Alan Spencer

Alan Spencer is an American screenwriter and director, best known for his work in comedy and creating the ABC series Sledge Hammer!

Biography Spencer was born in Whittier, California. He began his career in television writing at the age of 15. His initial work involved writing jokes for comedians.

Following the cancellation of Sledge Hammer!, Spencer worked on various projects, some of which remained unproduced. He developed a sitcom featuring Anthony Perkins In 1993, he wrote and directed Hexed. Galaxy Beat (1994), a science fiction comedy, and The Tomorrow Man (1995), a science fiction film intended as a series pilot, were among his other projects.

In 2007, Spencer returned to television with Crime Team!, a parody of police procedurals co-created with Jim Abrahams for ABC.