Alec Berg
Alec Berg is an American comedy writer. He wrote for the sitcom Seinfeld and is co-creator and executive producer of Barry with Bill Hader.[1] He also co-wrote the screenplays for the films The Cat in the Hat, EuroTrip and The Dictator. In addition, Berg is an executive producer of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm and has directed numerous episodes of it, and also an executive producer of Silicon Valley.[2][3]
Alec Berg | |
|---|---|
 Berg at SXSW 2016 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Known for | |
Berg is of Swedish descent.[4]
Filmography
Writing
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | MTV, Give Me Back My Life: A Harvard Lampoon Parody | TV movie |
| 1992 | Great Scott! | Episode "Date Bait" |
| 1994 | Herman's Head | Episode "Absence Makes the Head Grow Fonder" |
| 1995-2000 | The Moxy & Flea Show | |
| 1996 | 68th Academy Awards | Wrote special material |
| 1995-1996 | Seinfeld | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | The Barenaked Ladies Show | TV movie |
| 2003 | The Cat in the Hat | Screenplay |
| 2004 | EuroTrip | |
| 2004 | Shark Tale | Additional dialogue |
| 1994, 1998-2009 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 13 episodes |
| 2011 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | 10 episodes |
| 2012 | The Dictator | |
| 2013 | Clear History | |
| 2014-2019 | Silicon Valley | 7 episodes |
| 2018- | Barry | 6 episodes |
Directing
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Eurotrip | Co-director (uncredited) |
| 2011 | La chanson du dimanche | Episode “Alec et Clément au cabaret fou” |
| 2007-2011 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | New Girl | 2 episodes |
| 2014-2019 | Silicon Valley | 11 episodes |
| 2018- | Barry | 4 episodes |
Producing
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1993-1994 | Herman's Head | 22 episodes; served as story editor |
| 1996-1998 | Seinfeld | 44 episodes |
| 2004 | Eurotrip | |
| 2005, 2007-2011 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | 32 episodes |
| 2012 | The Dictator | |
| 2013 | Clear History | |
| 2014-2019 | Silicon Valley | 53 episodes |
| 2018- | Barry | 16 episodes |
Acting
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Laid Plans | Phone Guy No. 1 | |
| 2017 | Silicon Valley | Documentarian | Episode “Exit Event” |
References
- Hiatt, Brian. "'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'Seinfeld' Writers Talk About the Legend of Larry David". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- "Interview with Alec Berg". Austin Film Festival. 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- Andreeva, Nellie (2016-06-02). "Bill Hader Hitman Comedy 'Barry' Picked Up To Series By HBO". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- Pfefferman, Naomi (2012-05-02). "'Dictator' Scribes Dish on Sacha Baron Cohen's New Comedy". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
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