Albert Brooks

Directing · Born 1947-07-22 in Beverly Hills, California, USA

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…

Filmography

• Finding Nemo as Marlin (voice)
• The Simpsons Movie as Russ Cargill (voice)
• Taxi Driver as Tom
• Out of Sight as Richard Ripley
• Private Benjamin as Yale Goodman
• The In-Laws as Jerry Peyser
• Defending Your Life as Daniel Miller
• My First Mister as Randall ("R")
• Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World as Albert Brooks
• Real Life as Albert Brooks