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Updated on April 28, 2026

Jeff Cohen Wiki Biography

Jeffrey Bertan McMahon was born on 25 July 1974, in Los Angeles, California USA, and is an attorney, best known for being the founding partner of Cohen & Gardner, LLP. He is also a former child star, best known for his performance in “The Goonies” as Chunk. All of his endeavors have helped put his net worth to where it is today.

How rich is Jeff Cohen? As of early-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $4 million, earned through success in his various endeavors, in particular writing about political, legal, and business matters. He also continues to be involved in “The Goonies” related projects. As he continues his work, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.

Jeff Cohen Net Worth $4 million

When he began his acting career, he took his stage name from his mother Elaine Cohen. He started appearing on screen in 1983, both on television and in film. The Steven Spielberg production “The Goonies” would become his most popular role as Lawrence “Chunk” Cohen, and other projects he was a part of include “Perfect Harmony”, “Family Ties”, “Wonderful World of Disney”, and Webster”. Due to people mocking him because of his weight as Chunk, he took up football during high school and would eventually lose a lot of weight. He was one of the children in the game show “Child’s Play” and was also a celebrity in 1985’s “Body Language”. All of these projects increased his net worth. Eventually, after completing his education, he retired early from his show business career.

Jeff then attended the University of California, Berkeley and would earn a degree in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business. During his time at the university he was a resident assistant and also the President of the Associated Students, and was a “Mic-Man” during football games before graduating in 1996. He used connections from his past to get to the business side of film studios, and discovered that he needed to have a law degree to get to the higher positions. He attended the UCLA School of Law, and graduated in 2000, so later became an entertainment lawyer, and two years later established the Cohen & Gardner firm. He was listed as part of The Hollywood Reporter’s “Next Generation: Hollywood’s Top 35 Executives 35 and Under”. His net worth started to increase considerably in this new career.

In 2013, Jeff was named as part of Variety’s Dealmakers Impact Report, and the following year was profiled by The American Bar Association. He also started writing about business, politics, and legal matters as part of CNBC, as well as for The Huffington Post.

For his personal life, there aren’t even any rumours about possible relationships, so Jeff is obviously very private. His sister is actress Eydie Faye, who appeared as a cameo in the final scene of “The Goonies”. In a DVD commentary of the film, Cohen mentioned that he contracted chicken pox during the start of filming. Afraid that he was going to be re-cast, he didn’t tell anyone he contracted the illness and showed up to work. Director Richard Donner described Jeff as a very genuine person.



Full Name Jeff Cohen
Net Worth $4 Million
Date Of Birth June 25, 1974
Place Of Birth Los Angeles, California, United States
Height 1.63 m
Profession Attorney
Education University of California, Berkeley, UCLA School of Law, University of California, Los Angeles, Haas School of Business
Nationality American
Parents Elaine Cohen
Siblings Edie Faye
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Movies This is a Business, Orwell Rolls in His Grave, Perfect Harmony, Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School, Ask Max, The Goonies
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1 It was fun being an actor, but by the time college rolled around, I was ready to try some new things. By the time I graduated, I realized I enjoyed having a normal life and I never went back.
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1 Appeared with other The Goonies (1985) cast members for a commentary section of the film’s DVD. [August 2001]
2 Got the chicken pox after he got the role of Chunk in The Goonies (1985). He showed up to the set anyway, afraid that they would have replaced him otherwise. To generate tears during his “confession” scene with the Fratellis, he thought of his mother dying.
3 Brother of playwright Edie Faye.
4 Mother and older sister appeared on the 26 June 2004 episode of TLC’s Clean Sweep (2003) organizing their house of 32 years. Found in the mess (and shown on air) were head shots of Jeff around the time of The Goonies (1985).
5 He was the President of the Associated Students of UC Berkeley and used to do the Truffle Shuffle on the sidelines during football games.
6 As of Oct. 2010, he is an entertainment lawyer in Beverly Hills, CA.
7 Graduated from UC Berkeley.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Perfect Harmony 1991 TV Movie Ward
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School 1988 TV Movie Grunt (voice, as Jeff B. Cohen)
She’s the Sheriff 1987 TV Series Percy
Family Ties 1984-1987 TV Series Marv Jr. / Dougie Barker
Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color 1986 TV Series Max Baxter
Amazing Stories 1985-1986 TV Series Eddie / Ralph
ABC Afterschool Specials 1985 TV Series
The Goonies 1985 Chunk
The Facts of Life 1984 TV Series Seymour Slavick
Kids Incorporated 1984 TV Series Webster Bendetti
Little Shots 1983 TV Movie Ralph
Webster 1983 TV Series Dwight
Tales from the Darkside 1983 TV Series Timmy Muldoon

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Rise and Fall of Tuck Johnson 2009 TV Series producer – 2009
The Living Century 2001-2003 TV Series documentary co-executive producer – 5 episodes
Motown Live 1998 TV Series segment producer

Miscellaneous

Title Year Status Character
Surveillance 2006 production attorney

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Bill Burr: Why Do I Do This? 2008 TV Special documentary thanks
Chinese Dream 2004 Short special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
Good Morning America 2015 TV Series Himself – Guest
The Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of ‘The Goonies’ 2010 Video documentary short
I Love Toys 2006 TV Series documentary Himself (as Jeff B. Cohen ‘Chunk’)
Body Language 1985 TV Series Himself
The Making of ‘The Goonies’ 1985 TV Short documentary Himself
Child’s Play 1982 TV Series Cast Member (1982)

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Edición Especial Coleccionista 2010 TV Series Lawrence ‘Chunk’ Cohen
Family Ties 1987 TV Series Dougie Barker

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2001 CINE Golden Eagle CINE Competition Documentary – Short The Living Century (2001)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
1986 Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Performance by a Younger Actor The Goonies (1985)
1986 Young Artist Award Young Artist Awards Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor – Motion Picture The Goonies (1985)