Jeffrey Bertan McMahon is a famous multi-talented icon, born on 25 June 1974 in Los Angeles, California. He is well known as Chunk from the movie 'The Goonies'. Cohen is his stage name taken from his mother maiden name Elaine Cohen. He has a sister named, Eydie Faye.
She is also a famous actress and playwright. His mother and sister had appeared in the renowned television serial 'Clean Sweep'. Cohen is a B.S (Business Administration) graduate from University of California, Berkeley. In the year 2000, Cohen graduated from UCLA School of Law and became an entertainment lawyer in California. In 2014, the Bar Council of America had profiled Cohen. He is famous for his works in the movies, 'The Goonies' (1985), 'Perfect Harmony' (1991) and 'Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School' (1988).
While started acting in the movie ' The Goonies ' Cohen got chickenpox. On the famous 'Truffle Shuffle' sequence you can notice the chickenpox mark on his chest. His biography reveals he managed to act in the movie as he feared that he might be replaced by someone else and he may lose his chance then. While performing on his 'confession' scene, he thought of his mother dying and he tears out.
The famous director Richard Donner, states Cohen as 'His acting had an incredible sense of genuineness, of reality. He was Jeff — he drew from himself, and I think that's who he is now. He is straight and honest. I think that was in his acting and now in his law practice.' Cohen writes about business, political and legal articles for CNBC and Huffington Post. Cohen was recognized in the Dealmakers Impact Report. He was named one among the best in Hollywood's Top 35 Executives. He has an estimated net worth of about $4 million.
His personal views about himself are being a fun-loving actor, during in his college days, he was ready to try out new things. when he got graduated he then realized that he had a normal life. He is an actor, producer, an attorney and a football player. He is also the best businessman and a writer who writers periodical articles in top magazines. At the University of California, Berkely Cohen was standing for a President role for the students association and was using Chunk posters during the campaign! Cohen quitted Hollywood when he could not put himself for the 'fatty roles'.
He commented that it was the time to the survival of the fittest. when he was in his teenage, the career ended as he was changing from Chunk to hunk and due to this he did not get any opportunities. He had lost his weight during his high school as he started playing football. There is no information on his personal life. He had to be nominated for Saturn Award, and Young Artist Award for his Best Performance for the film 'The Goonies' in the year 1985. He had won the CINE Golden Eagle award in the year 2001 for his documentary 'The Living Century' with other executive producers. Cohen is active in social media sites like twitter and his address is @CavsJeff.
Birth Date: | 25 Jun, 1974 |
Age: | 45 yrs |
Occupations: | Actor Lawyer Television actor Film actor |
Citizenship: | United States of America |
Birth Place: | Los Angeles |
Education: | Haas School of Business |
Gender: | Male |
Description: | Attorney, child actor |
Net Worth 2021: | 4 million |