Alec Berg

Alec Berg
Berg at SXSW 2016
Born	1969 or 1970 (age 54–55)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Harvard University
Occupations	Screenwriter producer director
Years active	1991–present
Known for	Seinfeld Curb Your Enthusiasm EuroTrip The Dictator Silicon Valley Barry

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

Early life and education

Berg is of Swedish descent,^[2] and grew up idolizing the comedy of Bill Cosby and Steve Martin.^[3] He attended high school in Pasadena, California,^[4] before graduating from Harvard University,^[1] where he wrote for The Harvard Lampoon.^[3]

Career

Berg wrote for the final four seasons of the sitcom Seinfeld, as well as being the co-creator (with Bill Hader) and executive producer of Barry.^[5] 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][6] In 2016, Berg signed an overall deal with HBO.^[7]

Berg's name was used for a character in the Seinfeld episode "The Face Painter," where it is pronounced "Alec Buuurg" in a low dramatic voice. This practice was begun by Larry David when addressing the real life Berg, and it spread throughout the office. Berg said he was surprised to see his name in the script, and is occasionally addressed as such after "The Face Painter" is shown on television.^[8] Berg was also the inspiration for a character in the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode "The Divorce," featuring a lawyer of the same name whom Larry assumes to be Jewish but is a Catholic of Swedish descent.^[2]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Media related to Alec Berg at Wikimedia Commons

• Alec Berg at IMDb

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