Alexander Matthew Sulkin (born February 14, 1973) is an American screenwriter, producer, and voice actor known for his work on ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Career

Sulkin began as a writer for ''

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'', during the show's first three years. On the August 18, 2014 WTF podcast, he stated that he got the job after being recommended by

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. Sulkin joined ''Family Guy'' in 2005, and has since produced, written and provided voices for multiple episodes, including the hour-long ''

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'' homage, "

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", as well as " Chick Cancer", "

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", " Stu and Stewie's Excellent Adventure", " Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q", " Family Guy Viewer Mail #2" (with

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and Deepak Sethi), "

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", "

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" and "

3 Acts of God "3 Acts of God" is the thirteenth episode of the twelfth season of the animated comedy series ''Family Guy'' and the 223rd episode overall. It aired on Fox in the United States on March 16, 2014, and is written by Alec Sulkin and directed by Bob ...

". In August, 2010, Sulkin and his writing partner

signed a three-year pact with 20th Century Fox TV. In 2013, Sulkin and Wild produced a sitcom titled '' Dads'', with MacFarlane as executive producer. The series was cancelled after one season. In 2012, Sulkin co-wrote the well-received comedy '' Ted'', along with MacFarlane and Wild. Sulkin, along with ''Family Guy'' writers

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, Danny Smith,

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, Patrick Meighan and Seth MacFarlane were special material writers for the

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, in which the latter was the host. Sulkin co-wrote the script of the 2014 film ''

A Million Ways to Die in the West ''A Million Ways to Die in the West'' is a 2014 American Western dark comedy film directed by Seth MacFarlane and written by MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. The film features an ensemble cast including MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Am ...

'', along with MacFarlane and Wild. Starting with Season 16, Sulkin, alongside

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became the new showrunners for Family Guy.

Twitter

In addition to television writing, Sulkin has garnered a sizable following on the social networking service,

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. In March 2011, Sulkin caused a controversy by posting the following joke on

: "If you wanna feel better about this

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death toll.'" Sulkin made the comment one day after the

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, which killed over 10,000 people in

. The following day, Sulkin deleted the joke and apologized, saying the post was insensitive and that he had not realized the extent and severity of the disaster.

Personal life

Sulkin once dated

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. He is

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sulkin, Alec American television writers American male television writers Place of birth missing (living people) American television producers Living people 1973 births American people of Jewish descent Connecticut College alumni