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* CreatorProvincialism: He was born and raised in Los Angeles and his works are often set there.

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* CreatorProvincialism: He was born and raised in Los Angeles UsefulNotes/LosAngeles and his works are often set there.
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* ''Insight'' (1 episode, 1969) as Hank
* ''WesternAnimation/HotWheels'' (1969) as Mickey Barnes/Kip Chogi (voice)
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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 (''[[Film/Mother1996 Mother]]''), America's MoralMyopia (''Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World''), and everything else (''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'').

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* DeconstructiveParody: He's made fun of the Reality Show reality show genre (''Real Life''), the Romantic Comedy romantic comedy (''Modern Romance''), the road trip movie (''Film/LostInAmerica''), the family movie (''[[Film/Mother1996 Mother]]''), America's MoralMyopia (''Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World''), and everything else (''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'').

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His films as a writer and director include:

* ''Real Life'' (1979)
* ''Modern Romance'' (1981)
* ''Film/LostInAmerica'' (1985)
* ''Film/DefendingYourLife'' (1991)
* ''[[Film/Mother1996 Mother]]'' (1996)
* ''Film/{{The Muse|1999}}'' (1999)
* ''Film/LookingForComedyInTheMuslimWorld'' (2005)

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* ''Real Life'' (1979)
(1979) {{as Himself}}
* ''Modern Romance'' (1981)
(1981) as Robert Cole
* ''Film/LostInAmerica'' (1985)
(1985) as David Howard
* ''Film/DefendingYourLife'' (1991)
(1991) as Daniel Miller
* ''[[Film/Mother1996 Mother]]'' (1996)
(1996) as John Henderson
* ''Film/{{The Muse|1999}}'' (1999)
(1999) as Steven Phillips
* ''Film/LookingForComedyInTheMuslimWorld'' ''Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World'' (2005)
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* ''Series/MarcusWelbyMD'' (1 episode, 1969) as College Student ({{uncredited|role}})
* ''Series/TheOddCouple'' (2 episodes, 1970) as Rudy
* ''Series/LoveAmericanStyle'' (1 episode, 1971) as Christopher Leacock
* ''The New Dick Van Dyke Show'' (1 episode, 1972) as Dr. Norman
* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (4 episodes, 1975) as Various
* ''Film/TaxiDriver'' (1976) as Tom
* ''Film/PrivateBenjamin'' (1980) as Yale Goodman
* ''Film/TwilightZoneTheMovie'' (1983) as Cab Driver
* ''Film/TermsOfEndearment'' (1983) as Rudyard Greenway (voice)
* ''Film/UnfaithfullyYours'' (1984) as Norman Robbins
* ''Film/BroadcastNews'' (1985) as Aaron Altman
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E7TheCallOfTheSimpsons The Call of the Simpsons]]" (1990) as Cowboy Bob (voice)
** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E9LifeOnTheFastLane Life on the Fast Lane]]" (1990) as Jacques (voice)
** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E7BartsInnerChild Bart's Inner Child]]" (1993) as Brad Goodman (voice)
** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E2YouOnlyMoveTwice You Only Move Twice]]" (1996) as Hank Scorpio (voice)
** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS16E17TheHeartbrokeKid The Heartbroke Kid]]" (2005) as Tab Spangler/Jacques (voice)
** ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' (2007) as Russ Cargill (voice)
** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS22E21500Keys 500 Keys]]" (2011) as Hank Scorpio (voice)
** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS26E21BullE Bull-E]]" (2015) as Dr. Raufbold (voice)
** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS32E14YokelHero Yokel Hero]]" (2021) as Music Manager (voice)
** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS34E17PinGal Pin Gal]]" (2023) as Jacques (voice)
* ''I'll Do Anything'' (1994) as Burke Adler
* ''The Scout'' (1994) as Al Percolo
* ''Critical Care'' (1997) as Dr. Butz
* ''Film/DrDolittle'' (1998) as Jacob the Tiger (voice)
* ''Film/OutOfSight'' (1998) as Richard Ripley
* ''Film/MyFirstMister'' (2001) as Randall – "R"
* ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' (2003) as Marlin (voice)
** ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'' (2016) as Marlin (voice)
* ''Film/TheInLaws'' (2003) as Jerry Peyser
* ''Series/{{Weeds}}'' (4 episodes, 2008) as Lenny Botwin
* ''Film/{{Drive|2011}}'' (2011) as Bernie Rose
* ''Film/ThisIs40'' (2012) as Larry
* ''Film/AMostViolentYear'' (2014) as Andrew Walsh
* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Prince|2015}}'' (2015) as The Businessman (voice)
* ''Film/{{Concussion}}'' as Dr. Cyril Wecht (2015)
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' (2016) as Tiberius (voice)
* ''I Love You, Daddy'' (2017) as Dick Welker
* ''Series/CurbYourEnthusiasm'' (1 episode, 2021) as Himself
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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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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://collider.com/albert-brooks-finding-dory-defending-your-life-interview/ He was offered]] the role of Manny in the first ''WesternAnimation/IceAge''.''WesternAnimation/IceAge1''.
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* ''Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World'' (2005)

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* ''Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World'' ''Film/LookingForComedyInTheMuslimWorld'' (2005)
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* ''The Muse'' (1999)

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* ''The Muse'' ''Film/{{The Muse|1999}}'' (1999)
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He's the younger brother of Creator/BobEinstein (aka Super Dave Osborne). [[NamesTheSame No relation to]] [[UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein the legendary physicist]].

