Albert Brooks

Biography

Albert Brooks (born Albert Lawrence Einstein; July 22, 1947) is an American actor and filmmaker. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for 1987's Broadcast News and was widely praised for his performance as a ruthless Jewish mobster in the 2011 action drama film Drive. Brooks has also played in Taxi Driver (1976), Private Benjamin (1980), Unfaithfully Yours (1984), and My First Mister (2001). He has written, directed, and starred in several comedy films, such as Modern Romance (1981), Lost in America (1985), and Defending Your Life (1991). He is also the author of 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America (2011).

His voice acting credits include Marlin in Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016), Tiberius in The Secret Life of Pets (2016), and several one-time characters in The Simpsons, including Hank Scorpio in "You Only Move Twice" (1996) and Russ Cargill in The Simpsons Movie (2007).

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CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Albert Brooks

A Starlit Whisper of Wonder: The Little Prince (2015) Still Soars

on The Little Prince | Aug 26, 2025

What if a story could make you feel like a kid again, yet leave you wrestling with grown-up truths? The Little Prince (2015), Mark Osborne’s animated gem, dares to adapt Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s tim... Read more

Blue Tang, Big Heart: Finding Dory’s Dive into Memory and Meaning

on Finding Dory | Aug 18, 2025

Why does a forgetful fish make us remember what matters? Finding Dory (2016), Pixar’s shimmering sequel to Finding Nemo, hooks you with that question, plunging into the ocean of memory and identity wi... Read more