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     • His first major screen role came as a political operative in Martin Scorsese ’s Taxi Driver (1976). Brooks then wrote and directed Real Life (1979), a satire about a documentary filmmaker recording the life of a family while trying, and failing miserably, to remain inconspicuous.
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   How did Albert Brooks become famous?

   • Albert Brooks had an unusual path to his directorial career. He started life in the public eye as a stand-up comedian, finding success on America’s late night talk show circuit. In 1972, Brooks made a comic short, The Famous Comedians School, for a satire programme on PBS.

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   Did Albert Brooks break the sound barrier?

   • There are two observations in Defending My Life, the new documentary about Albert Brooks by his lifelong friend and fellow filmmaker Rob Reiner, that perfectly capture the imprint that Brooks has made, and continues to make, on American culture. The first comes from Conan O’Brien: “Albert broke the sound barrier,” the talk-show host says.

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   Does Albert Brooks really know music?

   • GROSS: That's Albert Brooks from his first comedy record, "Comedy Minus One," which has been reissued on Rhino Records. Now, hearing all those really inspired anthem satires that you came up with made me think that you must actually know something about music. BROOKS: Yes.

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   Who is Albert Brooks?

   • Let's get back to Terry's interview with Albert Brooks, who is the subject of a new documentary on HBO. Early in his career, he did stand-up on TV variety shows like Dean Martin and Merv Griffin. His contemporaries thought he was funny, but on the variety shows, he played to a predominantly older audience that often didn't know what to make of him.

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   Nov 17, 2023 · Albert Brooks finds humor in everyday life: 'I never told jokes' The comic/filmmaker is the subject of a new HBO documentary, Defending My Life, directed by his longtime friend Rob Reiner. In...

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   Brooks has also acted in films such as 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).

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   Nov 10, 2023 · Brooks' debut feature, "Real Life," was the first in a string of four classic Brooks films: a satire on documentary ethics about a director (Brooks) who starts out trying to capture the life of a suburban family with his film crew but immediately begins interfering in it because he wants the result to be more exciting and commercial.

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   Nov 10, 2023 · He started making his own one-of-a-kind films in 1979 with Real Life (a prescient reality TV satire). And his voice has been kept busy on The Simpsons for the last 30 years.

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   Nov 11, 2023 · Albert Brooks Everlasting. A conversation with the legendary comedian and filmmaker about what annoys him, how you know when something is funny, and his theory about John Lennon. There are two...

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   The comic/filmmaker is the subject of a new HBO documentary, Defending My Life, directed by his longtime friend Rob Reiner. In 1996, Brooks spoke about his early career in stand-up.

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   Jul 18, 2022 · In 1972, Brooks made a comic short, The Famous Comedians School, for a satire programme on PBS. He later caught the eye of executives at NBC who were in the process of creating Saturday Night Live – they asked Brooks to be the permanent host.