Alex Coco
American film producer
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Alex Coco is an American film producer.[4][5] He won an Academy Award in the category Best Picture for his producing work on the film Anora.[6] He is also the co-recipient of the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Picture and the Producers Guild of America Award Best Theatrical Motion Picture.
Alex Coco | |
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Coco at the 2024 New York Film Festival for Anora | |
| Born | Alexander Coco[1] |
| Alma mater | Colgate University USC School of Cinematic Arts[2] |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Spouse | Erin Yarbrough[3] |
| Relatives | Lawrence E. Gerosa (great-great uncle) |
Early life
Coco is the son of Frank and Denise Coco. He is of Italian descent and his great-great-uncle, Lawrence E. Gerosa, was New York City Comptroller from 1954 to 1961.[7][8][9]
Coco attended New Canaan High School, a public high school in New Canaan, Connecticut,[9][10] and graduated from Colgate University in 2012.[11]
Selected filmography
- Red Rocket (producer - 2021)
- The Sweet East (producer - 2023)
- Pet Shop Days (producer - 2023)
- Allen Sunshine (executive producer - 2024)
- Anora (producer - 2024; won the Academy Award for Best Picture with Samantha Quan and Sean Baker)[12][13][14]
- Sandiwara (producer - 2026)
