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Born:
1947-07-22

Birthplace:
Beverly Hills, California, USA

Credits:
80 Total Roles

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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).

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Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life MOVIE Self
2025 Breakdown: 1975 MOVIE Self
2025 Ella McCay MOVIE Governor Bill
2023 Albert Brooks: Defending My Life MOVIE Self
2021 The Super Bob Einstein Movie MOVIE Self
2021 Albert Brooks and Robert Weide MOVIE Themself
2017 I Love You, Daddy MOVIE Dick Welker (voice)
2016 The Secret Life of Pets MOVIE Tiberius (voice)
2016 Finding Dory MOVIE Marlin (voice)
2015 Concussion MOVIE Dr. Cyril Wecht

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