Sandy Cohen

Sanford "Sandy" Cohen is a fictional character on the FOX series The O.C., portrayed by Peter Gallagher, who also voiced Mole King in The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina.
Sandy, son of Sophie Cohen, is married to Kirsten Cohen. Their eldest child, Seth, is something of a social misfit. Sandy's father left his mother when he was young and he has an unnamed brother and sister. Sandy was originally a public defender, which brought him into contact with troubled teen, Ryan Atwood, whom he eventually adopted and took on as his own after his mother abandoned him. He has since then gone into private practice in a law firm, before going to start his own law firm and finally taking over his late father-in-law's company, the Newport Group. After Seth accidentally burned down the Newport Group headquarters, Sandy returns to the public defender's office. He and Kirsten have three children. Sandy supports more liberal politics when compared to his wife Kirsten Cohen. He campaigned for the Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale in 1984, while his wife Kirsten Cohen supported the Republican candidate. Throughout the series, Sandy serves as a moral center, often guiding and supporting Seth and Ryan, and at times their love interests Marissa Cooper, Summer Roberts and Taylor Townsend, through their problems.
==Personality==
Sandy knows when to use tough love and when to be sarcastic. He’s the most realistic and grounded member of the Cohen family, and often reminds his friends and neighbors that there’s more to life than money and status. He is happily married to the daughter of the most powerful man in Newport. Sandy provides comic relief and an outsider’s perspective to the personal politics of Newport. He encourages his wife, Kirsten, to give herself a bit of distance from the corrupt Newport establishment.
== Character arc ==
=== Season 1 ===
Sandy 's profession is a public defender. His ability to “anticipate the worst at all times” has made him a successful lawyer. Sandy knows that he could be making a fortune in a private practice, but he believes that working for the public and helping the less fortunate provides him with much more satisfying rewards. Of course it doesn’t hurt that his wife is wealthy.
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