Albert Brooks

Born: 1947-07-22, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Biography

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). ​

Filmography

• The Simpsons (1989)
• Saturday Night Live (1975)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
• Weeds (2005)
• Finding Nemo (2003)
• Taxi Driver (1976)
• The Odd Couple (1970)
• The Simpsons Movie (2007)
• The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
• Finding Dory (2016)
• Drive (2011)
• The Little Prince (2015)
• The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971)
• A Most Violent Year (2014)
• Doctor Dolittle (1998)
• Out of Sight (1998)
• This Is 40 (2012)
• Ella McCay (2025)
• The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
• Concussion (2015)
• Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
• The Pixar Story (2007)
• Terms of Endearment (1983)
• Broadcast News (1987)
• Defending Your Life (1991)
• Defending Your Life (1991)
• Loving Dory
• The Muse (1999)
• The Muse (1999)
• Unfaithfully Yours (1984)