Line #27 Creator/AlbertBrooks


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3	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 Drive]]''.
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5	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 BigBad Russ Cargill in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie''.
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7	He's the son of Harry Einstein, whose character Parkyakarkus was a famed comedy figure during MediaNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfRadio, and the younger brother of Creator/BobEinstein (aka Super Dave Osborne). No relation to [[UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein the legendary physicist]].
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10	!!Filmography:
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14	* ''Real Life'' (1979) {{as Himself}}
15	* ''Modern Romance'' (1981) as Robert Cole
16	* ''Film/LostInAmerica'' (1985) as David Howard
17	* ''Film/DefendingYourLife'' (1991) as Daniel Miller
18	* ''[[Film/Mother1996 Mother]]'' (1996) as John Henderson
19	* ''Film/{{The Muse\|1999}}'' (1999) as Steven Phillips
20	* ''Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World'' (2005)
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24	* ''Series/MarcusWelbyMD'' (1 episode, 1969) as College Student ({{uncredited\|role}})
25	* ''Insight'' (1 episode, 1969) as Hank
26	* ''WesternAnimation/HotWheels'' (1969) as Mickey Barnes/Kip Chogi (voice)
27	* ''Series/{{The Odd Couple\|1970}}'' (2 episodes, 1970) as Rudy
28	* ''Series/LoveAmericanStyle'' (1 episode, 1971) as Christopher Leacock
29	* ''The New Dick Van Dyke Show'' (1 episode, 1972) as Dr. Norman
30	* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (4 episodes, 1975) as Various
31	* ''Film/TaxiDriver'' (1976) as Tom
32	* ''Film/PrivateBenjamin'' (1980) as Yale Goodman
33	* ''Film/TwilightZoneTheMovie'' (1983) as Cab Driver
34	* ''Film/TermsOfEndearment'' (1983) as Rudyard Greenway (voice)
35	* ''Film/UnfaithfullyYours'' (1984) as Norman Robbins
36	* ''Film/BroadcastNews'' (1985) as Aaron Altman
37	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
38	** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E7TheCallOfTheSimpsons The Call of the Simpsons]]" (1990) as Cowboy Bob (voice)
39	** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E9LifeOnTheFastLane Life on the Fast Lane]]" (1990) as Jacques (voice)
40	** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E7BartsInnerChild Bart's Inner Child]]" (1993) as Brad Goodman (voice)
41	** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E2YouOnlyMoveTwice You Only Move Twice]]" (1996) as Hank Scorpio (voice)
42	** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS16E17TheHeartbrokeKid The Heartbroke Kid]]" (2005) as Tab Spangler/Jacques (voice)
43	** ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' (2007) as Russ Cargill (voice)
44	** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS22E21500Keys 500 Keys]]" (2011) as Hank Scorpio (voice)
45	** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS26E21BullE Bull-E]]" (2015) as Dr. Raufbold (voice)
46	** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS32E14YokelHero Yokel Hero]]" (2021) as Music Manager (voice)
47	** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS34E17PinGal Pin Gal]]" (2023) as Jacques (voice)
48	* ''I'll Do Anything'' (1994) as Burke Adler
49	* ''Film/TheScout'' (1994) as Al Percolo
50	* ''Critical Care'' (1997) as Dr. Butz
51	* ''Film/DrDolittle'' (1998) as Jacob the Tiger (voice)
52	* ''Film/OutOfSight'' (1998) as Richard Ripley
53	* ''Film/MyFirstMister'' (2001) as Randall – "R"
54	* ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' (2003) as Marlin (voice)
55	** ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'' (2016) as Marlin (voice)
56	* ''Film/TheInLaws'' (2003) as Jerry Peyser
57	* ''Series/{{Weeds}}'' (4 episodes, 2008) as Lenny Botwin
58	* ''Film/{{Drive\|2011}}'' (2011) as Bernie Rose
59	* ''Film/ThisIs40'' (2012) as Larry
60	* ''Film/AMostViolentYear'' (2014) as Andrew Walsh
61	* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Prince\|2015}}'' (2015) as The Businessman (voice)
62	* ''Film/{{Concussion}}'' as Dr. Cyril Wecht (2015)
63	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' (2016) as Tiberius (voice)
64	* ''I Love You, Daddy'' (2017) as Dick Welker
65	* ''Series/CurbYourEnthusiasm'' (1 episode, 2021) as Himself
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69	!!Provides examples of:
70	* CreatorProvincialism: He was born and raised in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles and his works are often set there.
71	* DeadpanSnarker: Pretty much any character he plays is this.
72	* 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'').
73	* {{Eagleland}}: In any of his movies, America will always be Flavor 2.
74	* StageName: His real name is UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein. This probably marks one of the few times someone has changed their name to something ''less'' notable.
75	* 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.
76	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://collider.com/albert-brooks-finding-dory-defending-your-life-interview/ He was offered]] the role of Manny in the first ''WesternAnimation/IceAge1''.

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