full name: jordan avi cohen nicknames: avi age: 25 (july 28, 1999) zodiac sign: leo gender/pronouns: cis man, he/him sexual orientation: bisexual hometown: aspen creek, nc occupation: digital media manager for the mayor's office / filmmaker financial status: upper middle class current residence: moved back in with his parents in maple grove time in blue harbor: born and raised, left in 2021, returned may 2024 family: benjamin cohen (father), tba cohen (mother), aurora cohen (older sister), ezra cohen (older brother)
a picture-perfect household, scarily stock photo-esque in department store picture frames, avi was born to a legacy family in aspen creek, north carolina with kind, loving parents and a set of older siblings who were basically his guardian angels growing up.
he has always been a ecclectic kid with a myriad of interests that his parents nurtured. everything, from drum lessons to skateboarding to painting... however, avi's one great love would always be cinema. movies were a quick and easy way to get a hyperactive young avi to settle down and get him out of everyone's hair when he was being a nuisance trying to get his family's attention— his father buried in paperwork, his mother too-occupied with her own business, his older siblings trying to get copy each other's homework. the nanny would just plop him in front of a tv with a movie on, any movie, and you'll have a well-behaved child in no time.
with that being said, his first official venture in filmmaking all started the moment his mother put a camcorder in his hand as a gift for his 7th birthday after he'd incessantly asked for one so he can recreate Ant Bully (2006) with an ant farm he'd asked for from his dad.
ever since then, he's been telling stories and creating worlds behind a lens, which was the perfect avenue for letting his imagination run wild. and while his family indulged and supported this passion of his, it became clearer, especially as he grew older, that this was meant to be no more than a hobby.
his father had tried steering his older siblings towards a career in politics, much like those that came before him, however, the twins proved more stubborn than anticipated, each pursuing their own path, leaving avi to absorb the often not-so gentle nudging from their father towards politics.
at 18, avi moved out for the first time to attend the university of pennsylvania where he majored in marketing & communications while also being heavily involved in the school's film club, often hanging out with the film students and getting involved in their projects.
shortly after graduating, avi then moved to LA where a friend of his helped him get a job as an assistant script supervisor for a tv show, working his way up towards script supervisor, then assistant director. he was halfway through principal photography of a pretty big movie when he was called back home by his mother to support the family in a time of crisis: his father was caught having an affair with his assistant (and his brother's best friend), throwing the family in the eye of a treacherous scandal.
avi had no choice but to drop out of the film and move back into his childhood home in maple grove both as a way to offer support for his mother as well as to further strengthen the image of a once great and infallible legacy family in aspen creek.
a month into moving in, avi was swayed by his father to work for him—or the town of aspen creek, to be more technical about it, at the risk of nepo baby allegations—as a digital media manager to "put his degree to better use" as his father had so kindly put it. working at the place that scandalized his entirely family leaves a bitter taste in his mouth but he does it for his mother, who had urged him to do just as his father says. it's for the good of the family, avi.
HEADCANONS.
avi is a mama's boy through and through. he's had her wrapped around his finger since day one, making it easy for him to get what he wants in most circumstances. well, within reason, anyway.
his absolutely favorite movie growing up was the adventures of sharkboy and lavagirl. his parents helped him and his siblings dress up as the characters for one halloween when he was six, with him going as max (begrudgingly) since the twins were just so sharkboy and lavagirl-coded.
he is a letterboxd troll and never posts any serious reviews, but he thinks that takes the fun out of the movie-watching experience.
avi has a few laurels under his belt (or on his head) for a short film he shot while in college called [TBD FILM TITLE LOL], a 15-minute dark comedy about a group of students hiding their teacher's dead body just hours before an exam is to take place.
he was urged to attend upenn by his high school gf/bf (who got a scholarship to the place) who wanted them to go to college together, only to get broken up with after a semester. the two remained on-and-off for a few years and now barely talk even though they're both back in town (potential wc? 👀)
loves making spotify playlists for specific moments past, present, and future. making playlists for his friends is also one of his love languages.
games a lot, though not as often as before. particularly enjoys fps games though will usually go through whatever catches his eye on steam and plays til dawn with his friends.
