Jaffe Cohen
Biography
Jaffe Cohen is an award winning screenwriter, author, and stand up comic. His screenplay, Best Actress, co-written with Michael Zam, made the Blacklist, and was bought by Ryan Murphy who used it as the basis for the first season of the FX TV series Feud, starring Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 1997, 2h 15m • as Partygoer
A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • as Sub-Editor
Three sisters - Georgia, Eve, and Maddy - do what they do best with life, love, and lunacy on the telephone lines that bind - when their curmudgeonly father, Lou, is admitted to a Los Angeles Hospital. After years of wild living, intermittent affection, and constant phoning, he is finally threatening to die.
Movie - 1998, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Live performance clips are combined with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews in which the performers candidly share their life experiences, offer insights into the art of comedy, and discuss the obstacles facing gays and other minorities within the entertainment industry. Diverse in their approaches these performers share a talent for humor which speaks to universal human experience. What emerges is a hilarious and inspiring film about the power of laughter to communicate, heal, and transcend social prejudices.