Albert Brooks is an American actor, comedian, 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 neo-noir 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).
Movie | Defending Your Life | 1991 |
Movie | Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World | 2005 |
Movie | Lost in America | 1985 |
Movie | Modern Romance | 1981 |
Movie | Mother | 1996 |
Movie | Real Life | 1979 |
Movie | The Muse | 1999 |
Movie | Defending Your Life | 1991 |
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Saturday Night Live George Carlin/Janis Ian & Billy Preston |
1975 |
Movie | Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World | 2005 |
Movie | Lost in America | 1985 |
Movie | Modern Romance | 1981 |
Movie | Mother | 1996 |
Movie | Real Life | 1979 |
Movie | The Muse | 1999 |
Movie | Albert Brooks: Defending My Life | 2023 |
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The Simpsons 500 Keys |
2011 |
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The Daily Show Albert Brooks |
2011 |
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The Daily Show Albert Brooks |
2006 |
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The Flip Wilson Show Albert Brooks, Bill Russell, Johnny Cash & June Carter |
1972 |
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The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson Albert Brooks, Brooke Shields |
1983 |
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Late Show with David Letterman Albert Brooks, Kristen Wiig |
2011 |
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The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson Albert Brooks, Susan Sarandon |
1981 |
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! Albert Brooks, Tony Hale, Kool & the Gang |
2015 |
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The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson Albert Brooks, Yakov Smirnoff , The Robert Cray Band |
1991 |
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Late Show with David Letterman Albert Brooks; Diana Krall |
2012 |
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The Simpsons Bull-E |
2015 |
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The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson Burt Reynolds, Peter Falk, Albert Brooks, Dr. Melvin Anchell |
1972 |
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The Odd Couple Felix is Missing |
1970 |
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! Game Night 5: The Cast of Finding Dory |
2016 |
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Weeds Lady's a Charm |
2008 |
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The Simpsons Life on the Fast Lane |
1990 |
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Weeds Mother Thinks the Birds Are After Her |
2008 |
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The Odd Couple Oscar the Model |
1970 |
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The Simpsons Pin Gal |
2023 |
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Late Night With David Letterman Show #0151 |
1982 |
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Late Show with David Letterman Show #2489 |
2006 |
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The Simpsons The Call of the Simpsons |
1990 |
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Curb Your Enthusiasm The Five-Foot Fence |
2021 |
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Weeds The Three Coolers |
2008 |
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Weeds The Whole Blah Damn Thing |
2008 |
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The Simpsons You Only Move Twice |
1996 |