James L. Brooks Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

James L. Brooks

James L. Brooks

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Biography

James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of Gracie Films. He co-created the sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, and The Simpsons and directed the films Terms of Endearment (1983), Broadcast News (1987), and As Good as It Gets (1997). He received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, 22 Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. Brooks started his career as an usher at CBS, going on to write for the CBS News broadcasts. He moved to Los Angeles in 1965 to work on David L. Wolper's documentaries. He wrote for My Mother the Car and My Friend Tony and created the series Room 222. Grant Tinker hired Brooks and producer Allan Burns at MTM Productions to create The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1970. Brooks and Burns then created two successful spin-offs from Mary Tyler Moore: Rhoda (a comedy) and Lou Grant (a drama). Brooks left MTM Productions in 1978 to co-create the sitcom Taxi (1978-1983). Brooks moved into feature film work when he wrote and co-produced the 1979 film Starting Over. His next project was the critically acclaimed film Terms of Endearment, which he produced, directed and wrote, winning an Academy Award for all three roles. He earned acclaim for his films Broadcast News (1987) and As Good as It Gets (1997). He received mixed reviews for  I'll Do Anything (1994), Spanglish (2004), and How Do You Know (2010). Brooks also produced Cameron Crowe's Say Anything... (1989) and Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket (1996). In 1986, Brooks founded Gracie Films, a television and film company. Although he did not intend to do so, Brooks returned to television in 1987 as the producer of The Tracey Ullman Show. He hired cartoonist Matt Groening to create a series of shorts for the show, which led in 1989 to The Simpsons. The Simpsons won numerous awards and is still running after over 35 years. Brooks also co-produced and co-wrote the 2007 film adaptation of the show, The Simpsons Movie. Brooks has received 53 Emmy nominations, winning 21 of them. Description above from the Wikipedia article James L. Brooks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Being Mary Tyler Moore movie poster
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Being Mary Tyler Moore

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Being Mary Tyler Moore
Self (voice)
Thank You Very Much movie poster
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Thank You Very Much

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Thank You Very Much
Self
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life movie poster
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Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

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Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Self
Misery Loves Comedy movie poster
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Misery Loves Comedy

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Misery Loves Comedy
Self
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel movie poster
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Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

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Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Self
James L. Brooks: A Singular Voice movie poster
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James L. Brooks: A Singular Voice

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James L. Brooks: A Singular Voice
Self (archive footage)
Lost in America movie poster
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Lost in America

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Lost in America
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Modern Romance movie poster
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Modern Romance

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Modern Romance
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Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood movie poster
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Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood

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Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood
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Harry Benson: Shoot First movie poster
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Harry Benson: Shoot First

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Harry Benson: Shoot First
Self

Production

The Simpsons Movie movie poster
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The Simpsons Movie

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The Simpsons Movie
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The Simpsons Movie movie poster
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The Simpsons Movie

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The Simpsons Movie
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The War of the Roses movie poster
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The War of the Roses

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The War of the Roses
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Spanglish movie poster
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Spanglish

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Spanglish
Director
As Good as It Gets movie poster
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As Good as It Gets

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As Good as It Gets
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As Good as It Gets movie poster
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As Good as It Gets

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As Good as It Gets
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Say Anything... movie poster
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Say Anything...

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Say Anything...
Executive Producer
Big movie poster
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Big

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Big
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Terms of Endearment movie poster
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Terms of Endearment

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Terms of Endearment
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Terms of Endearment movie poster
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Terms of Endearment

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Terms of Endearment
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