Albert Brooks
Albert Lawrence Einstein (born July 22, 1947), known professionally as Albert Brooks, 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.
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Who is Albert Brooks?+
Albert Brooks is an American actor, director, and writer known for his influential career in comedy and his later acclaimed dramatic roles.
What is Albert Brooks known for?+
He is known for writing, directing, and starring in films like Lost in America and Defending Your Life, as well as his performance in Broadcast News and his voice work as Marlin in Finding Nemo.
What kind of work does Albert Brooks make?+
His directorial work is characterized by anxious, neurosis-filled satires of American life, while his acting spans from offbeat comedy to intense dramatic turns. Follow Albert Brooks on Mood.
