Randy Cohen is an American writer and humorist known as the author of The Ethicist column in The New York Times Magazine between 1999 and 2011.
15 Facts About Randy Cohen
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Randy Cohen graduated from the University at Albany, SUNY in 1971, with a Bachelor of Arts in music.
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Randy Cohen received an MFA in music composition from the California Institute of the Arts.
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In 2011, Randy Cohen received the honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters from the University at Albany.
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Randy Cohen spent several years "writing humor pieces, essays, and stories for leading newspapers and magazines," including The New Yorker, Harper's, and The Atlantic; his first paid, published piece was in 1976 for The Village Voice.
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Randy Cohen's book Be Good: How to Navigate the Ethics of Everything was released by Chronicle Books in August 2012.
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Randy Cohen was a writer on Late Night with David Letterman for 950 episodes over seven years, starting in 1984.
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Randy Cohen shared in three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for his work on the show.
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Randy Cohen wrote for TV Nation, sharing in a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series in 1995.
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Randy Cohen co-wrote a first-season episode of Ed, first broadcast on February 14,2001.
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Randy Cohen wrote The Ethicist column in The New York Times Magazine between 1999 and 2011.
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Randy Cohen responded that he saw no ethical violation, because he viewed MoveOn as no more activist than other organizations, such as the Boy Scouts of America.
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Randy Cohen wrote a play about the eighteenth century boxing champion Daniel Mendoza.
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In winter 2012, public radio station WAMC launched Randy Cohen's new show Person Place Thing.
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Randy Cohen was formerly married to the writer and activist Katha Pollitt, with whom he has a daughter, Sophie Pollitt-Cohen.