Biography
Jay Kogen is an American comedy writer, producer, actor and director. Born on 3 May 1963 in Brooklyn, New York, he is the son of comedy writer Arnie Kogen.
He began as a stand-up comedian and actor, studying philosophy at UCLA and performing with the Groundlings improv troupe. With writing partner Wallace Wolodarsky, he contributed episodes to The Tracey Ullman Show and early seasons of The Simpsons (1989), also serving as a producer on the latter. He later wrote for and produced Frasier (1993), winning a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 1999, and worked on series including Malcolm in the Middle (2000), Everybody Loves Raymond (1996), George Lopez (2002) and Henry Danger (2014). He co-wrote the 1997 film The Wrong Guy.
