Albert Brooks
Born | July 22, 1947 |
Hometown | Beverly Hills, California, United States of America |
Net worth | $30 million |
Height | 5'11" (1.80m) |
Spouse | Kimberly Brooks (m 1997 - present) |
Children | Claire Elizabeth Einstein , Jacob Eli Einstein |
Parents | Thelma Leeds , Harry Einstein |
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Curb Your Enthusiasm review – Larry’s back, and funnier than ever
- Curb Your Enthusiasm review – Larry’s back, and funnier than ever. The return of the angriest yet most comforting comedy on television brings the perfect formula of celebrity cameos, snark and screaming
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Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
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2012 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Drive (2011 film) | Nominated |
1988 | Academy Award | Actor in a Supporting Role | Broadcast News (film) | Nominated |
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When Harry Met Sally: Who was first choice to star over Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal?
It’s impossible to think of a version of When Harry Met Sally without Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan.However, the classic film – which is considered one of the best romantic comedies of all time – almost looked very different considering the pair were not the first choices for the lead roles.
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Curb Your Enthusiasm star dies aged 76
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bob Einstein, the veteran comedy writer and performer known for "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," ''Curb Your Enthusiasm" and his spoof daredevil character Super Dave Osborne, has died, according to his brother, filmmaker Albert Brooks. Einstein was 76. Einstein will be "missed forever," Brooks said in a post Wednesday on his verified Twitter account. "R.I.P. My dear brother Bob Einstein. A great brother, father and husband. A brilliantly funny man," tweeted Brooks, 71.
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Curb Your Enthusiasm star Bob Einstein dead at 76
The actor was best known for playing Marty Funkhouser in the series.
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Bob Einstein death: Curb Your Enthusiasm star dies aged 76
US actor and Curb Your Enthusiasm star Bob Einstein has died aged 76.
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Movies You Might Have Missed: Albert Brooks' Real Life
Albert Brooks is one of the most influential but underrated figures in American comedy. Friends like Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks believe he is one of the funniest people ever to have lived and yet he’s probably best known for his performances in Broadcast News, Finding Nemo and Drive. Brooks made his name on the talk show circuit in the late 1960s and early 1970s playing a narcissistic comedian deconstructing the usual tropes in a manner that paved the way for the likes of Steve Martin and Andy
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White House screens Finding Dory while protests rage outside
Finding Dory, the long-awaited sequel to Pixar's Finding Nemo, enjoyed rave reviews and the highest-grossing animated film opening ever recorded when it opened last summer. The family film picks up with forgetful Blue Tang fish Dory, who, due to her short-term memory loss, has not only lost her parents, but forgotten most of what she knew about them. Over the course of the next 97 minutes, Dory makes friends with creatures from different backgrounds to make her way back home across the ocean.
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Finding Dory
Dory (played by Ellen DeGeneres in a role she will surely never top) suddenly, and quite dramatically, does something she has never done before: she remembers. The story follows the titular character a year on from the heroics of the first movie, with Dory fitting snugly into coral life.
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Film Reviews: A Bigger Splash - Concussion - Labyrinth of Lies
'A Bigger Splash,' Luca Guadagnino's stylish remake of Jacques Deray's 'La Piscine' (1969) sees emotional wounds laid bare as the privileged play dark games - 'Concussion' timidly tip toes along with little insight into a story of corporate power, corruption and greed in the world of American football - With Germany, a state in denial of the holocaust in the 1950s 'Labyrinth of Lies' tells the story of the quest for justice which led to the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial. Today one of the last remai
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Ryan Gosling's Drive Tops Satellite Awards, The Descendants Takes Best Picture
Action thriller Drive was the toast of the 2011 Satellite Awards on Sunday night, winning four of the ceremony's top honours. Nicolas Winding Refn was named Best Director, while the movie's lead Ryan Gosling fought off competition from stars including George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gary Oldman and Brad Pitt to take home the Best Actor prize. Albert Brooks landed the Best Supporting Actor trophy, and Refn's movie also won the Best Sounding Editing prize.
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