Alec Berg

Alec Berg (born 1969 or 1970)[1] is an American television writer, director and producer.

Alec Berg
Berg at SXSW 2016
Born1969 or 1970 (age 52–53)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1991–present
Known for

Biography

Berg is of Swedish descent,[2] and is a graduate of Harvard University.[1] He wrote for the sitcom Seinfeld and is co-creator and executive producer of Barry with Bill Hader.[3] He also co-wrote the screenplays for the films The Cat in the Hat, EuroTrip, and The Dictator. Berg is also an executive producer (and sometime director) of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm as well as an executive producer of Silicon Valley.[4][5] In 2016, Berg signed an overall deal with HBO.[6]

Filmography

Writing
YearTitleNotes
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
1994–1998 Seinfeld 13 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
2018–2023 Barry 9 episodes

Directing
YearTitleNotes
2004 Eurotrip Co-director (uncredited)
2007–2011 Curb Your Enthusiasm 6 episodes
2013 New Girl 2 episodes
2014–2019 Silicon Valley 11 episodes
2018–2023 Barry 7 episodes

Producing
YearTitleNotes
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
2018–2023 Barry 32 episodes

Acting
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Best Laid Plans Phone Guy No. 1
2019 Silicon Valley Documentarian Episode “Exit Event”

References
  1. Gay, Verne (December 29, 1997). "So, NBC, Who's Next?". Newsday. p. B2. ...Alec Berg and Jeff Schaffer, are 27-year-old Harvard grads...
  2. Pfefferman, Naomi (May 2, 2012). "'Dictator' Scribes Dish on Sacha Baron Cohen's New Comedy". Jewish Journal. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  3. Hiatt, Brian (July 20, 2011). "'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'Seinfeld' Writers Talk About the Legend of Larry David". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  4. "Interview with Alec Berg". Austin Film Festival. March 5, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (June 2, 2016). "Bill Hader Hitman Comedy 'Barry' Picked Up To Series By HBO". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  6. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (June 22, 2016). "HBO Inks Overall Deal with 'Silicon Valley' Showrunner Alec Berg (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

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