JOEL COEN
Name: Joel Daniel Coen and Ethan Coen
November 29, 1954 (age 53) (Joel Coen)
September 21, 1957 (age 50) (Ethan Coen)
Origin: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, known collectively as the Coen brothers, are four-time
Academy Award winning American filmmakers. For more than 20 years, the pair have
written and directed numerous successful films, ranging from screwball comedies
(O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Raising Arizona, The Hudsucker Proxy) to film noir
(Miller's Crossing, Blood Simple, The Man Who Wasn't There, No Country for Old
Men), to movies where those two genres blur together (Fargo, The Big Lebowski,
Barton Fink). The brothers write, direct and produce their films jointly,
although until recently Joel received sole credit for directing and Ethan for
producing. They often alternate top billing for their screenplays while sharing
film credits for editor under the alias "Roderick Jaynes". They are known in the
film business as "the two-headed director", as they share such a similar vision
of what their films are to be that actors say that they can approach either
brother with a question and get the same answer.
Name: Joel Daniel Coen and Ethan Coen
November 29, 1954 (age 53) (Joel Coen)
September 21, 1957 (age 50) (Ethan Coen)
Origin: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, known collectively as the Coen brothers, are four-time
Academy Award winning American filmmakers. For more than 20 years, the pair have
written and directed numerous successful films, ranging from screwball comedies
(O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Raising Arizona, The Hudsucker Proxy) to film noir
(Miller's Crossing, Blood Simple, The Man Who Wasn't There, No Country for Old
Men), to movies where those two genres blur together (Fargo, The Big Lebowski,
Barton Fink). The brothers write, direct and produce their films jointly,
although until recently Joel received sole credit for directing and Ethan for
producing. They often alternate top billing for their screenplays while sharing
film credits for editor under the alias "Roderick Jaynes". They are known in the
film business as "the two-headed director", as they share such a similar vision
of what their films are to be that actors say that they can approach either
brother with a question and get the same answer.