Craig Alpert

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Craig Alpert
Born (1973-08-16) August 16, 1973 (age 52)
OccupationFilm editor
Years active2006–present
Known for

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).[1][2] In his career, Alpert has often edited comedy films.[3][4]

Background

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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).[5]

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.[6]

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.[3]

Filmography

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Alpert's editing credits for film
Year Title Notes Ref.
2006 Borat Edited with Peter Teschner and James Thomas [7]
2007 Knocked Up Edited with Brent White [7]
2008 Pineapple Express [7]
2008 Yes Man [7]
2009 Funny People Edited with Brent White [7]
2011 The Sitter [7]
2011 Your Highness [7]
2012 The Campaign Edited with Jon Poll [7]
2014 Ride Along [7]
2015 Pitch Perfect 2 [6]
2015 Freaks of Nature [7]
2016 The Boss [8]
2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Edited with Jamie Gross and Stacey Schroeder [9]
2017 Rough Night [10]
2017 Pitch Perfect 3 Edited with Colin Patton [11]
2018 Deadpool 2 Edited with Dirk Westervelt and Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir [1]
2020 Dolittle Edited with Chris Lebenzon [12]
2020 Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Edited with James Thomas and Michael Giambra [2]
2022 The Lost City [4]
2022 The Man from Toronto [13]
2023 Blue Beetle [14]
2025 Superman Edited with William Hoy [3]
2025 The Pickup [15]
2025 Anaconda Edited with Gregory Plotkin

Accolades

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Alpert's 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 Nominated [1]
2020 Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Alpert, James Thomas, Michael Giambra April 17, 2021 Nominated [2]

References

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