---
name: "David X. Cohen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-x-cohen"
fi1m_id: "david-x-cohen"
imdb_id: "nm0169326"
tmdb_id: 94290
wikidata_id: "Q455743"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "13 July 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T17:29:48.900696+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# David X. Cohen

## Identity

David X. Cohen

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-x-cohen
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-x-cohen
- **IMDb ID:** nm0169326
- **TMDB ID:** 94290
- **Wikidata ID:** Q455743
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_X._Cohen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455743, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0169326/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/94290

Writer. Born 13 July 1966 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 13 July 1966, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1989–1999
- **Also known as:** David S. Cohen, David Samuel Cohen
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Bill Odenkirk](https://film.one/person/bill-odenkirk.md), [Brian Kelley](https://film.one/person/brian-kelley.md), [Carlos Baeza](https://film.one/person/carlos-baeza.md), [Dan Vebber](https://film.one/person/dan-vebber.md), [Eric Horsted](https://film.one/person/eric-horsted.md), [Eric Kaplan](https://film.one/person/eric-kaplan.md), [Gregg Vanzo](https://film.one/person/gregg-vanzo.md), [Jeffrey Lynch](https://film.one/person/jeffrey-lynch.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 81 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_X._Cohen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455743, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0169326/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/94290

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Simpsons*](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) (88), [*Futurama*](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md) (81)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

David X. Cohen, born David Samuel Cohen, is an American television writer. He began his career writing for *Beavis and Butt-Head* before joining the staff of *The Simpsons* in 1993, where he wrote or co-wrote thirteen episodes under the name David S. Cohen until 1998. He later changed his middle initial to X upon joining the Writers Guild of America to distinguish himself from another member.

Cohen co-developed the animated series *Futurama* with Matt Groening, serving as head writer, executive producer and showrunner. He has also written episodes of *Disenchantment*. He holds a bachelor's degree in physics from Harvard University and a master's degree in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley. Cohen has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on *The Simpsons* and *Futurama*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, simpsons.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *Futurama* (1999), Fi1m 81, as Computer (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md)

### Wrote (1) — the average rests on these

- *The Simpsons* (1989), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Disenchantment* (2018), series, Producer, Writer
- *The Adventures of Delivery-Boy Man* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder* (2009), Executive Producer, Original Series Creator
- *Futurama: Bender's Game* (2008), as The Die of Power (voice) (uncredited) · Original Series Creator, Executive Producer, Story, Screenplay
- *Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs* (2008), Executive Producer, Original Series Creator
- *Futurama: Bender's Big Score* (2007), Original Series Creator, Executive Producer, Story
- *A Terrifying Message from Al Gore* (2007), Producer
- *Futurama* (1999), series, as Computer (voice) · Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md)
- *Beavis and Butt-Head* (1993), series, Writer
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, Writer, Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

## Gallery

- ![David X. Cohen](https://film.one/media/person/61909/gallery-fb281e0fac54.jpg) David X. Cohen — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/David_X._Cohen_-_Futurama.jpg/1280px-David_X._Cohen_-_Futurama.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Billy West & David X. Cohen speaking at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsew](https://film.one/media/person/61909/gallery-3b0d7376e5c6.jpg) Billy West & David X. Cohen speaking at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsew — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Billy_West_%26_David_X._Cohen_%287600938470%29.jpg/1280px-Billy_West_%26_David_X._Cohen_%287600938470%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![David X. Cohen and Matt Groening at the 2009 Comic Con in San Diego.](https://film.one/media/person/61909/gallery-561f2b68f56e.jpg) David X. Cohen and Matt Groening at the 2009 Comic Con in San Diego. — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/David_X._Cohen_%26_Matt_Groening_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-David_X._Cohen_%26_Matt_Groening_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Futurama writer and exec producer David X. Cohen. (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/61909/gallery-1bca438b14a6.jpg) Futurama writer and exec producer David X. Cohen. (2009) — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/David_X._Cohen_%283757268776%29.jpg/1280px-David_X._Cohen_%283757268776%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![David X. Cohen on the Futurama panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.](https://film.one/media/person/61909/gallery-d54fb98679bb.jpg) David X. Cohen on the Futurama panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere. — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/David_X._Cohen_%284842191595%29.jpg/1280px-David_X._Cohen_%284842191595%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![David X. Cohen at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.](https://film.one/media/person/61909/gallery-6ee6f2bcd659.jpg) David X. Cohen at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere. — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/David_X._Cohen_%285979808885%29.jpg/1280px-David_X._Cohen_%285979808885%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/david-x-cohen