Biography
Alan Zweibel is an American writer, producer and playwright. Born on 20 May 1950 in New York City, he graduated from the University at Buffalo in 1972 and began his career writing for stand-up comedians before joining the original writing staff of Saturday Night Live from 1975 to 1980.
He co-created and produced the television series It's Garry Shandling's Show (1986–1990) and has written episodes of Monk and Curb Your Enthusiasm. His film screenplays include Dragnet (1987), North (1994) and The Story of Us (1999); he later co-wrote Here Today (2021) with Billy Crystal. Zweibel has also written books, including the memoir Bunny Bunny: Gilda Radner – A Sort of Love Story, and collaborated with Crystal on the Tony Award-winning stage production 700 Sundays (2004). He has received multiple Emmy and Writers Guild of America awards.
