James Brooks

Director James L. Brooks on the set of Columbia Pictures' Spanglish - 2004

Biography

Born 05/09/1940

The multi-talented James L Brooks has proven to be a force in television and films since the late 1960s. The Brooklyn-born, New Jersey-raised triple threat (writer-producer-director) moved to L.A. in the mid-60s and landed work on documentaries produced by David L Wolper. Brooks began to contribute...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2008, received Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)
In 2006, received Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)
In 2003, received Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)

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Highlights

In 2007, Executive produced and co-scripted "The Simpsons Movie"
In 2007, Appeared along with screenwriters Nora Ephron and Carrie Fisher in "Dreams on Spec," the first documentary about screenwriters and screenwriting
In 2004, Wrote and directed the comedy "Spanglish" starring Adam Sandler and Téa Leoni

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