Jeffrey Bertan Cohen (born Jeffrey Bertan McMahon; June 25, 1974) is
an American attorney (and founding partner of Cohen & Gardner, LLP)
and former child actor known as Jeff McMahon, best remembered for
appearing as Chunk in the 1985 Steven Spielberg production The
Goonies.Cohen was born Jeffrey Bertan McMahon in Los Angeles. He took
his stage name from the maiden name of his mother, Elaine Cohen. Since
the part of "Chunk" entailed a lot of mockery at Cohen's weight, he
took up high school football and has lost a great deal of weight as an
adult.Cohen attended the University of California, Berkeley, earning a
B.S. in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business in
1996. While at UC Berkeley, Cohen was a resident assistant during the
1994â€"1995 academic year at Unit I's Putnam Hall and later on in
Norton Hall. He became President of the Associated Students; his
campaign posters featured a picture of himself from his Goonies days
and the simple slogan "Chunk for president". He was also known for his
energy at football games serving as the "Mic-Man" and performing the
now-famous Truffle Shuffle on the sidelines to raise applause from the
crowd. While at Berkeley, Cohen also was initiated as a brother into
the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity.
an American attorney (and founding partner of Cohen & Gardner, LLP)
and former child actor known as Jeff McMahon, best remembered for
appearing as Chunk in the 1985 Steven Spielberg production The
Goonies.Cohen was born Jeffrey Bertan McMahon in Los Angeles. He took
his stage name from the maiden name of his mother, Elaine Cohen. Since
the part of "Chunk" entailed a lot of mockery at Cohen's weight, he
took up high school football and has lost a great deal of weight as an
adult.Cohen attended the University of California, Berkeley, earning a
B.S. in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business in
1996. While at UC Berkeley, Cohen was a resident assistant during the
1994â€"1995 academic year at Unit I's Putnam Hall and later on in
Norton Hall. He became President of the Associated Students; his
campaign posters featured a picture of himself from his Goonies days
and the simple slogan "Chunk for president". He was also known for his
energy at football games serving as the "Mic-Man" and performing the
now-famous Truffle Shuffle on the sidelines to raise applause from the
crowd. While at Berkeley, Cohen also was initiated as a brother into
the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity.
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