Person profile
Jaffe Cohen
82%WokeWoke score · lower is better75% personal • 95% work
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- 1
- Crew roles
- 1
- Cast roles
- 0
- Profile updated
- July 6, 2026
- TMDB person ID
- 1080070
Creator Context
Summary
A pioneering openly gay stand-up comedian and writer, Jaffe Cohen co-founded the comedy troupe "Funny Gay Males" in the late 1980s, breaking barriers for LGBTQ+ representation on national television. He co-authored "Growing Up Gay: From Left Out to Coming Out" (1995) and has consistently explored gay identity, self-acceptance, and queer perspectives throughout his body of work.
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