Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks

Born 1947-07-22 (age 78) Beverly Hills, California, USA
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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).

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Known For

Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo

2003

as Marlin (voice)

Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver

1976

as Tom

Drive Suggested
Drive

2011

as Bernie Rose

The Simpsons Movie
The Simpsons Movie

2007

as Russ Cargill (voice)

Finding Dory
Finding Dory

2016

as Marlin (voice)

Ella McCay
Ella McCay

2025

as Governor Bill

Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle

1998

as Tiger (voice)

The Little Prince
The Little Prince

2015

as The Businessman (voice)

The Secret Life of Pets
The Secret Life of Pets

2016

as Tiberius (voice)

Out of Sight
Out of Sight

1998

as Richard Ripley

Concussion
Concussion

2015

as Dr. Cyril Wecht

This Is 40
This Is 40

2012

as Larry

The Scout
The Scout

1994

as Al Percolo

Twilight Zone: The Movie
Broadcast News
Broadcast News

1987

as Aaron Altman

Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment

1983

as Rudyard Greenway (voice)

Defending Your Life
Defending Your Life

1991

as Daniel Miller

A Most Violent Year
A Most Violent Year

2014

as Andrew Walsh

Breakdown: 1975
Breakdown: 1975

2025

as Self

Private Benjamin
Private Benjamin

1980

as Yale Goodman