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James L. Brooks

Birth Name:James Lawrence Brooks

Birth Place:North Bergen, New Jersey, United States

Profession Producer, Writer, Actor, Director, Soundtrack, Script department

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The Simpsons Michael Jackson Episode Pulled After Leaving Neverland

"It feels clearly the only choice to make"

Sun, Mar 10, 2019
The Simpsons Michael Jackson Episode Pulled After Leaving Neverland

TCA Awards: Empire, Better Call Saul Take Top Prizes

See what other shows won

Sun, Aug 9, 2015
TCA Awards: Empire, Better Call Saul Take Top Prizes

Exclusive: TV Writers Choose the 101 Best-Written Shows Ever; What Was No. 1?

Bada bing! The Writers Guild of America has named HBO's The Sopranos, created by David Chase, the best-written TV series of all time. Members of the WGA's West and East coast chapters — folks who obviously know a thing or two about writing TV shows — evaluated hundreds of dramas, comedies, miniseries (six hours or more), daytime serials, animation, variety series, talk shows and kids' programs to come up with an unprecedented, exhaustive list of TV's top 101.

Mon, Jun 3, 2013
Exclusive: TV Writers Choose the 101 Best-Written Shows Ever; What Was No. 1?

The Simpsons Executive Producer Al Jean on How the Show Was Saved

Mmmmm... contract renewal. Things were looking grim a week ago for The Simpsons, as the possibility loomed that a new deal between the voice actors and 20th Century Fox TV might not happen.

Tue, Oct 11, 2011
The Simpsons Executive Producer Al Jean on How the Show Was Saved

Trailers & Videos See All

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2:45
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2:22
Maggie Simpson In Rogue Not Quite One
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As Good As It Gets (Clean Trailer)
1:38
As Good As It Gets (English Trailer 2)
2:19
As Good As It Gets (English Trailer 1)
2:25