Albert Brooks

Overview

Albert Brooks was born on July 22, 1947 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Drive (2011), Broadcast News (1987) and Lost in America (1985). He has been married to Kimberly Shlain since March 15, 1997. They have two children.

Dysfunctional relationships (Real Life (1979), Modern Romance (1981) and Mother (1996)).
Frequent collaborators: Monica Mcgowan Johnson and James L. Brooks
[Satire] Frequently satirizes different facets of Hollywood (Reality TV/Filmmaking in Real Life (1979), Screenwriting in The Muse (1999)
Always casts himself in the lead role of his films as a nebbish weisenheimer.
Hoarse voice

Has made six guest appearances on The Simpsons (1989). With one exception, he has played a different character each time, and as of 2018 has the most guest appearances on that show. Each time he has been credited as "A. Brooks.", no relation to James L. Brooks.
Changed his last name from "Einstein" because there was already an extremely well-known theoretical physicist named Albert Einstein.
Once performed a humorless, five-minute stand up comedy routine on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) that didn't produce a single laugh until the punchline - when he explained to the audience that he had been working as a stand up comic for five years and had run out of material. Johnny Carson swore the hilarity which followed this set-up lasted a full minute.
Brother of Clifford Einstein and Bob Einstein who is best known for his character "Super Dave" Osbourne.
Albert's father, vaudeville/radio/film comedian Harry Einstein (aka Parkyakarkus) died of a heart attack when Albert was 11 in 1958. Parke collapsed next to Milton Berle during a Friar's roast gathering honoring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in Los Angeles.

Being a screenwriter in Hollywood is like being a eunuch at an orgy. Worse, actually, at least the eunuch is allowed to watch.
I've always felt like I work in a small little area that doesn't represent anything like the rest of society.
[on Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2005)] For so long afterward [9/11], whenever I heard anyone talk about Muslims, it was in association with terrorism. But I thought, "What could I do in a teeny way - and believe me, it's a teeny way - to defuse this?" There had to be some way to separate the 1.5 billion people who don't want to kill us from the 100,000 or so who do. I thought if I could get five Muslims and six Hindus and maybe 3 Jews to laugh for 90 minutes, then I've accomplished something.
We export films that are full of sleazy [penis] jokes and toilet humor
that's why we've earned the affectionate nickname of the Great Satan.
What's seemingly benign, by our standards, is doing more damage to us around the world than anything I could ever do.
Bullfights are hugely popular because you can sit comfortably with a hot dog and possibly watch a man die. It won't be me, but I can sit comfortably and watch it.