David Oliver Cohen

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David Oliver Cohen
Born (1980-06-09) June 9, 1980 (age 43)
Washington, DC
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater New York University
Occupations
  • Writer
  • actor
  • winemaker
Years active1994–present
Spouse
Cristi Andrews
​
(m. 2007)​
Children2
Relatives Tanner Cohen (brother)

David Oliver Cohen (born June 9, 1980) is an American writer, actor and entrepreneur based in New York City. He is one of the authors of the White Girl Problems book series, and a founder of Swish Beverages.

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Early life and education

Cohen grew up in Annapolis, Maryland. [1] He attended New York University, where he studied acting. [2] He is Jewish.

Career

Writing

In 2010, Cohen, his brother Tanner Cohen and Lara Schoenhals created a Twitter account called White Girl Problems, writing under the pseudonym Babe Walker, a fictional 20-something socialite. [1] [3] They signed a deal to turn the Twitter feed into a book series, with the first novel, White Girl Problems, published in 2012 under the pen name Babe Walker. [4] [5] It became a New York Times best-seller the following month. [6] The follow-up, Psychos, was published in 2014, [2] [7] and American Babe, the final novel in the trilogy, was published in 2016. [3] The film rights to White Girl Problems were purchased by Lionsgate in 2013. [8] In 2016, it was announced that the film was in development, to be directed by Lauren Palmigiano and produced by Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman, [8] and to star Danielle Macdonald. [9]

Under the pseudonym Taylor Bell, a fictional college freshman, Cohen and his brother co-wrote the 2015 novel Dirty Rush. [10] In 2015, it was announced that TriStar had purchased the rights to Dirty Rush, with the film to be produced by Banks and Handelman. [11]

Credited to The Fat Jew, the 2015 book Money Pizza Respect was written by Josh Ostrovsky and Cohen, as a collection of comedic personal essays based on Ostrovsky's life. [12]

Acting

Cohen starred as Daniel McDaniel on the Nickelodeon show Taina for two years, starting in 2001. [2] [13] [14] Following that, he performed as the lead, narrator and filmmaker Mark Cohen, in the national tour of the musical Rent . [14] [15] [16] From 2006 to 2007, he portrayed Kip Lonegan on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns . [14]

Film

Cohen produced the documentary Sex Positive , which profiles safe sex activist Richard Berkowitz and premiered at the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival. [17] He directed and produced the 2010 documentary Fast Boy, about a young man's struggle with cancer. [14]

Wine

In 2015, Cohen, Josh Ostrovsky, Tanner Cohen and Alexander Ferzan co-founded the company Swish Beverages, producer of several wines including White Girl Rosé and Babe Rosé With Bubbles. [18] [19] [20]

Personal life

Cohen lives in Manhattan with his wife Cristi Andrews, an actress, and their two children. Cohen's younger brother is actor and writer Tanner Cohen. [3]

Bibliography

Filmography

Television

YearSeriesNetworkRoleNotes
1996 The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo Nickelodeon Kid 11 episode
2001-02 Taina NickelodeonDaniel McDanielSeasons 1 & 2 (26 episodes)
2002 The Nick Cannon Show NickelodeonHimselfSeason 1, episode 12
2006-07 As the World Turns CBS Kip Lonegan5 episodes
2007 The Colbert Report Comedy Central Blue Boy (voice)Season 3, episode 1

Film

YearTitleCredited asNotes
1994 Pom Poko Ponkichi (voice)
2003 Virgin Associate Producer
2008 Sex Positive ProducerDocumentary
2010Fast BoyDirector, producer, editorDocumentary
2018White Girl ProblemsBased on the novel byPre-production

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References

  1. 1 2 Scott Eidler, "Twitter's 'White Girl Problems' equal parts therapy, humor," The Washington Post , December 30, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Diana Cooper, "White Girl Problems Founders Talk Babe Walker's Success, New Book 'Psychos' and Turning the Book Into a Film," Life & Style , May 6, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Marah Eakin, "The two dudes behind White Girl Problems justify their existence," The A.V. Club , June 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ Isabel Wilkinson, "Twitter Feed White Girl Problems Becomes a Book: Authors on 'Babe Walker'," The Daily Beast , January 31, 2012.
  5. ↑ Rose Surnow, "Does This Movie Make Me Look Fat? White Girl Problems Coming to the Big Screen," Cosmopolitan , July 1, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Best Sellers: Paperback Trade Fiction: Sunday, February 19th, 2012," The New York Times , February 19, 2012.
  7. ↑ R. Kurt Osenlund, "Tanner Cohen on Babe Walker, the Fat Jew, and White Girl Rose, the Official Wine of Summer," Out , September 4, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Anita Busch, "Lauren Palmigiano Set To Direct Lionsgate's 'White Girl Problems'," Deadline Hollywood , August 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ Dave McNary, "'Patti Cake$' Star Danielle Macdonald Lands Lead Role in 'White Girl Problems'," Variety , August 2, 2017.
  10. ↑ Nina Lin, "'Dirty Rush': The only thing shameless about this sorority girl expose is the writing," New York Daily News , February 2, 2015.
  11. ↑ Mike Fleming Jr, "Tom Rothman's TriStar Lands 'Dirty Rush' Novel For 'Pitch Perfect' Tandem Elizabeth Banks & Max Handelman," Deadline.com, January 12, 2015.
  12. ↑ Chris Gardner, "The Fat Jew Talks New Book, Fantasized Three-Way With Kim and Kanye," The Hollywood Reporter , November 3, 2015.
  13. ↑ Laura Fries, "Taina," Variety, January 10, 2001.
  14. 1 2 3 4 Dorkys Ramos, "The Cast of Nickelodeon's 'Taina': Where Are They Now?" Vivala, February 25, 2016.
  15. ↑ Rick Rogers, "'Rent' seizes the '90s decade," The Oklahoman , April 4, 2002.
  16. ↑ Joe Delaney, "'Rent' makes its triumphant return at Aladdin Theatre," Las Vegas Sun , April 26, 2002.
  17. ↑ Gregg Goldstein, "Here picks up 'Sex Positive'," The Hollywood Reporter, December 1, 2008.
  18. ↑ "SWISH Beverages founders Josh Ostrovsky & David Oliver Cohen talk new 'Family Time Is Hard'," Downtown Magazine NYC, December 14, 2016.
  19. ↑ Zoe Henry, "The 'Fat Jew' Launches White Girl Rose E-Commerce Store and App," Inc. , July 25, 2016.
  20. ↑ Olivia Sterns, "Meet 'White Girl Rose,' the Wine-on-Demand From 'The Fat Jew' and 'White Girl Problems'," Bloomberg Businessweek , June 12, 2015.
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