Alan Uger

{{short description|American writer and producer (born 1940)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|12|24|mf=y}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.

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| occupation = Writer, film producer

| years_active = 1972–1996

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Alan Uger (born December 24, 1940) is an American writer and producer, known for Family Ties, Blazing Saddles, and Champs.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0880078/|title=Alan Uger|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-10-21}} He was nominated three times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Family Ties, in 1985, 1986 and 1987; winning in 1987.{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/alan-uger|title=Alan Uger|website=Television Academy|language=en|access-date=2019-10-21}}

Uger was a dentist before becoming a writer, and worked with Norman Steinberg on several projects until Steinberg got hired by Mel Brooks as a writer on Blazing Saddles (1974), with Uger also hired as co-writer.{{cite book|title=All About Me!|publisher=Century|year=2021|page=207|last=Brooks|first=Mel|author-link=Mel Brooks|isbn=978-1-529-13507-7}} Between 1972 and 1996, Uger wrote or produced dozens of TV show episodes or screenplays. Uger was also nominated for BAFTA and WGA awards.