Margie Cohn Head of Television

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Margie Cohn currently serves as Head of Television for DreamWorks Animation where she oversees all television development and production, including the content for DreamWorks Animation’s ground-breaking multi-year deal with Netflix. As part the studio’s television initiatives, Cohn and her team are tasked with creating more than 1200 episodes of new programming inspired by characters from DreamWorks Animation’s hit franchises and upcoming feature films as well as the vast Classic Media library.

Cohn previously spent 26 years at Nickelodeon, where in various development and production roles she helped make the network number one in cable for 18 consecutive years. She started as a coordinator in physical production and left as President, Content Development. Over her years at Nick, she touched every type of production: live action scripted comedy; animation; games and reality; TV movies; documentary; soap opera and event programming.

Cohn previously served as President, Original Programming and Development overseeing the development and production teams on Nickelodeon's live-action hits including Sam and Cat, Haunted Hathaways, iCarly, Big Time Rush, and Victorious, and the first originals for Nick at Nite - See Dad Run; Wendell & Vinnie and Instant Mom. She also supervised production of network television events such as Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards, which is one of the highest-rated shows in the network's history, and the TeenNick HALO Awards.

Born in New York, Cohn graduated from the State University of New York at Binghamton with a B.A. in Fine Art and English. She lives in New York with her husband, producer Peter Tarshis and their sons Jack and Will.