Profile of Albert Brooks
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Albert Brooks

Born
1947-07-22
Birthplace
Beverly Hills,
California
USA
Born
1947-07-22
Birthplace
Beverly Hills, California
USA
Biography

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 B......

Profile of Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks

Born
1947-07-22
Birthplace
Beverly Hills, California
USA
Born
1947-07-22
Birthplace
Beverly Hills, California
USA
Biography

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). ​

68 titles with 110 credits

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The Simpsons poster

1989

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

1962

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The Daily Show poster

1996

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Real Time with Bill Maher poster

2003

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Saturday Night Live poster

1975

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Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

2000

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The View poster

1997

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Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

2003

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Love, American Style poster

1969

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Weeds poster

2005

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

1992

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The Merv Griffin Show poster

1962

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The Ed Sullivan Show poster

1948

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The Odd Couple poster

1970

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Finding Nemo poster

2003

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The Oscars poster

1953

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Taxi Driver poster

1976

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The Wonderful World of Disney poster

1997

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Drive poster

2011

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The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour poster

1969

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Finding Dory poster

2016

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The Simpsons Movie poster

2007

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The Little Prince poster

2015

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Ella McCay poster

2025

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The New Dick Van Dyke Show poster

1971

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The Secret Life of Pets poster

2016

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Doctor Dolittle poster

1998

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Concussion poster

2015

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This Is 40 poster

2012

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Out of Sight poster

1998

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A Most Violent Year poster

2014

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Terms of Endearment poster

1983

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Twilight Zone: The Movie poster

1983

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Broadcast News poster

1987

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Defending Your Life poster

1991

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The Scout poster

1994

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The Great American Dream Machine poster

1971

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Private Benjamin poster

1980

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The In-Laws poster

2003

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The Pixar Story poster

2007

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Breakdown: 1975 poster

2025

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Lost in America poster

1985

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The Muse poster

1999

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I Love You, Daddy poster

2017

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Modern Romance poster

1981

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Real Life poster

1979

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Mother poster

1996

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My First Mister poster

2001

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I'll Do Anything poster

1994

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Unfaithfully Yours poster

1984

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Critical Care poster

1997

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Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World poster

2006

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Making 'Taxi Driver' poster

1999

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The Super Bob Einstein Movie poster

2021

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Albert Brooks: Defending My Life poster

2023

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Hot Wheels poster

1969

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Exploring the Reef poster

2003

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Inside 'Out of Sight' poster

1998

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The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s poster

2002

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Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life poster

2025

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Sick poster

1975

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Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians poster

1972

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Upcoming Season poster

1975

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Albert Brooks and Robert Weide poster

2021

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Audience Research poster

1976

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Open Heart Surgery poster

1975

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Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts poster

1975

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The Impossible Truth poster

1975

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