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Bern Cohen (New York City, 1949) is an American actor and educator. He spent many years in the New York City education system before returning to acting in 2005. Cohen grew up in New York's Al Smith Projects on South Street in Chinatown, Manhattan. After attending Valley Stream South High School, he attended Adelphi University on full scholarship and started his New York professional acting career while still in college. By age 26, Cohen decided to leave acting in favor of a more involved role in parenting his two children. He went into education and was a fourth-grade teacher before... MORE

Bern Cohen (New York City, 1949) is an American actor and educator. He spent many years in the New York City education system before returning to acting in 2005. Cohen grew up in New York's Al Smith Projects on South Street in Chinatown, Manhattan. After attending Valley Stream South High School, he attended Adelphi University on full scholarship and started his New York professional acting career while still in college. By age 26, Cohen decided to leave acting in favor of a more involved role in parenting his two children. He went into education and was a fourth-grade teacher before teaching secondary Remedial Reading and becoming an administrator. He earned two graduate degrees in education administration and psychology at Columbia University and City College of New York. Cohen led seven group trips to the Amazon Rainforest and wrote three college textbooks in the fields of bilingual education, school evaluation, and race relations. He was President of BCR&D, a large private research and development group that specialized in assessing public education programs. In New York City, he was a District Director of Instruction in two school districts and eventually served in that LESS