
Acting
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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Also known as | A. Brooks |
Popular as | Acting |
Gender | MALE |
Birthday | July 22, 1947 (78 years old) |
| Year | Movie & Role |
|---|---|
| 2021 | The Super Bob Einstein Movie as Self |
| 2011 | Drive as Bernie Rose |
| 2007 | The Simpsons Movie as Russ Cargill (voice) |
| 2006 | Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World as Albert Brooks |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo as Marlin (voice) |
| 2003 | The In-Laws as Jerry Peyser |
| 2003 | Exploring the Reef as Marlin (voice) |
| 2001 | My First Mister as Randall ("R") |
| 1999 | The Muse as Steven Phillips |
| 1998 | Out of Sight as Richard Ripley |
| 1997 | Critical Care as Dr. Butz |
| 1996 | Mother as John Henderson |
| 1994 | The Scout as Al Percolo |
| 1991 | Defending Your Life as Daniel Miller |
| 1987 | Broadcast News as Aaron Altman |
| 1985 | Lost in America as David Howard |
| 1981 | Modern Romance as Robert Cole |
| 1980 | Private Benjamin as Yale Goodman |
| 1979 | Real Life as Albert Brooks |
| 1976 | Taxi Driver as Tom |