Kogan was born in New York City to a
Jewish family. His father is comedy writer
Arnie Kogen. In 2001, Kogen had a son, Charlie, who is now a musician.
Career Kogen co-wrote several episodes of
The Tracey Ullman Show and
The Simpsons along with former writing partner
Wallace Wolodarsky; he served as a producer (alongside Wolodarsky) for the latter series from its second to its fourth season. Since then, he has written for several shows, including an
Emmy Award winning stint at
Frasier,
Everybody Loves Raymond,
George Lopez, and
Malcolm in the Middle. Kogen also made an appearance in
The Aristocrats. He was a consulting producer on
The Class, co-writer of the
Dave Foley/
David Anthony Higgins 1997 film
The Wrong Guy, as well as being a former stand-up comedian. He has also written, rewritten, punched up many films including
Eddie Murphy's
The Nutty Professor, the
Austin Powers films, the
Shrek films,
The Cat in the Hat,
Madagascar,
Zombieland 2, and the
Academy Award-nominated
Kubo and the Two Strings. In 2009, he started working on the
Nickelodeon TV series
The Troop. He is also the creator of
Wendell & Vinnie. In 2015, he became a writer & co-executive producer of
Dan Schneider &
Dana Olsen's live-action sitcom,
Henry Danger. In 2016, he became a writer, occasional director, and executive producer of
School of Rock, a sitcom based on the
2003 film of the same name. On April 15, 2019, Kogen joined other WGA writers in firing their agents as part of the
WGA's stand against the
ATA and the practice of
packaging. On December 9, 2020, Kogen and Ali Schouten signed on to develop an
iCarly revival series. On February 25, 2021, it was reported that Kogen left the project due to "creative differences" with star
Miranda Cosgrove. == Notable filmography ==