Albert Brooks
Also known as Albert Lawrence Brooks, A. Brooks
American actor and comedian
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- 22 July 1947
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- Lost in America
- 2030
- Twenty Thirty
- Broadcast news
- Broadcast news
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Acting · Beverly Hills, California, USA
Albert Lawrence Einstein (born July 22, 1947), known professionally as Albert Brooks, is an American actor and filmmaker. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for 1987's Broadcast News and was widely praised for his performance as a ruthless Jewish mobster in the 2011 action drama film Drive. Brooks has also played in Taxi Driver (1976), Private Benjamin (1980),…
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- Ella McCay — Governor Bill2025
- Breakdown: 1975 — Self2025
- Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life — Self2025
- Albert Brooks: Defending My Life — Self2023
- The Super Bob Einstein Movie — Self2021
- Albert Brooks and Robert Weide — Self2021
- I Love You, Daddy — Dick Welker (voice)
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Albert Lawrence Einstein (born July 22, 1947), known professionally as Albert Brooks, is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the comedy-drama Broadcast News (1987) and was widely praised for his performance in the action drama Drive (2011). Brooks has acted in films such as Taxi Driver (1976), Private Benjamin (1980), Unfaithfully Yours (1984), Out of Sight (1998), My First Mister (2001), and Concussion (2015). He has written, directed, and starred in a number of comedies, including Modern Romance (1981), Lost in America (1985), and Defending Your Life (1991). He is the author of 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America (2011).
Brooks voiced several characters in animated films and television shows. For example, Marlin in Finding Nemo (2003) and its sequel Finding Dory (2016), Tiberius in The Secret Life of Pets (2016), and several one-time characters on The Simpsons, including Hank Scorpio in "You Only Move Twice" (1996) and Russ Cargill in The Simpsons Movie (2007).
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