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| Born | June 25, 1974 |
| Hometown | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Height | 5'4" (1.63m) |
| Parents | Elaine Cohen McMahon |
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A year later, Texas synagogue hostages cope, carry on
- A year ago, Jeff Cohen and three others survived a hostage standoff at their Reform Jewish synagogue in this Fort Worth suburb. The 10-hour standoff ended about 9 p.m. that Saturday as the remaining hostages — including Cohen — escaped and the FBI’s tactical team gunned down Akram. The violence left the synagogue with broken doors and windows, shattered glass and bullet holes.
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Elleda Wilson: In One Ear: Kind and empathetic
Jul. 8—For "The Goonies" fans, that remaining ray of hope for a Goonies 2 sequel was crushed with the death of 91-year-old director Richard Donner on Monday. The movie would not be made without him. He is pictured on the set of "The Goonies," courtesy of Warner Bros. Donner was a man of "astounding generosity," as Jeff Cohen (inset, Chunk in "The Goonies") explained to Variety. Most of the ...
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Richard Donner Remembered: Jeff Cohen, Who Played Chunk in ‘Goonies,’ on Director’s Astounding Generosity
Jeff Cohen first met Richard Donner while making “The Goonies,” the 1985 adventure classic about a group of misfit kids hunting for treasure. Cohen played Chunk, a mischevious preteen who loves ice cream and prank calls. Decades later, he credits Donner with coaxing out his performance, but Cohen owes more to the late director than […]
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