Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks
Born
Albert Lawrence Einstein

(1947-07-22) July 22, 1947 (age 76)
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • director
  • writer
Years active1969–present
Spouse
(m. 1997)
Children2
Parents
Relatives
Websitealbertbrooks.com

Albert Brooks (born Albert Lawrence Einstein; July 22, 1947)[1] is an American actor, comedian, director and screenwriter. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1987 comedy-drama film Broadcast News and was widely praised for his performance in the 2011 action drama film Drive.[2] Brooks has also acted in films such as 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).

Brooks has also voiced several characters in animated films and television shows. His voice acting roles include Marlin in Finding Nemo (2003) and its sequel 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).

  1. ^ "Albert Brooks Biography (1947-)". www.filmreference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "Academy Awards 1987". filmsite.org.

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