Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks (77)

1947-07-22 | Beverly Hills, California, USA

Albert Brooks (born Albert Lawrence Einstein; July 22, 1947) 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Albert Brooks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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  • I Love You, Daddy
  • The Secret Life of Pets
  • Finding Dory
  • Concussion
  • The Little Prince
  • A Most Violent Year
  • This Is 40
  • Drive
  • The Simpsons Movie
  • Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
  • Finding Nemo
  • The In-Laws
  • My First Mister
  • The Muse
  • Out of Sight
  • Doctor Dolittle
  • Critical Care
  • Mother
  • The Scout
  • I'll Do Anything
  • Defending Your Life
  • Broadcast News
  • Lost in America
  • Unfaithfully Yours
  • Terms of Endearment
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie
  • Modern Romance
  • Private Benjamin
  • Real Life
  • Taxi Driver
  • The Impossible Truth
  • Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians

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