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Craig Alpert
American film editor (born 1973)
American film editor (born 1973)
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Craig Alpert | |
| caption | Alpert in 2021 | |
| birth_date | ||
| birth_place | Pasadena, California | |
| occupation | Film editor | |
| yearsactive | 2006–present | |
| known_for | {{ubl |
- Deadpool 2 (2018)
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020) Craig Alpert (born August 16, 1973) is an American film editor who has edited two dozen films since 2006. He and fellow editors were nominated for the American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy for Deadpool 2 (2018) and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020). In his career, Alpert has often edited comedy films.
Background
Alpert was born on August 16, 1973 in Pasadena, California and grew up in Irvine, California. He went to school at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He also had internships in Industrial Light & Magic's editorial department and in Miramax's postproduction department. His first editing job, while still in college, was working as an assistant editor for the film Toy Story 2 (1999). He later worked as additional editor for the films Meet the Fockers (2004) and The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005). His first films as editor were Borat (2006) and Knocked Up (2007).
He edited predominantly comedy films for nearly a decade. For Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), he applied his comedy experience but had to learn to edit for musical, particularly a cappella, performances.
For director James Gunn, he was an additional editor for the film The Suicide Squad (2021), and he later worked with Gunn on Superman (2025), collaborating with editor William Hoy.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Borat | Edited with Peter Teschner and James Thomas | |
| 2007 | Knocked Up | Edited with Brent White | |
| 2008 | Pineapple Express | ||
| Yes Man | |||
| 2009 | Funny People | Edited with Brent White | |
| 2011 | ** | ||
| Your Highness | |||
| 2012 | ** | Edited with Jon Poll | |
| 2014 | Ride Along | ||
| 2015 | Pitch Perfect 2 | ||
| Freaks of Nature | |||
| 2016 | ** | ||
| Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Edited with Jamie Gross and Stacey Schroeder | ||
| 2017 | Rough Night | ||
| Pitch Perfect 3 | Edited with Colin Patton | ||
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 | Edited with Dirk Westervelt and Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir | |
| 2020 | Dolittle | Edited with Chris Lebenzon | |
| Borat Subsequent Moviefilm | Edited with James Thomas and Michael Giambra | ||
| 2022 | ** | ||
| ** | |||
| 2023 | Blue Beetle | ||
| 2025 | Superman | Edited with William Hoy | |
| ** | |||
| Anaconda | Edited with Gregory Plotkin |
Accolades
| Year | Film | Editor(s) | Award | Ceremony | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 | Alpert, Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir, Dirk Westervelt | American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy | February 1, 2019 | ||
| 2020 | Borat Subsequent Moviefilm | Alpert, James Thomas, Michael Giambra | April 17, 2021 |
References
References
- Longwell, Todd. (August 6, 2007). "Crafts prodigies: Celebrating the next gen".
- Romanello, Linda. (May 1, 2015). "Edit This! Universal's 'Pitch Perfect 2'".
- Tonguette, Peter. (August 28, 2025). "'Superman': Editors William Hoy and Craig Alpert Talk About Helping Reinvent the Quintessential Man of Steel". [[Motion Picture Editors Guild]].
- Chang, Justin. (April 6, 2016). "Film Review: 'The Boss'".
- Gleiberman, Owen. (June 1, 2016). "Film Review: 'Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping'".
- Gleiberman, Owen. (June 14, 2017). "Film Review: 'Rough Night'".
- Creamer, Jon. (December 12, 2017). "The Art of the Edit: Pitch Perfect 3". Televisual Media UK Limited.
- Howard, Courtney. (January 15, 2020). "'Dolittle': Film Review".
- James, Daron. (April 5, 2022). "'The Lost City' Editor Craig Alpert on Finding Big Laughs With Sandra Bullock & Channing Tatum". [[Motion Picture Association]].
- Laffly, Tomris. (June 23, 2022). "'The Man From Toronto' Review: A Well-Paired Woody Harrelson and Kevin Hart Propel This Retro Action Vehicle".
- Gleiberman, Owen. (August 16, 2023). "'Blue Beetle' Review: DC Superhero Origin Story Succeeds with a Mix of '80s-Style VFX and Low Stakes".
- Kiang, Jessica. (August 6, 2025). "'The Pickup' Review: Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson Don't Give a Truck in a Fitful Action Comedy".
- Grierson, Tim. (December 23, 2025). "'Anaconda' review: Jack Black and Paul Rudd get jungle fever in limp comedy-horror satire". [[Screen Daily]].
- Giardina, Carolyn. (February 1, 2019). "'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'The Favourite' Top Editors' ACE Eddie Awards".
- Hipes, Patrick. (March 11, 2021). "ACE Eddie Awards Nominations Include 'Sound Of Metal', 'Borat' And 'Minari', 'Ted Lasso' And 'Hamilton'". [[Deadline Hollywood]].
- Staff. "Craig Alpert". [[American Film Institute]].
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