Alec Berg (born 1969 or 1970[1]) is an American television writer, director and producer.
Alec Berg | |
|---|---|
 Berg at SXSW 2016 | |
| Born | 1969 or 1970 (age 53–54) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Known for | |
Early life, family and education
editBerg, who is of Swedish descent,[2] is a graduate of Harvard University.[1]
Career
editHe wrote for the sitcom Seinfeld. He is co-creator with Bill Hader and executive producer of Barry.[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
editWriting
edit| 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 |
| 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
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| 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 |
| 2018–2023 | Barry | 32 episodes |
Acting
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Laid Plans | Phone Guy No. 1 | |
| 2019 | Silicon Valley | Documentarian | Episode “Exit Event” |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Category | Project | Result | Ref. | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Seinfeld (season 8) | Nominated | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Seinfeld (season 9) | Nominated | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Curb Your Enthusiasm (season 6) | Nominated | [9] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Curb Your Enthusiasm (season 7) | Nominated | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Curb Your Enthusiasm (season 8) | Nominated | [11] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Silicon Valley (season 1) | Nominated | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (episode: "Optimal Tip-to-Tip Efficiency") | Nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (season 2) | Nominated | [13] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (episode: "Two Days of the Condor") | Nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (season 3) | Nominated | [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (episode: "The Uptick") | Nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (episode: "Daily Active Users") | Nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (season 4) | Nominated | [15] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (episode: "Success Failure") | Nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (season 5) | Nominated | [16] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (episode: "Fifty-One Percent") | Nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Barry (Season 1) | Nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Barry (episode: "Chapter One: Make Your Mark") | Nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Barry (Season 2) | Nominated | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Barry (episode: "ronny/lily") | Nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Barry (episode: "The Audition") | Nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Barry (Season 3) | Nominated | [18] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Barry (episode: "starting now") | Nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Barry (Season 4) | Nominated | [19] | ||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Gay, Verne (December 29, 1997). "So, NBC, Who's Next?". Newsday. p. B2.
...Alec Berg and Jeff Schaffer, are 27-year-old Harvard grads...
- ^ Pfefferman, Naomi (May 2, 2012). "'Dictator' Scribes Dish on Sacha Baron Cohen's New Comedy". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles; jewishjournal.com. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Hiatt, Brian (July 20, 2011). "'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'Seinfeld' Writers Talk About the Legend of Larry David". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "Interview with Alec Berg". Austin Film Festival. March 5, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 2, 2016). "Bill Hader Hitman Comedy 'Barry' Picked Up To Series By HBO". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (June 22, 2016). "HBO Inks Overall Deal with 'Silicon Valley' Showrunner Alec Berg (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 1997 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 1998 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 1998 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 2010 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 2012 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 2014 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 2015 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 2016 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 2017 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 2018 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 2019 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 2022 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 2023 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
External links
editMedia related to Alec Berg at Wikimedia Commons
