Coen brothers we see things." Joel and Ethan graduated from St. Louis Park High School in 1973 and 1976, respectively, and from Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Joel then spent four years in the undergraduate film program at New York University, where he made a 30-minute thesis film called "Soundings". Ethan went on to Princeton University and earned an undergraduate degree in philosophy in 1979. His senior thesis was a 41-page essay, "Two Views of Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy". Joel has been married to actress Frances McDormand since 1984. They adopted a son from Paraguay named Pedro McDormand Coen.
Joel Trussell Joel Trussell Joel Trussell is a director and artist based in Los Angeles, California. He is currently an executive producer at Disney Television Animation for the Disney XD show "Pickle and Peanut" which he helped develop alongside the creator Noah Z. Jones. Before Disney, Trussell directed the 20 episode, award winning, animated series "Electric City" which is created, written by and starring Tom Hanks. Trussell is additionally well known for directing several award winning music videos, and many animated segments for "Yo Gabba Gabba!" on Nickelodeon. In 2008 he was selected by Mike Judge to direct the intro for "The