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James Lawrence Brooks is an American director, producer and screenwriter, who helped create a string of acclaimed productions in television and the movies, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Simpsons, Broadcast News, and Terms of Endearment.
Born
Thursday, 09 May 1940
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Albert Brooks: Defending My Life | Self | 2023 |
| Being Mary Tyler Moore | Self (voice) / Self | 2023 |
| Alan Pakula: Going for Truth | Self | 2023 |
| Icons Unearthed | Self | 2022 |
| I Am Burt Reynolds | Self | 2020 |
| 1989: The Year That Made Us | Self | 2019 |
| 1989: The Year That Made Us | Self | 2019 |
| The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling | Self - Writer / Director | 2018 |
| Daily Blast Live | Self | 2017 |
| The Hollywood Masters | Self | 2017 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| How Do You Know | 2010 |
| Spanglish | 2004 |
| As Good as It Gets | 1997 |
| I'll Do Anything | 1994 |
| Broadcast News | 1987 |
| Terms of Endearment | 1983 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Maggie Simpson in Rogue Not Quite One | 2023 |
| Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. | 2023 |
| The Simpsons: Welcome to the Club | 2022 |
| When Billie Met Lisa | 2022 |
| The Simpsons in Plusaversary | 2021 |
| The Good, the Bart, and the Loki | 2021 |
| Icebox | 2018 |
| The Edge of Seventeen | 2016 |
| The Longest Daycare | 2012 |
| How Do You Know | 2010 |
| The Simpsons Ride | 2008 |
| The Simpsons Movie | 2007 |
| Spanglish | 2004 |
| Riding in Cars with Boys | 2001 |
| What About Joan | 2001 |
| As Good as It Gets | 1997 |
| Jerry Maguire | 1996 |
| Bottle Rocket | 1996 |
| I'll Do Anything | 1994 |
| The Critic | 1994 |
| Phenom | 1993 |
| Sibs | 1991 |
| The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show | 1990 |
| The Simpsons | 1989 |
| The War of the Roses | 1989 |
| Say Anything | 1989 |
| Big | 1988 |
| Broadcast News | 1987 |
| The Tracey Ullman Show | 1987 |
| Terms of Endearment | 1983 |
| Starting Over | 1979 |
| The Associates | 1979 |
| Taxi | 1978 |
| Lou Grant | 1977 |
| Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers | 1974 |
| Rhoda | 1974 |
| Thursday's Game | 1974 |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | 1970 |
| Men in Crisis | 1964 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Short Form Animated Program | Nominated |
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program | Won |
| 2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program | Nominated |
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program | Nominated |
| 2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program | Nominated |
| 2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program | Nominated |
| 2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program | Nominated |
| 2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program | Nominated |
| 2010 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program | Nominated |
| 2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | Won |
| 2007 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | Won |
| 2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | Nominated |
| 2004 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | Nominated |
| 2003 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | Won |
| 2002 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | Nominated |
| 2001 | Emmy | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | Won |
