 1987 American comedy film starring Bill Paxton, Annie Potts, Linda Kozlowski and Tim Curry. The film is a spoof of televangelism released right after the real-life scandals related to Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart. The mov ...

'' (1988) *''

'' (1995) *'' Monster Mash: The Movie'' (1995) *'' Money Talks'' (1997) *''

Goodbye Lover ''Goodbye Lover'' is a 1998 neo-noir comedy film about a murder plot surrounding an alcoholic advertising agency worker and his adulterous wife. The film was directed by Roland Joffé, and stars Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, Don Johnson, El ...

'' (1998) *''

'' (2003) *'' Garfield: The Movie'' (2004) *'' Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties'' (2006) *''

Evan Almighty ''Evan Almighty'' is a 2007 American comedy film, and a spin-off of ''Bruce Almighty'' (2003). The film was directed by Tom Shadyac, written by Steve Oedekerk, based on the characters created by Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe from the original fi ...

'' (2007) *''

Daddy Day Camp ''Daddy Day Camp'' (also known as ''Daddy Day Care 2'') is a 2007 American comedy film starring Cuba Gooding Jr., and directed by Fred Savage in his feature film directorial debut. It is the second installment in the ''Daddy Day Care'' film se ...

'' (2007) *'' Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber'' (2008)

Video games

*'' Freaky Flyers'' (2003) *'' Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' (2011)

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