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| Born | 16 June 1980 Paris, France |
| Occupations | Actor Comedian |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Jonathan Cohen (born June 16, 1980) is a French film director, producer and actor.
He is known for co-starring in the Netflix prequel film to Army of the Dead , Army of Thieves (2021).
Cohen was born in the 19th arrondissement of Paris in France, the only child to Sephardic Jewish parents. [1] His father, a perfume retailer, and his mother, a bank worker, divorced when he was five. His grandfather was a rabbi. [2] [3] [4] He was raised in Pantin in the northeastern suburbs of Paris. [5] At the age of 18 he abandoned his commercial management studies and embarked on a series of jobs, including selling windows. [5] He decided to pursue acting studies after being inspired by attending theatre improv. [5] He had also been exposed to cinema from a young age by his cinephile rabbi grandfather, introducing him to the work of Luchino Visconti and Jean-Paul Belmondo. [5]
He took classes at the stage school, les Ateliers du Sudden, founded by Raymond Acquaviva. [6] In 2000 he enrolled at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique. [7]
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