Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan O’Brien have established themselves as two of the hottest names in comedy after writing Nicholas Stoller‘s “Neighbors” and “Neighbors 2” as well as Jake Szymanski’s upcoming comedy “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,” which reunites them with Zac Efron.
Cohen and O’Brien grew up in Scarsdale, New York, where the duo met in middle school and frequently crossed paths while playing sports, though O’Brien (pictured above, left) was considered the better athlete. Two months after graduating from separate colleges, they decided to move to Los Angeles together, packing up Cohen’s Subaru Outback and driving West, with O’Brien’s car arriving weeks later.