Albert Brooks
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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| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.6416 |
| Birthday | 1947-07-22 |
| Place of Birth | Beverly Hills, California, USA |
| Also Known As |
2003
Finding Nemo
7.816/20335
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome...
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Finding Nemo
2007
The Simpsons Movie
7.021/8453
After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitive...
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The Simpsons Movie
1976
Taxi Driver
8.127/13241
Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detac...
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Taxi Driver
1998
Out of Sight
6.672/1370
Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the ri...
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Out of Sight
1980
Private Benjamin
5.955/409
A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.
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Private Benjamin
2003
The In-Laws
5.6/304
Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his new in-laws are international smugglers.
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The In-Laws
1991
Defending Your Life
6.913/298
Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way stat...
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Defending Your Life
2001
My First Mister
6.485/67
Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain behind a mask of hard-edged gothic rebellion. Alber...
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My First Mister
2006
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
4.844/32
To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what make...
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Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
1979
Real Life
6.5/89
A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS...
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Real Life
1987
Broadcast News
6.8/455
A high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting reporter and a charming news anchor who embodies the...
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Broadcast News
1985
Lost in America
6.863/164
David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liqu...
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Lost in America
1996
Mother
6.8/90
A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
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Mother
1994
The Scout
5.201/117
When his star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut, humiliated talent scout Al Percolo gets banished to rural Mexico, where he finds a potent...
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The Scout
1997
Critical Care
6.4/41
Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their com...
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Critical Care
1999
The Muse
5.195/147
With his career on the skids, a Hollywood screenwriter enlists the aid of a modern-day muse, who proves to test his patience.
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The Muse
1981
Modern Romance
6.7/89
A film editor breaks up with his girlfriend, unsure if he is in love.
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Modern Romance
2021
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
6.9/25
This documentary explores Bob Einstein’s unlikely discovery and enduring career, sharing the many evolving layers of his comedy from the people that k...
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The Super Bob Einstein Movie
2011
Drive
7.583/13408
Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming...
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Drive
2003
Exploring the Reef
6.3/18
Jean-Michael Cousteau's documentary about the Great Barrier Reef keeps getting interrupted by characters from Disney's Finding Nemo.
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Exploring the Reef
2012
This Is 40
5.894/2304
Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their hous...
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This Is 40
1994
I'll Do Anything
5.5/55
Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter h...
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I'll Do Anything
2016
Finding Dory
7.038/12562
Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did...
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Finding Dory
2014
A Most Violent Year
6.605/1511
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the live...
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A Most Violent Year
1999
Making 'Taxi Driver'
6.9/28
A behind the scenes snapshot of the making of one of the greatest films ever made. Filled with trivia, interviews from cast and crew, and more.
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Making 'Taxi Driver'
2023
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
7.087/23
Rob Reiner profiles Albert Brooks, comedic legend, acclaimed filmmaker, talented character actor and a lifelong friend, who Reiner first met in their...
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Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2007
The Pixar Story
7.553/243
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of it...
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The Pixar Story
1984
Unfaithfully Yours
5.429/49
A composer—who suspects his wife of cheating—plots to kill her and frame it on her lover, but things don't turn out as planned.
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Unfaithfully Yours
1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie
6.5/787
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000...
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Twilight Zone: The Movie
2025
Ella McCay
5.567/90
An idealistic young politician juggles familial issues and a challenging work life while preparing to take over the job of her mentor, the state’s lon...
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Ella McCay
2015
Concussion
7.075/2684
A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologi...
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Concussion
2016
The Secret Life of Pets
6.314/8427
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
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The Secret Life of Pets
2002
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
0/0
Classic Carson monologues, visits from Carnac and Art Fern, comedians Eddie Murphy, Garry Shandling, Albert Brooks and Bill Maher. Hollywood legend Ji...
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2021
Albert Brooks and Robert Weide
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Albert Brooks and Robert Weide discuss the film Defending your Life.
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Albert Brooks and Robert Weide
2015
The Little Prince
7.61/2934
Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency...
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The Little Prince
1998
Doctor Dolittle
5.715/3247
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a chi...
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Doctor Dolittle
2017
I Love You, Daddy
5.7/95
When a successful television writer's daughter becomes the interest of an aging filmmaker with an appalling past, he becomes worried about how to hand...
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I Love You, Daddy
1983
Terms of Endearment
7.1/812
Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find...
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Terms of Endearment
1975
The Impossible Truth
0/0
Albert Brooks presents a mockumentary in which he presents several shocking news stories. Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 1
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The Impossible Truth
1975
Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
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Albert Brooks introduces himself to the audience through showing them his home movies from childhood & attempts and fails at doing candid-camera style...
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Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
1975
Open Heart Surgery
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Albert places an ad in a newspaper expressing a desire to perform a heart bypass & gets to live his dream of being a heart surgeon for one day. Saturd...
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Open Heart Surgery
1975
Upcoming Season
0/0
Super mid-season replacements to failed shows in a network's super season.
Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 4
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Upcoming Season
1975
Sick
0/0
Albert Brooks is sick and stuck in bed.
Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 7
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Sick
1976
Audience Research
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Albert Brooks goes to a research institute to find out why people don't like him and how he can change that. Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 9
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Audience Research
1972
Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
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This short film originally aired as part of a satirical PBS show called The Great American Dream Machine. The film is a parody of The Famous Artists S...
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Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
1998
Inside 'Out of Sight'
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A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 1998 movie "Out of Sight".
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Inside 'Out of Sight'
2025
Breakdown: 1975
6.375/20
In 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art.
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Breakdown: 1975
2025
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
0/0
CBS News celebrates the life and legacy of Hollywood legend Rob Reiner, featuring interviews with Kathy Bates, Albert Brooks and more.
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Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
Untitled third Finding Nemo movie
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