Alec Berg | |
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 Berg at SXSW 2016 | |
| Born | 1969or1970(age 53–54) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Known for | |
Alec Berg (born 1969or1970 [1] ) is an American television writer, director and producer.
Berg, who is of Swedish descent, [2] is a graduate of Harvard University. [1]
He 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]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Laid Plans | Phone Guy No. 1 | |
| 2019 | Silicon Valley | Documentarian | Episode “Exit Event” |
| Year | Category | Project | Result | Ref. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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...Alec Berg and Jeff Schaffer, are 27-year-old Harvard grads...
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