Coen brothers were children, Joel saved money from mowing lawns to buy a Vivitar Super 8 camera. Together, the brothers remade movies they saw on television, with their neighborhood friend Mark Zimering ("Zeimers") as the star. Their first attempt was a romp entitled "Henry Kissinger, Man on the Go". Cornel Wilde's "The Naked Prey" (1965) became their "Zeimers in Zambia", which also featured Ethan as a native with a spear. Joel Coen has said: "In regards to whether our background influences our film making ... who knows? We don't think about it ... There's no doubt that our Jewish heritage affects how
Ethan Slater Ethan Slater Ethan Slater (born June 2, 1992) is an American actor, singer, writer, and composer best known for his role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the musical of the same name, for which he received a Tony Award nomination for the Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical category. Slater grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, with two older sisters, Sara Slater and Tamara Slater. His mother passed away when he was 7. His father, Jay Slater, is remarried, and Slater has two step-brothers. He attended Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School and Georgetown Day School. He attended