Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks (Albert Lawrence Einstein) was born on July 22nd, 1947 and is currently 77 years old. Albert Brooks was born in Beverly Hills, California, USA. Brooks attended Carnegie Mellon University.
Albert Brooks is a prominent American author, actor, filmmaker, and comedian. He made his name when he revolutionized the world of comedy with a new form of stand-up comedy in the 1960s that was all about making fun of comedy.
During the late 1960s and the early 1970s, he appeared in more than a hundred network talk and variety shows. During this time, he used to perform different and unique material on the fly.
In 1972, Albert Brooks worked with the Public Broadcasting System in the work
Famous School for Comedians. This work was a satire on schools that made dubious claims about teaching people how to become creatives. In 1975, he made half a dozen short films and was the creator of the
Saturday Night Live format.
In 1979, Brooks wrote, starred, and directed
Real Life, his first feature film. The film was a foreshadowing of the future of reality TV three decades later. He would then write, direct, and star in several classic films such as
The Muse,
Modern Romance,
Mother, and
Defending Your Life, among others.
As an actor, Albert Brooks has been in more than thirty films and made his debut with
Taxi Driver, the legendary Martin Scorsese movie. He got an Academy Award nomination for
Broadcast News, which was released in 1987. He also received several awards for his work in the movie
Drive.
He has been involved in animation and voiced legendary characters in
The Simpsons and starred in films such as the Academy Award-winning
Finding Nemo, along with others like
The Little Prince and
The Secret Life of Pets.
Albert Brooks’s career and life have been documented in
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life, a documentary that aired on
HBO and was directed by Rob Reiner. The documentary was nominated for Best Documentary of the Year Emmy Award.
In 2011, Albert Brooks published the work
2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America. The work is set in 2030, where global warming has finally been acknowledged as real, and cancer has found a cure. The president is a Jew, and people are living with robot companions.
Los Angeles has just been leveled by an earthquake, and there is a growing movement to kill all the elderly. When the Chinese offer to use their own money to rebuild the city in exchange for owning half of Southern California, the president is faced with a very difficult decision.
It is a brilliant story with a diverse cast that comes together just in time to help save their country.
Albert Brooks: Awards & Accolades
Brooks' book, 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Humor, in 2011.
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Albert Brooks: F.A.Q
When was Albert Brooks Born? How old is Albert Brooks?
Albert Brooks was born on July 22nd, 1947. Albert Brooks is currently 77 years old.
Where was Albert Brooks Born?
Albert Brooks was born in Beverly Hills, California, USA and is American.
What was the first book Albert Brooks wrote?
The first book written by Albert Brooks was 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America, published in 2011.
What was the most recent book Albert Brooks wrote?
His most recently released work was 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America on May 10th, 2011.
Will there be any more books by Albert Brooks?
Albert Brooks does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
How many books has Albert Brooks written?
Albert Brooks has written 1 book. All of his books are Standalone Novels.