{{short description|American television writer}} '''Alex Rubens''' (born March 25, 1978) is an American writer. He is best known for his work on ''Key & Peele'', ''Community'', and ''Rick and Morty''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4621803/ IMDb]</ref>

==Life and career== Rubens attended Yale University, where he was a member of the improv-comedy group the Purple Crayon.<ref>[http://www.purplecrayon.org/People Purple Crayon alumni web site]</ref> He received a Writers Guild Award for his work on ''Blake Shelton's Not-So-Family Christmas''<ref>[http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=5399 Writers Guild of America, West] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701232306/http://wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=5399 |date=2014-07-01 }}</ref> and four Emmy Award nominations for his work on ''Key & Peele'' and ''Rick and Morty''.<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/bios/alex-rubens Television Academy Database]</ref> He co-wrote the feature film ''Keanu'' with Jordan Peele.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bowles|first1=Scott|title=Key & Peele In New Line Deal For First Joint Film, About Purloined Feline 'Keanu'|url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/key-and-peele-movie-new-line-cinema-keanu-854553/|website=Deadline|date=20 October 2014 |accessdate=19 July 2015}}</ref>

==Credits== ===Film=== * ''Keanu'' (2016) – co-writer

===Television=== ;Episodes listed are those Rubens has been credited as writing or co-writing * ''Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas'' (2012)&nbsp;– writer * ''Community'' (2014–2015) – writer, executive story editor ** "Cooperative Polygraphy" ** "Lawnmower Maintenance & Postnatal Care" * ''Key & Peele'' (2012–2015) – writer, co-producer * ''Rick and Morty'' (2015–present) – writer, co-executive producer ** "Big Trouble in Little Sanchez" ** "Rick: A Mort Well Lived" ** "Full Meta Jackrick" ** "Air Force Wong" * ''The Last O.G.'' (2018) – writer, producer ** "Truth Safari" * ''Big Mouth'' (2018) – writer, consulting producer ** "Smooch or Share" * ''The Twilight Zone'' (2019–2020) – writer, executive producer ** "The Comedian" ** "Blurryman" ** "A Human Face" ** "Try, Try" * ''Krapopolis'' (2023-present) - writer, executive producer ** "Prince Hippo"

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==External links== <!-- Per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only --> * [http://www.okrubens.com Official web site] * {{IMDb name|id=4621803|name=Alex Rubens}}

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