---
name: "Alan Kirschenbaum"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alan-kirschenbaum"
fi1m_id: "alan-kirschenbaum"
imdb_id: "nm0456927"
tmdb_id: 1215782
wikidata_id: "Q4707067"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "19 April 1961"
died: "26 October 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T14:26:59.626024+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Alan Kirschenbaum

## Identity

Alan Kirschenbaum

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alan-kirschenbaum
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alan-kirschenbaum
- **IMDb ID:** nm0456927
- **TMDB ID:** 1215782
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4707067
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Kirschenbaum, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4707067, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0456927/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1215782

Writer. Born 19 April 1961 in New York, New York, USA. Died 26 October 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 19 April 1961, New York, New York, USA
- **Died:** 26 October 2012
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Kirschenbaum, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4707067, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0456927/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1215782

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*My Name Is Earl*](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md) (77)

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## Biography

Alan Kirschenbaum (19 April 1961 – 26 October 2012) was an American television writer and producer. Born in New York City, he was the son of comedian Freddie Roman. He began his career in the late 1980s as a writer on series including *Dear John* and *Coach*, where he served as head writer for three seasons.

Kirschenbaum co-created the CBS sitcom *Yes, Dear* (2000–2006) with Greg Garcia and worked as a writer and consulting producer on *My Name Is Earl* (2005). He also wrote for *Raising Hope* (2010) and directed episodes of *Everybody Loves Raymond*. He created the Fox series *Down the Shore* (1992) and was an instructor in the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. He was married to actress Vicki Juditz and had one daughter.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com, deadline.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), Fi1m 77, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Friend Me* (2012), series, Creator
- *Raising Hope* (2010), series, Writer
- *Fugly* (2007), Writer, Executive Producer
- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), series, Writer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md)
- *Center of the Universe* (2004), series, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Poker Player #1 — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *Yes, Dear* (2000), series, Writer, Director, Creator
- *Stark Raving Mad* (1999), series, Writer
- *Getting Personal* (1998), series, Writer
- *The Gregory Hines Show* (1997), series, Writer
- *Everybody Loves Raymond* (1996), series, Director
- *Anything But Love* (1989), series, Writer
- *Coach* (1989), series, Writer
- *Everything's Relative* (1987), series, Writer

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