Albert Brooks
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 22, 1947, Beverly Hills, California, USA
- Movies
- 63
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), Unfaithfully Yours (1984), and My First Mister (2001). He has written, directed, and starred in several comedy films, such as Modern Romance (1981), Lost in America (1985), and Defending Your Life (1991). He is also the author of 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America (2011).
His voice acting credits include Marlin in Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016), Tiberius in The Secret Life of Pets (2016), and several one-time characters in The Simpsons, including Hank Scorpio in "You Only Move Twice" (1996) and Russ Cargill in The Simpsons Movie (2007).
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Upcoming Albert Brooks Movies
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2006 | Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World | Director, Writer |
| 1999 | The Muse | Director, Writer |
| 1996 | Mother | Director, Writer |
| 1994 | The Scout | Screenplay |
| 1991 | Defending Your Life | Director, Screenplay |
| 1985 | Lost in America | Writer, Director |
| 1981 | Modern Romance | Screenplay, Director |
| 1979 | Real Life | Director, Writer |
| 1976 | Audience Research | Director, Writer |
| 1975 | Sick | Writer, Director |
| 1975 | Upcoming Season | Director, Writer |
| 1975 | Open Heart Surgery | Writer, Director |
| 1975 | Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts | Writer, Director |
| 1975 | The Impossible Truth | Director, Writer |
| 1972 | Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians | Writer, Director |
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