[6] Altschuler attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he majored in economics and anthropology.
"[2] Editor Chris Simmons responded and accepted their pitch for an article about the woman who was charged with selling the drugs that killed actor John Belushi.
"[2] Ultimately, working for National Lampoon gave the duo the credibility they needed to be taken seriously by the television and film industry.
[2] Altschuler and Krinsky moved to Hollywood, CA after graduating from UNC in 1985, and worked as drivers and production assistants for two years.
[2] Eventually, Alschuler and Krinksy sold two movie scripts, and Altschuler was hired to adapt a short story by Somerset Maugham into a film for a Paris studio.
[3] Altschuler and Krinsky's break in television came in 1996 when they were hired as assistant producers for the HBO series The High Life.
[5][10] In 1997, the duo became writers for Fox’s King of the Hill, working there for thirteen years and serving as executive producer for its final seven seasons.
[3][4][7] Created by Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-Head), King of the Hill was known for its satirical examination of social issues.
"[16] This show was generally disliked by critics from the Hollywood Reporter, New York Times, NPR, and the San Francisco Chronicle.
"[17] D. Carlson of the Hollywood Reporter said The Goode Family is "rough around the edges" and that there are "too many current pop culture references are scattered throughout the script, turning what could have been another gentle lampoon of wacky characters into something with a two-week shelf life.
"[18] Yet, Joel Pitney of Enlighten Next wrote, "I think the reviews miss a pretty significant point" and that The Goodes was "absolutely hilarious.
Through its smart writing, a keen understanding of Silicon Valley's weird tech bubble, and witty performances from our talented ensemble, this [is a] foul-mouthed, confidently lewd, but unsuspectingly clever program.
[23] In 2016, Altschuler and Krinsky co-created and co-produced a docu-comedy for National Geographic called History of the World: Now We Know.
[24][25] The mini-series used "sketch comedy, animation, puppetry, documentary and archival footage to explore weighty questions," including sports, religion, money, evolution and more.
"[28] In 2017 through Ternion Productions, Altschuler and Krinsky produced an unsuccessful pilot for TNT that featured Geena Davis as a bounty hunter.
[31] In 2019, Altschuler and Krinsky were hired to adapt the novel,The Players Ball: A Genius, a Con Man, and the Secret History of the Internet’s Rise by David Kushner, for television.
[23] He also wrote Brigadier Gerard, the script for a feature film based on the short stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.