Ethan Coen

Premiere: Ethan Coen at the LA premiere of Universal's Intolerable Cruelty - 10/1/2003 Photo: Justin Kahn, Wireimage.com

Biography

Born 09/21/1957

With director, co-writer and brother Joel, writer-producer Ethan Coen was part of the most celebrated brother act in recent entertainment memory. He helmed a series of stylish, irreverent and cinema-savvy movies that charmed critics while thrilling an initially small, but loyal band of viewers....
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Awards

  • In 2008, received Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
  • In 2008, received New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director
  • In 2008, received Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

Highlights

  • In 2007, With brother Joel, co-directed (also co-wrote and co-produced) the award winning film, "No Country for Old Men" starring Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director
  • In 2004, Helmed "The Ladykillers," with Tom Hanks and Marlon Wayans
  • In 2003, Co-directed with brother Joel "Intolerable Cruelty," which starred George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones

Family & Companions

  • Edward Coen: father (Taught at the University of Minnesota)
  • Rena Coen: mother (Taught at St. Cloud State University)
  • Debbie Coen: sister (Older)

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