Biography
James Lawrence Brooks is an American filmmaker. He is the founder of Gracie Films and co-created the sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Taxi, as well as co-developed The Simpsons. He also directed the films Terms of Endearment (1983), Broadcast News (1987), and As Good as It Gets (1997). In a career spanning six decades, Brooks received numerous accolades including three Academy Awards, 22 Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1984
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1984
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1984
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series · 1977
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series · 1971
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- Directors Guild of America Award
- Golden Globe Awards
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- Primetime Emmy Award
- Writers Guild of America Award
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1998 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1998 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1997 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1988 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1988 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1984 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
The Simpsons
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Andy Griffith Show
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
Playdate with Destiny
As Good as It Gets
Thank You Very Much
The Critic
Taxi
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
The Edge of Seventeen
50/50
Big
Icebox
Terms of Endearment
The Simpsons Movie
Jerry Maguire
My Own Private Idaho
Say Anything
The Longest Daycare
The War of the Roses
Lost in America
Saturday Night Live
Broadcast News
Modern Romance
Riding in Cars with Boys
Bottle Rocket
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Maggie Simpson in "The Force Awakens from Its Nap"
Harry Benson: Shoot First
Real Life
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Starting Over
Welcome to the Club
The Doris Day Show
That Girl
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Misery Loves Comedy
Spanglish
Maggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One"
Ride
Dreams on Spec
I'll Do Anything
Ella McCay
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year