Adam Brooks Biography

Fast Facts

• He, Akoshua Busia and Richard LaGravenese were nominated for Best Motion Picture Screenplay-Adaptation for "Beloved" at the 1999 Satellite Awards
• His film "Almost You" won the Special Jury Prize at the 1985 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the same festival
• Quote: "I think it's amazing how kids what to know what parents don't want to tell․"
• Quote: "[on 'Definitely, Maybe'] "I really see it as that I wanted to reinvent the romantic comedy storytelling a little bit in this movie and do something fresh and different and unexpected․""
• Incorporates some of his experiences from real life into his films
• Wrote the screenplays for a number of romantic comedies, including "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason," "Practical Magic" and "Definitely, Maybe," his first directorial foray into big studio productions
• Used his personal interest in politics to incorporate a political storyline about Bill Clinton into "Definitely, Maybe․"