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He's also well-known for several one-shot roles on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', including Hank Scorpio in the critically-acclaimed episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E2YouOnlyMoveTwice You Only Move Twice]]", and the BigBad in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie''.
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He's also well-known for several one-shot roles on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', including usually credited as "A. Brooks". He played Hank Scorpio in the critically-acclaimed episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E2YouOnlyMoveTwice You Only Move Twice]]", and the BigBad in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie''.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://collider.com/albert-brooks-finding-dory-defending-your-life-interview/ He was offered]] the role of Manny in the first ''WesternAnimation/IceAge''.
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* CounterpartComparison: He's often been compared to Woody Allen and, due to being from Los Angeles instead of New York City, has been dubbed the "West Coast Woody Allen".
* CounterpartComparison: He's often been compared to Woody Allen and, due to being from Los Angeles instead of New York City, has been dubbed the "West Coast Woody Allen".
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* SugarWiki/RuleOfSeanConnery: No matter what the movie, he automatically steals it simply through his presence.
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* VocalEvolution: His voice has gotten noticeably raspier over the years. It can be a little jarring to see him in ''Film/TaxiDriver'' where his voice is rather nasally and compare it to something like ''Film/DefendingYourLife'' where it had gotten considerably deeper.
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* CreatorProvincialism: He was born and raised in Los Angeles and his works are often set there.
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* CounterpartComparison: He's often been compared to Woody Allen and, due to being from Los Angeles instead of New York City, has been dubbed the "West Coast Woody Allen".
* DeadpanSnarker: Pretty much any character he plays is this.
* DeadpanSnarker: Pretty much any character he plays is this.
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He's also well-known for several one-shot roles on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', including Hank Scorpio in the critically-acclaimed episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E2YouOnlyMoveTwice You Only Move Twice]]", and the BigBad in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie''.
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Albert Brooks (born July 22, 1947) is an American comedian, actor, writer and director who's been active since the late 1960s. Most people from the older generation will know him best for his appearances in ''Film/TaxiDriver'' and ''Film/BroadcastNews''. The new generation knows him as the voice of Marlin the clownfish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and its sequel ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'', and as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
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Albert Lawrence Brooks (born July 22, 1947) is an American comedian, actor, writer and director who's been active since the late 1960s. Most people from the older generation will know him best for his appearances in ''Film/TaxiDriver'' and ''Film/BroadcastNews''. The new generation knows him as the voice of Marlin the clownfish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and its sequel ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'', and as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
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Albert Lawrence Brooks (born July 22, 1947) is an American comedian, actor, writer and director who's been active since the late 1960s. Most people from the older generation will know him best for his appearances in ''Film/TaxiDriver'' and ''Film/BroadcastNews''. The new generation knows him as the voice of Marlin the clownfish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and its sequel ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'', and as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
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Albert Lawrence Brooks (born July 22, 1947) is an American comedian, actor, writer and director who's been active since the late 1960s. Most people from the older generation will know him best for his appearances in ''Film/TaxiDriver'' and ''Film/BroadcastNews''. The new generation knows him as the voice of Marlin the clownfish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and its sequel ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'', and as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
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Albert Brooks (born July 22, 1947) is an American comedian, actor, writer and director who's been active since the late 1960s. Most people from the older generation will know him best for his appearances in ''Film/TaxiDriver'' and ''Film/BroadcastNews''. The new generation knows him as the voice of Marlin the clownfish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and its sequel ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'', and as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
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Albert Lawrence Brooks (born July 22, 1947) is an American comedian, actor, writer and director who's been active since the late 1960s. Most people from the older generation will know him best for his appearances in ''Film/TaxiDriver'' and ''Film/BroadcastNews''. The new generation knows him as the voice of Marlin the clownfish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and its sequel ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'', and as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
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Albert Brooks (born July 22, 1947) is an American comedian, actor, writer and director who's been active since the late 1960s. Most people from the older generation know him best for his appearances in ''Film/TaxiDriver'' and ''Film/BroadcastNews''. The new generation knows him as the voice of Marlin the clownfish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and its sequel ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'', and as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
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Albert Brooks (born July 22, 1947) is an American comedian, actor, writer and director who's been active since the late 1960s. Most people from the older generation will know him best for his appearances in ''Film/TaxiDriver'' and ''Film/BroadcastNews''. The new generation knows him as the voice of Marlin the clownfish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and its sequel ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'', and as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
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Albert Brooks (born July 22, 1947) is an American comedian, actor, writer and director who's been active since the late 1960s. Most people from the older generation know him from appearances in ''Film/TaxiDriver'' and ''Film/BroadcastNews''. The new generation knows him as the voice of Marlin the clownfish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and its sequel ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'', and as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
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Albert Brooks (born July 22, 1947) is an American comedian, actor, writer and director who's been active since the late 1960s. Most people from the older generation know him from best for his appearances in ''Film/TaxiDriver'' and ''Film/BroadcastNews''. The new generation knows him as the voice of Marlin the clownfish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and its sequel ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'', and as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
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Albert Brooks (born July 22, 1947) is an American comedian, actor, writer and director who's been active since the late 1960s. Most people from the older generation know him from ''Film/BroadcastNews''. The new generation knows him as the voice of Marlin the clownfish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and its sequel ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'', and as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
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Albert Brooks (born July 22, 1947) is an American comedian, actor, writer and director who's been active since the late 1960s. Most people from the older generation know him from appearances in ''Film/TaxiDriver'' and ''Film/BroadcastNews''. The new generation knows him as the voice of Marlin the clownfish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and its sequel ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'', and as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
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'''Albert Brooks''' (born July 22, 1947) is an American comedian, actor, writer and director who's been active since the late 1960s. Most people from the older generation know him from ''Film/BroadcastNews''. The new generation knows him as the voice of Marlin the clownfish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and its sequel ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'', and as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
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* CareerResurrection: He's still a comedy legend, but ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and ''Film/{{Drive}}'' reintroduced him to a whole new audience.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Playing Bernie in ''Film/{{Drive}}''. He even provides the page quote.
