About Alex
Born 20 March 1989 in Boston, Massachusetts. Stand-up comedian, writer and actor who won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer in 2014 for "Millennial". His 2023 Broadway show "Just for Us" earned a special Tony Award in 2024 and an Emmy for outstanding writing. Appeared in Netflix film "Unfrosted" (2024) and currently stars in Peacock's "The Paper". Named to Time 100 list in 2024. Education from Maimonides School and New York University (English degree, 2012). Grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts in a modern Orthodox Jewish family.
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- Stand-up comedy performer
- Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer (2014)
- Broadway comedy show "Just for Us
- Emmy Award winner
- Tony Award winner
- Writer for television including "The Great Indoors" and "Teenage Bounty Hunters
- Actor in "The Paper" Peacock series
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