Alan Yang — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Master of None (2016)
Co-creator of Master of None at Netflix (since 2014)
Co-executive producer for Parks and Recreation at NBC (2008-2014)
Co-created Amazon Video series Forever (2018) and Apple TV+ series Loot (2022)
Graduated from Harvard University with a major in biology

Biography

Alan Michael Yang is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He is widely recognized for his work on several acclaimed television series. With Aziz Ansari, Yang co-created the Netflix series Master of None, which premiered in 2014. For their work on Master of None, Yang and Ansari received a Peabody Award and, in 2016, became the first writers of Asian descent to win the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for the episode "Parents.