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James L. Brooks

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James L. Brooks: Biography

  • Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/09/1940, Taurus
  • Profession: Writer; producer; director
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James L. Brooks Fast Facts:
  • Began his career as a writer for CBS News.
  • Broke into television as a freelance writer on shows such as My Mother the Car and The Andy Griffith Show.
  • Was hired by MTM (a production company founded by Mary Tyler Moore and her then-husband Grant Tinker) to help create the classic sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
  • Founded his own production company, Gracie Films, in 1984.
  • Recruited syndicated newspaper cartoonist Matt Groening to do short animations for the Tracy Ullman Show and then to create the enduring hit series The Simpsons.
  • James L. Brooks Relationships:
  • Edward M. Brooks - Father
  • Dorothy Helen Brooks - Mother
  • Marianne Morrissey - Ex-wife
  • Holly Beth Holmberg - Ex-wife
  • Amy Brooks - Daughter
  • Chloe Brooks - Daughter
  • Cooper Brooks - Son
  • Joseph Charles Holmberg - Son
  • James L. Brooks Awards:
  • 1988 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1992 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or less) - Nominee
  • 1973 Emmy: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy - Nominee
  • 1975 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1975 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Winner
  • 1975 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1977 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Winner
  • 1983 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Winner
  • 1987 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 1980 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Winner
  • 1981 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Winner
  • 1982 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1988 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2010 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program - Nominee
  • 1997 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 1984 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1984 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1998 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1990 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or less) - Nominee
  • 1990 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or less) - Winner
  • 1991 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or less) - Winner
  • 1995 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or less) - Winner
  • 1996 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or less) - Nominee
  • 1997 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or less) - Winner
  • 1998 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or less) - Winner
  • 1999 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or less) - Nominee
  • 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or less) - Winner
  • 2001 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) - Winner
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) - Nominee
  • 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) - Winner
  • 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) - Nominee
  • 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) - Nominee
  • 2006 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) - Winner
  • 1971 Emmy: Outstanding Series - Comedy - Nominee
  • 1972 Emmy: Outstanding Series - Comedy - Nominee
  • 1973 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1974 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1976 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Winner
  • 1979 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Winner
  • 1983 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1978 Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1971 Emmy: Outstanding New Series - Nominee
  • 1987 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program - Nominee
  • 1988 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program - Nominee
  • 1989 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program - Winner
  • 1990 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1990 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special - Nominee
  • 1971 Emmy: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy - Winner
  • 1977 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1988 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 1989 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 1990 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Winner
  • 2011 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program - Nominee
  • 1983 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Winner
  • 1987 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
  • 1997 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
  • 1987 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 1996 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 1983 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
  • 2007 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) - Nominee
  • 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) - Winner
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended New York University, New York, NY
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