Alexander Grigorievich Khmelik was a Soviet-Russian screenwriter, playwright and director known for his creation of the children's sketch series Yeralash. He was formerly a head of All-Union Radio, a literary employee in the newspaper Pionerskaya Pravda, literary editor of the journal Vozhaty, head of the department of literature and art at the newspaper Pionerskaya Pravda, the editor in chief of the creative association of Youth Films at Mosfilm.