Albert Brooks

Birthday: 1947-07-22
Birthplace: Beverly Hills, California, USA
Gender: Male

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).

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Credits

Year Title
2006-01-20 Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
1999-01-05 The Muse
1996-12-25 Mother
1991-03-22 Defending Your Life
1985-02-08 Lost in America
1981-03-13 Modern Romance
1979-03-02 Real Life
1976-01-10 Audience Research
1975-12-13 Sick
1975-11-08 Upcoming Season
1975-10-25 Open Heart Surgery
1975-10-18 Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
1975-10-11 The Impossible Truth
1972-10-22 Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians