Alec Sokolow

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Alec Sokolow
OccupationScreenwriter
NationalityAmerican
Years active1992–present
Notable works Toy Story
Cheaper by the Dozen
Evan Almighty
Relatives Sam Sokolow (brother)

Alec Sokolow is an American screenwriter who has worked on such projects as the films Cheaper by the Dozen , [1] Toy Story , [2] Money Talks ,[ citation needed ] and Garfield: The Movie . [3] He frequently works with writing partner Joel Cohen.

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Along with Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Joe Ranft, and Cohen, Sokolow was nominated in 1995 for the Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) for his work on Toy Story. [4]

Beyond writing, Sokolow and Cohen jointly directed Monster Mash: The Movie (1995) and executive produced Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber (2008).

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