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He's the younger brother of Creator/BobEinstein (aka Super Dave Osborne). [[NamesTheSame No relation to]] to [[UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein the legendary physicist]].
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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''), America's MoralMyopia (''Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World''), and everything else (''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'').

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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''), (''[[Film/Mother1996 Mother]]''), America's MoralMyopia (''Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World''), and everything else (''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'').
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Albert Lawrence Einstein, credited professionally as Albert Brooks (born July 22, 1947 in Beverly Hills, California) 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 [[PapaWolf Marlin the clownfish]] in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and its sequel ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'', and as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/Drive2011''.

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Albert Lawrence Einstein, credited professionally as Albert Brooks (born July 22, 1947 in Beverly Hills, California) 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 [[PapaWolf Marlin the clownfish]] in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and its sequel ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'', and as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/Drive2011''.''[[Film/Drive2011 Drive]]''.

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* ''Film/PrivateBenjamin'' (1980)



* ''Film/Mother1996''
* ''Film/TheMuse1999''

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''[[Film/Mother1996 Mother]]'' (1996)
* ''Film/TheMuse1999'' ''The Muse'' (1999)
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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 (''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'').World''), and everything else (''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'').
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He's the younger brother of Creator/BobEinstein (aka Super Dave Osborne). [[NamesTheSame No relation to [[UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein the legendary physicist]].

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He's the younger brother of Creator/BobEinstein (aka Super Dave Osborne). [[NamesTheSame No relation to to]] [[UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein the legendary physicist]].
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He's the younger brother of Creator/BobEinstein (aka Super Dave Osborne). No relation to [[UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein the legendary physicist]].

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He's the younger brother of Creator/BobEinstein (aka Super Dave Osborne). [[NamesTheSame No relation to [[UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein the legendary physicist]].
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Albert Lawrence Einstein, credited professionally as Albert Brooks (born July 22, 1947 in Beverly Hills, California) 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/Drive2011''.

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Albert Lawrence Einstein, credited professionally as Albert Brooks (born July 22, 1947 in Beverly Hills, California) 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 [[PapaWolf Marlin the clownfish clownfish]] in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and its sequel ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'', and as [[BigBad Bernie]] in ''Film/Drive2011''.
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* ''Film/TheMuse1999'' (1999)

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* ''The Muse'' (1999)

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He contributed several short films that ran as part of the very first episodes of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' in 1975-76. He's also well-known for several one-shot roles on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', 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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He contributed several short films that ran as part of the very first episodes of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' in 1975-76. He's also well-known for several one-shot roles on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', usually credited as "A. Brooks". He played Hank Scorpio in the critically-acclaimed episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E2YouOnlyMoveTwice You Only Move Twice]]", and the BigBad Russ Cargill in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie''.
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* StageName: His real name is UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Seriously]]. This probably marks one of the few times someone has changed their name to something ''less'' notable.

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* StageName: His real name is UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Seriously]]. This probably marks one of the few times someone has changed their name to something ''less'' notable.
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Albert Lawrence Einstein, credited professionally as Albert Brooks (born July 22, 1947 in Beverly Hills, California) 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 Einstein, credited professionally as Albert Brooks (born July 22, 1947 in Beverly Hills, California) 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}}''.''Film/Drive2011''.
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He's the younger brother of Creator/BobEinstein (aka Super Dave Osborne).

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He's the younger brother of Creator/BobEinstein (aka Super Dave Osborne).
Osborne). No relation to [[UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein the legendary physicist]].
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He's also well-known for several one-shot roles on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', 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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He contributed several short films that ran as part of the very first episodes of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' in 1975-76. He's also well-known for several one-shot roles on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', 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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Albert Lawrence Brooks (born July 22, 1947 in Beverly Hills, California) 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 Einstein, credited professionally as Albert Brooks (born July 22, 1947 in Beverly Hills, California) 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) 1947 in Beverly Hills, California) 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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* ''Mother'' (1996)

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* ''Mother'' (1996)''Film/Mother1996''
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He's the younger brother of Creator/BobEinstein (aka Super Dave Osborne).
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* 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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* StageName: His real name is UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein. Seriously.[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Seriously]]. This probably marks one of the few times someone has changed their name to something ''less'' notable.

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