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Albert Brooks

Born 1947 · American actor and comedian

Albert Lawrence Einstein, known professionally as Albert Brooks, is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the comedy-drama Broadcast News (1987) and was widely praised for his performance in the action drama Drive (2011). Brooks has acted in films such as Taxi Driver (1976), Private Benjamin (1980), Unfaithfully Yours (1984), Out of Sight (1998), My First Mister (2001), and Concussion (2015). He has written, directed, and starred in a number of comedies, including Modern Romance (1981), Lost in America (1985), and Defending Your Life (1991). He is the author of 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America (2011).

Albert Brooks, in order

  1. 1976 Taxi Driver: acted · directed by Martin Scorsese · critics 89%, audiences 93%
  2. 1979 Real Life: directed, wrote, acted
  3. 1980 Private Benjamin: acted · directed by Howard Zieff · critics 83%, audiences 60% · streaming on Hoopla, Plex, Tubi
  4. 1981 Modern Romance: directed, wrote, acted
  5. 1983 Terms of Endearment: acted · directed by James L. Brooks
  6. 1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie: acted · directed by George Miller and Joe Dante · critics 59%, audiences 55% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
  7. 1984 Unfaithfully Yours: acted · directed by Howard Zieff
  8. 1985 Lost in America: directed, wrote, acted
  9. 1987 Broadcast News: acted · directed by James L. Brooks · critics 98%, audiences 79%
  10. 1991 Defending Your Life: directed, wrote, acted · critics 91%, audiences 83%
  11. 1994 I'll Do Anything: acted · directed by James L. Brooks
  12. 1994 The Scout: wrote, acted · directed by Michael Ritchie · critics 32%, audiences 21%
  13. 1996 Mother: directed, wrote, acted · critics 88%, audiences 76% · streaming on Hoopla
  14. 1997 Critical Care: acted · directed by Sidney Lumet · critics 60%, audiences 30% · streaming on Tubi
  15. 1998 Dr. Dolittle: acted · directed by Betty Thomas
  16. 1998 Out of Sight: acted · directed by Steven Soderbergh · critics 94%, audiences 74%
  17. 1999 The Muse: directed, wrote, acted · critics 51%, audiences 34%
  18. 2001 My First Mister: acted · directed by Christine Lahti
  19. 2003 Exploring the Reef (short film): acted · directed by Roger Gould
  20. 2003 The In-Laws: acted · directed by Andrew Fleming · critics 33%, audiences 40%
  21. 2005 Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World: directed, wrote
  22. 2005 Weeds (TV series): acted · directed by Craig Zisk
  23. 2011 Drive: acted · directed by Nicolas Winding Refn · critics 93%, audiences 79%
  24. 2012 This Is 40: acted · directed by Judd Apatow · critics 51%, audiences 50%
  25. 2014 A Most Violent Year: acted · directed by J. C. Chandor · critics 89%, audiences 69% · streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, Kanopy
  26. 2015 Concussion: acted · directed by Peter Landesman · critics 58%, audiences 74% · streaming on Netflix
  27. 2025 Ella McCay: acted · directed by James L. Brooks