# Alec Berg

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

## Early life, family and education

Berg, who is of Swedish descent, is a graduate of Harvard University.

## Career

He wrote for the sitcom Seinfeld. He is co-creator with Bill Hader and executive producer of Barry. 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. In 2016, Berg signed an overall deal with HBO.

## Filmography
### Writing

| 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 | 32 episodes |

### Directing

| 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

| 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

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Best Laid Plans | Phone Guy No. 1 | |
| 2019 | Silicon Valley | Documentarian | Episode “Exit Event” |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Category | Project | Result |
| Primetime Emmy Awards |||||
| 1997 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Seinfeld (season 8) | Nominated |
| 1998 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Seinfeld (season 9) | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Curb Your Enthusiasm (season 6) | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Curb Your Enthusiasm (season 7) | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Curb Your Enthusiasm (season 8) | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (season 1) | Nominated |
| 2014 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (episode: "Optimal Tip-to-Tip Efficiency") | Nominated |
| 2015 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (season 2) | Nominated |
| 2015 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (episode: "Two Days of the Condor") | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (season 3) | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (episode: "The Uptick") | Nominated |
| 2016 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (episode: "Daily Active Users") | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (season 4) | Nominated |
| 2017 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (episode: "Success Failure") | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (season 5) | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (episode: "Fifty-One Percent") | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Barry (Season 1) | Nominated |
| 2018 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Barry (episode: "Chapter One: Make Your Mark") | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Barry (Season 2) | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Barry (episode: "ronny/lily") | Nominated |
| 2019 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Barry (episode: "The Audition") | Nominated |
| 2022 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Barry (Season 3) | Nominated |
| 2022 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Barry (episode: "starting now") | Nominated |
| 2023 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Barry (Season 4) | Nominated |