Emory Cohen was born in New York City. He graduated from Elisabeth Irwin High School and started acting at UArts in Philadelphia under a full scholarship. His first major role was playing 'Leo' on NBC's _"Smash" .
He graduated from Elisabeth Irwin High School and started acting at UArts in Philadephia under a full scholarship.
He is of Russian Jewish descent. He has said, "The old joke in my family is that the last person who isnt from New York was coming from Russia".
