Albert Brooks

Albert Lawrence Brooks is an American actor, filmmaker and comedian. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for 1987s Broadcast News. His voice acting credits include Marlin in Finding Nemo, and recurring guest voices for The Simpsons, including Russ Cargill in The Simpsons Movie . Additionally, he has directed, written, and starred in several comedy films, such as Modern Romance , Lost in America , and Defending Your Life and is the author of 2030 The Real Story of What Happens to America .

Brooks was born in Beverly Hills, California, the son of Thelma Leeds , a singer and actress, and Harry Einstein, a radio comedian who performed on Eddie Cantors radio program and was known as Parkyakarkus. His brothers are comedic actor Bob Einstein, better known as a character he created named Super Dave Osborne, and for a recurring role in Curb Your Enthusiasm and Cliff Einstein, a partner and longtime chief creative officer at Los Angeles advertising agency Dailey amp Associates. His halfbrother was Charles Einstein , a writer for such television programs as Playhouse 90 and Lou Grant. Brooks is Jewish his grandparents emigrated from Austria and Russia. He grew up among show business families in southern California, attending Beverly Hills High School with Richard Dreyfuss and Rob Reiner.

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