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Albert Brooks
Birth at
22 July 1947
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Albert Brooks (real surname - Einstein) was born on July 22, 1947 in Beverly Hills (California, USA). The son of comedian Harry Einstein. Shortly after studying at Carnegie Technical University, he began his career as a pop comedian. At the turn of the 1960-70s, Brooks appeared on television, appeared in various shows, collaborated as a screenwriter. Fame brought him the directorial debut of the TV show “School of famous comedians” (1971). In 1975, he won a Grammy Award for his album A Star Is Bought
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Albert Brooks (real surname - Einstein) was born on July 22, 1947 in Beverly Hills (California, USA). The son of comedian Harry Einstein. Shortly after studying at Carnegie Technical University, he began his career as a pop comedian. At the turn of the 1960-70s, Brooks appeared on television, appeared in various shows, collaborated as a screenwriter. Fame brought him the directorial debut of the TV show “School of famous comedians” (1971). In 1975, he won a Grammy Award for his album A Star Is Bought and began making sketches for the TV show Saturday Night Live, which he soon left. In 1976, the actor made his debut in the “big” movie, playing in the film “Taxi Driver”. Among his subsequent acting works in the film are "Private Benjamin" (1980), "Insincere Yours" (1984) and earned him an Oscar nomination for "Body" (1987), as well as "Intensive Therapy" (1997), "Out of Sight" (1998) and "My First Boyfriend" (2001). He gained great fame thanks to the films “Real Life” (1979), “Modern Novel” (1981), “Lost in America” (1985), “Protecting Your Life” (1991). In 1994, he played in the baseball movie “Scout”, based on his script and characterized by gloomy humor. Two years later, Albert Brooks himself staged the film “Mother” (1996), playing the main male role in it. Soon he again performed "one in three faces" - director, screenwriter and actor - the film "Muse", where his partners were Andy McDowell and Sharon Stone. In 2003, Albert Brooks starred in the comedy Wedding Party and took part in the voiceover of the animated film Finding Nemo.
