Albert Brooks
Birthday: 1947-07-22
Place of Birth: Beverly Hills, California, USA
Biography: 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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Finding Nemo
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a de...
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The Simpsons Movie
After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome...
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Taxi Driver
Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunti...
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Out of Sight
Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen...
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Private Benjamin
A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficu...
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The In-Laws
Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his new in-laws are ...
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Defending Your Life
Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller f...
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My First Mister
Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain b...
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Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert B...
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Real Life
A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyd...
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Broadcast News
A high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting re...
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Lost in America
David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David conv...
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Mother
A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problem...
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The Scout
When his star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut, humiliated talent scout Al Percolo gets...
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Critical Care
Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-s...
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The Muse
With his career on the skids, a Hollywood screenwriter enlists the aid of a modern-day muse, who pro...
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The Super Bob Einstein Movie
This documentary explores Bob Einstein’s unlikely discovery and enduring career, sharing the many ev...
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Drive
Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he p...
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Exploring the Reef
Jean-Michael Cousteau's documentary about the Great Barrier Reef keeps getting interrupted by charac...
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This Is 40
Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are ...
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I'll Do Anything
Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps the...
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Finding Dory
Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can...
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A Most Violent Year
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent yea...
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Making 'Taxi Driver'
A behind the scenes snapshot of the making of one of the greatest films ever made. Filled with trivi...
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Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Rob Reiner profiles Albert Brooks, comedic legend, acclaimed filmmaker, talented character actor and...
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The Pixar Story
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's p...
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Unfaithfully Yours
A composer—who suspects his wife of cheating—plots to kill her and frame it on her lover, but things...
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Twilight Zone: The Movie
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the ...
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Ella McCay
An idealistic young politician juggles familial issues and a challenging work life while preparing t...
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Concussion
A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. B...
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The Secret Life of Pets
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max inst...
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The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Classic Carson monologues, visits from Carnac and Art Fern, comedians Eddie Murphy, Garry Shandling,...
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Albert Brooks and Robert Weide
Albert Brooks and Robert Weide discuss the film Defending your Life....
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The Little Prince
Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that l...
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Doctor Dolittle
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, un...
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I Love You, Daddy
When a successful television writer's daughter becomes the interest of an aging filmmaker with an ap...
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Terms of Endearment
Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together...
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Audience Research
Albert Brooks goes to a research institute to find out why people don't like him and how he can chan...
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Open Heart Surgery
Albert places an ad in a newspaper expressing a desire to perform a heart bypass & gets to live his ...
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The Impossible Truth
Albert Brooks presents a mockumentary in which he presents several shocking news stories. Saturday N...
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Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
Albert Brooks introduces himself to the audience through showing them his home movies from childhood...
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Upcoming Season
Super mid-season replacements to failed shows in a network's super season. Saturday Night Live, Sea...
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Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
This short film originally aired as part of a satirical PBS show called The Great American Dream Mac...
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Inside 'Out of Sight'
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 1998 movie "Out of Sight"....
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Breakdown: 1975
In 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art....
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Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
CBS News celebrates the life and legacy of Hollywood legend Rob Reiner, featuring interviews with Ka...
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