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Joel Coen (b. 1954)

Alias:
Joel David Coen
Roderick Jaynes
Джоэл Коэн
جوئل کوئن
ジョエル・コーエン
乔尔·科恩
喬爾·科恩
科恩兄弟
조엘 데이비드 코엔
조엘 코엔

Birthplace:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Born:
November 29, 1954

Biography from TheMovieDB

American filmmaker Joel David Coen is known for writing, directing and producing films jointly with his brother Ethan Coen; professionally they are known as the Coen brothers. In 1984, the brothers wrote and directed Blood Simple, their first film together. The film was well received and won awards for Joel's direction at both the Sundance and Independent Spirit awards.  The brothers were recognized for their talents having been nominated for a number of awards and achievements. No Country for Old Men (2007) won them the Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing, and Best Motion Picture of the Year, as well as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Award for best director. They were also awarded the Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Fargo (1996).   Joel has been married to actress Frances McDormand since 1984. They adopted a son from Paraguay, named Pedro McDormand Coen.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Assistant Editor:
1981  The Evil Dead

Characters:
1981  The Evil Dead
2019  The Jesus Rolls

Director:
1981  The Evil Dead
1984  Blood Simple
1987  Raising Arizona
1990  Miller's Crossing
1991  Barton Fink
1994  The Hudsucker Proxy
1996  Fargo
1998  The Big Lebowski
2000  O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2001  The Man Who Wasn't There
2003  Intolerable Cruelty
2004  The Ladykillers
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  No Country for Old Men
2007  To Each His Own Cinema
2008  Burn After Reading
2009  A Serious Man
2010  True Grit
2013  Inside Llewyn Davis
2016  Hail, Caesar!
2018  The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2019  The Jesus Rolls
2021  The Tragedy of Macbeth

Editor:
1981  The Evil Dead
1984  Blood Simple
1987  Raising Arizona
1990  Miller's Crossing
1991  Barton Fink
1994  The Hudsucker Proxy
1996  Fargo
1998  The Big Lebowski
2000  O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2001  The Man Who Wasn't There
2003  Intolerable Cruelty
2004  The Ladykillers
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  No Country for Old Men
2007  To Each His Own Cinema
2008  Burn After Reading
2009  A Serious Man
2010  True Grit
2013  Inside Llewyn Davis
2016  Hail, Caesar!
2018  The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2019  The Jesus Rolls
2021  The Tragedy of Macbeth

Executive Producer:
1981  The Evil Dead
1984  Blood Simple
1987  Raising Arizona
1990  Miller's Crossing
1991  Barton Fink
1994  The Hudsucker Proxy
1996  Fargo
1998  The Big Lebowski
2000  O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2001  The Man Who Wasn't There
2003  Bad Santa
2003  Intolerable Cruelty
2004  The Ladykillers
2005  Romance & Cigarettes
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  No Country for Old Men
2007  To Each His Own Cinema
2008  Burn After Reading
2009  A Serious Man
2010  True Grit
2013  Inside Llewyn Davis
2016  Hail, Caesar!
2016  Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2018  The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2019  The Jesus Rolls
2021  The Tragedy of Macbeth

Original Story:
1981  The Evil Dead
1984  Blood Simple
1987  Raising Arizona
1990  Miller's Crossing
1991  Barton Fink
1994  The Hudsucker Proxy
1996  Fargo
1998  The Big Lebowski
2000  O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2001  The Man Who Wasn't There
2003  Bad Santa
2003  Intolerable Cruelty
2004  The Ladykillers
2005  Romance & Cigarettes
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  No Country for Old Men
2007  To Each His Own Cinema
2008  Burn After Reading
2009  A Serious Man
2009  A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2010  True Grit
2013  Inside Llewyn Davis
2016  Hail, Caesar!
2016  Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2018  The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2019  The Jesus Rolls
2021  The Tragedy of Macbeth

Producer:
1981  The Evil Dead
1984  Blood Simple
1987  Raising Arizona
1990  Miller's Crossing
1991  Barton Fink
1994  The Hudsucker Proxy
1996  Fargo
1998  The Big Lebowski
2000  O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2001  Down from the Mountain
2001  The Man Who Wasn't There
2003  Bad Santa
2003  Intolerable Cruelty
2004  The Ladykillers
2005  Romance & Cigarettes
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  No Country for Old Men
2007  To Each His Own Cinema
2008  Burn After Reading
2009  A Serious Man
2009  A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2010  True Grit
2013  Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
2013  Inside Llewyn Davis
2016  Hail, Caesar!
2016  Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2018  The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2019  The Jesus Rolls
2021  The Tragedy of Macbeth

Screenplay:
1981  The Evil Dead
1984  Blood Simple
1987  Raising Arizona
1990  Miller's Crossing
1991  Barton Fink
1994  The Hudsucker Proxy
1996  Fargo
1998  The Big Lebowski
2000  O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2001  Down from the Mountain
2001  The Man Who Wasn't There
2003  Bad Santa
2003  Intolerable Cruelty
2004  The Ladykillers
2005  Romance & Cigarettes
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  No Country for Old Men
2007  To Each His Own Cinema
2008  Burn After Reading
2009  A Serious Man
2009  A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2010  True Grit
2013  Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
2013  Inside Llewyn Davis
2014  Unbroken
2016  Hail, Caesar!
2016  Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2018  The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2019  The Jesus Rolls
2021  The Tragedy of Macbeth
????  Scarface

Thanks:
1981  The Evil Dead
1984  Blood Simple
1987  Raising Arizona
1990  Miller's Crossing
1991  Barton Fink
1994  The Hudsucker Proxy
1996  Fargo
1997  Eye of God
1998  Eight
1998  The Big Lebowski
2000  O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2001  Down from the Mountain
2001  The Man Who Wasn't There
2003  Bad Santa
2003  Intolerable Cruelty
2004  The Ladykillers
2005  Romance & Cigarettes
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  No Country for Old Men
2007  To Each His Own Cinema
2008  Burn After Reading
2009  A Serious Man
2009  A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2010  True Grit
2013  Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
2013  Inside Llewyn Davis
2014  Unbroken
2016  Hail, Caesar!
2016  The Way of Folk
2016  Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2018  The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2019  The Jesus Rolls
2021  The Tragedy of Macbeth
????  Scarface

Writer:
1981  The Evil Dead
1984  Blood Simple
1985  Crimewave
1987  Raising Arizona
1990  Miller's Crossing
1991  Barton Fink
1994  The Hudsucker Proxy
1996  Fargo
1997  Eye of God
1998  Eight
1998  The Big Lebowski
2000  O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2001  Down from the Mountain
2001  The Man Who Wasn't There
2003  Bad Santa
2003  Intolerable Cruelty
2004  The Ladykillers
2005  Romance & Cigarettes
2006  Paris Je T'aime
2007  No Country for Old Men
2007  To Each His Own Cinema
2008  Burn After Reading
2009  A Serious Man
2009  A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2010  True Grit
2012  Gambit
2013  Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
2013  Inside Llewyn Davis
2014  Unbroken
2015  Bridge of Spies
2016  Hail, Caesar!
2016  The Way of Folk
2016  Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2017  Suburbicon
2018  The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2019  The Jesus Rolls
2021  The Tragedy of Macbeth
????  Scarface

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Executive Producer:
2014  Fargo

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