
Albert Brooks
Department: Directing
Biography
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Albert Brooks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

Finding Nemo
2003

The Simpsons Movie
2007

Taxi Driver
1976

Out of Sight
1998

Private Benjamin
1980

The In-Laws
2003

Defending Your Life
1991

My First Mister
2001

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006

Real Life
1979

Broadcast News
1987

Lost in America
1985

Mother
1996

The Scout
1994

Critical Care
1997

The Muse
1999

Modern Romance
1981

The Super Bob Einstein Movie
2021

Drive
2011

Exploring the Reef
2003

This Is 40
2012

I'll Do Anything
1994

Finding Dory
2016

A Most Violent Year
2014

Making 'Taxi Driver'
1999

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023

The Pixar Story
2007

Unfaithfully Yours
1984

Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983

Ella McCay
2025

Concussion
2015

The Secret Life of Pets
2016

The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002

Albert Brooks and Robert Weide
2021

The Little Prince
2015

Doctor Dolittle
1998

I Love You, Daddy
2017

Terms of Endearment
1983

The Impossible Truth
1975

Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
1975

Sick
1975

Upcoming Season
1975

Audience Research
1976

Open Heart Surgery
1975

Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
1972

Inside 'Out of Sight'
1998

Breakdown: 1975
2025

Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
2025

Weeds
2005

The Simpsons
1989

The Odd Couple
1970

The Daily Show
1996

The View
1997

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

The Simpsons
1989

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969

Hot Wheels
1969

The Wonderful World of Disney
1997

The Oscars
1953

The Simpsons
1989

The Simpsons
1989

Saturday Night Live
1975

The Simpsons
1989

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000

Saturday Night Live
1975

Saturday Night Live
1975

Saturday Night Live
1975

Saturday Night Live
1975

Saturday Night Live
1975

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

The Simpsons
1989

The Simpsons
1989

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003

The Great American Dream Machine
1971

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

Love, American Style
1969

The Simpsons
1989

The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971

The Merv Griffin Show
1962