Adam Brooks

Birth Name:

Adam Brooks

Birth Place:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Profession

Writer, Director, Script department, Actor, Producer

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․"

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