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* TomHanksSyndrome: He's been doing more dramatic work as of late, despite being regarded as one of the funniest people alive.
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'''Albert Brooks''' (July 22, 1947-) is a comedian, actor, writer and director who's been active since the late 1960s. Most people from the older generation know him from ''Film/BroadcastNews''. The new generation knows him as the voice of Marlin the clownfish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and its sequel ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'', and as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
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Albert Brooks is a comedian, actor, writer and director who's been active since the late 1960s. Most people from the older generation know him from ''BroadcastNews''.''Film/BroadcastNews''. The new generation knows him as the voice of Marlin the clownfish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
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* DeconstructiveParody: He's made fun of the Reality Show genre, (''Real Life'') the Romantic Comedy, (''Modern Romance'') the road trip movie, (''Film/LostInAmerica'') the family movie, (''Mother'') and America's MoralMyopia (''Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World'')
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* DeconstructiveParody: He's made fun of the Reality Show genre, genre (''Real Life'') Life''), the Romantic Comedy, Comedy (''Modern Romance'') Romance''), the road trip movie, (''Film/LostInAmerica'') movie (''Film/LostInAmerica''), the family movie, (''Mother'') movie (''Mother''), and America's MoralMyopia (''Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World'')World'').
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* AwardSnub: He won seemingly every single other supporting actor award playing [[Film/{{Drive}} Bernie]], which makes it sting harder he wasn't even nominated for the role. Not that he minds.
* CareerResurrection: He's still a comedy legend, but ''Film/{{Drive}}'' reintroduced him to a whole new audience.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Playing the villain in ''Film/{{Drive}}''. He even provides the page quote.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Playing the villain Bernie in ''Film/{{Drive}}''. He even provides the page quote.
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* AwardSnub: He won seemingly every single other supporting actor award for [[Film/{{Drive}} Bernie]] which makes it sting harder he wasn't even nominated for the role. Not that he minds.
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* AwardSnub: He won seemingly every single other supporting actor award for playing [[Film/{{Drive}} Bernie]] Bernie]], which makes it sting harder he wasn't even nominated for the role. Not that he minds.
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Albert Brooks is a comedian, actor, writer and director who's been active since the late 1960s. Most people from the older generation know him from ''BroadcastNews''. The new generation knows him as the voice of Marlin the clownfish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and the villian Bernie in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
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Albert Brooks is a comedian, actor, writer and director who's been active since the late 1960s. Most people from the older generation know him from ''BroadcastNews''. The new generation knows him as the voice of Marlin the clownfish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and the villian Bernie as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
* AwardSnub: He won seemingly every single other supporting actor award for [[Film/{{Drive}} Bernie]] which makes it sting harder he wasn't even nominated for the role. Not that he minds.
* CareerResurrection: He's still a comedy legend, but ''Film/{{Drive}}'' reintroduced him to a whole new audience.
* CareerResurrection: He's still a comedy legend, but ''Film/{{Drive}}'' reintroduced him to a whole new audience.
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* DeconstructiveParody: He's made fun of the Reality Show genre, (''Real Life'') the Romantic Comedy, (''Modern Romance'') the road trip movie, (''Film/LostInAmerica'') the family movie, (''Mother'') and America's MoralMyopia (''Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World'')
* {{Eagleland}}: In any of his movies, America will always be Flavor 2.
* PlayingAgainstType: Playing the villain in ''Film/{{Drive}}''. He even provides the page quote.
* RuleOfSeanConnery: No matter what the movie, he automatically steals it simply through his presence.
* {{Eagleland}}: In any of his movies, America will always be Flavor 2.
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Albert Brooks is a comedian, actor, writer and director who's been active since the late 1960s. Most people from the older generation know him from ''BroadcastNews''. The new generation knows him as the voice of Marlin the clownfish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and the villian Bernie in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
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* ''Real Life'' (1979)
* ''Modern Romance'' (1981)
* ''Film/LostInAmerica'' (1985)
* ''Defending Your Life'' (1991)
* ''Mother'' (1996)
* ''The Muse'' (1999)
* ''Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World'' (2005)
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* CoolOldGuy
* PlayingAgainstType: Playing the villain in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
* StageName: His real name is UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein. Seriously. This probably marks one of the few times someone has changed their name to something ''less'' notable.
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* ''Modern Romance'' (1981)
* ''Film/LostInAmerica'' (1985)
* ''Defending Your Life'' (1991)
* ''Mother'' (1996)
* ''The Muse'' (1999)
* ''Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World'' (2005)
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* CoolOldGuy
* PlayingAgainstType: Playing the villain in ''Film/{{Drive}}''.
* StageName: His real name is UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein. Seriously. This probably marks one of the few times someone has changed their name to something ''less'' notable.
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