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Albert Brooks
Beverly Hills, California, USA
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 Supporti…
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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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2027
Oswald
TV show
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2025
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
Movie Self
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2025
Breakdown: 1975
Movie Self
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2025
Ella McCay
Movie Governor Bill
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2023
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Movie Self
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2021
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
Movie Self
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2021
Albert Brooks and Robert Weide
Movie Self
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2017
I Love You, Daddy
Movie Dick Welker (voice)
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2016
The Secret Life of Pets
Movie Tiberius (voice)
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2016
Finding Dory
Movie Marlin (voice)
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2015
Concussion
Movie Dr. Cyril Wecht
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2015
The Little Prince
Movie The Businessman (voice)
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2014
A Most Violent Year
Movie Andrew Walsh
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2012
This Is 40
Movie Larry
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2011
Drive
Movie Bernie Rose
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2007
The Pixar Story
Movie Marlin (voice) (archive footage)
More credits
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2007
The Simpsons Movie
Movie Russ Cargill (voice)
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2006
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Movie Albert Brooks
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2005
Weeds
TV show Lenny Botwin
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2003
Exploring the Reef
Movie Marlin (voice)
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2003
Finding Nemo
Movie Marlin (voice)
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2003
The In-Laws
Movie Jerry Peyser
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2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV show Self
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2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV show Self - Guest
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2002
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2001
My First Mister
Movie Randall ("R")
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2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV show Albert Brooks
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1999
The Muse
Movie Steven Phillips
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1999
Making 'Taxi Driver'
Movie Self
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1998
Inside 'Out of Sight'
Movie Self
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1998
Doctor Dolittle
Movie Tiger (voice)
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1998
Out of Sight
Movie Richard Ripley
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1997
Critical Care
Movie Dr. Butz
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1997
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV show
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1997
The View
TV show Self
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1996
Mother
Movie John Henderson
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1996
The Daily Show
TV show Self
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1994
The Scout
Movie Al Percolo
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1994
I'll Do Anything
Movie Burke Adler
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1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV show Self
