Alan Spencer

Alan Spencer is an American television producer and writer, famous for he created satirical police series Sledge Hammer! . At 15 he began to write for television and was one of the youngest people that have joined the Writers Guild of America ever. His services are in demand as a script doctor.

Life

At the age of 14, Spencer sneaked onto the grounds of the 20th Century Fox film studios and arrived at the location of Frankenstein to see his idol Mel Brooks can. Marty Feldman noticed the intruder and took him under his wing as a guest. Spencer was a big fan of Feldman and also had much knowledge of its activities for British television, which was a rarity because Americans actually knew little about the versatility of Feldman. Feldman recognized in Spencer a soul mate, since he himself had also started writing with at the age of 15.

Amazingly, Mel Brooks Spencer asked almost 20 years later, to produce with it the short sitcom "The Nutt House ". Here, Brooks only knew his winning streak Sledge Hammer! , But did not know that Spencer had appeared as a child in the filming of Frankenstein.

Marty Feldman died later at the filming Yellowbeard of a heart attack in May 1984 Spencer lost another friend, the legendary comedian Andy Kaufman. This Spencer had once invited to his home and forced him to a 48 -hour television session, to show him the series "The People 's Court ", which he supervised himself conscientiously. The loss of these two people terrible impact on Spencer, he vowed to keep its influence in honor and even to work unconventional.

Although Spencer of the Washington Post also learned harsh criticism and designation as a " spinner ", he nevertheless had a serious side. He wrote a two-hour science fiction television movie " The Tomorrow Man" starring Julian Sands, who had an environmental theme.

Private Spencer sets for an organization, which takes care of the homeless in Los Angeles, he continued to support cancer research.