Most Recent Role: Phone Voice (Uncredited) on Futurama
Alias Name(s): David S. Cohen, David Cohen, David Cohen's Severed Hand, David²+S.²+Cohen², David S. Coffin
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Birth Name: David Samuel Cohen
Alias Name(s): David S. Cohen, David Cohen, David Cohen's Severed Hand, David²+S.²+Cohen², David S. Coffin
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Birth Name: David Samuel Cohen
Cohen was born in 1966 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA. Some twenty years later he attended Havard University where he gained a degree in physics. After graduation, Cohen worked for a year in the robotics laboratory at Harvard, before heading to UC Berkley. There, Cohen received a degree in theoretical computer science. At this point, however, he said that he realized he was not enjoying his...
Most Recent Appearance
The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings
Sunday 10 August 2003 on FOX
Fry, in an effort to win Leela's love, makes a deal with the Robot Devil to become a gifted musician. He has tried to take holophonor lessons, but his teacher claimed he had "stupid fingers." Bender realizes that the Robot Devil is the only one to help. Fry makes a deal only to regret it...
- TV.com Q&A: Futurama's head-in-a-jar David Cohen 2007-11-26 16:08:00
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David made an animated cameo in the Futurama episode "I Dated A Robot."
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David had two episode ideas for The Simpsons he could never get off the ground, they were, "Homer The Narkalaptic" and an episode which would explore Groundskeeper Willie.
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Cohen did an audio commentary for every episode of The Simpsons he wrote.
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David conceived the story of The Simpsons episode, "Homerpalooza".
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Seasons 7-9 of The Simpsons, David read the stage directions at the table reads.
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David: (On leaving TV and getting into technology.) Once in a while, when I’m fed up with the illogic of the TV business. And also briefly a couple of years ago, when I lived in fear that all of the computer scientists I knew were about to become billionaires in the internet IPO boom, leaving me behind.
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David: (On being executive producer for Futurama) It is true that I’d like to take a partial step back. I don’t think I could leave completely, since I love the show so much, but at the same time I don’t think I can take another year of working until midnight night after night. One idea I had is to stay involved in the stage of the process where we work out the stories. That way, I could retain some of the satisfaction that comes from helping plan the evolution of a universe!
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Other Appearances
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Futurama
The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings Phone Voice (Uncredited) |
Futurama
Love's Labors Lost in Space "Vergon 6" Voice (Uncredited) |
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Beavis and Butt-head
Plate Frisbee |
Beavis and Butt-head
Couch-Fishing |
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Futurama
Space Pilot 3000 |
Futurama
The Why of Fry |
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Futurama
Xmas Story |
Futurama
Anthology of Interest 2 |
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Futurama
Space Pilot 3000 Executive in Charge of Production |
Futurama
Parasites Lost Executive in Charge of Production |
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Futurama
Amazon Women in the Mood Executive in Charge of Production |
Futurama
Amazon Women in the Mood Developer |
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Futurama
Parasites Lost Developer |
Futurama
The Day the Earth Stood Stupid Story |
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