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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

Director

7 Credits
Ella McCay
How Do You Know
Spanglish
As Good as It Gets
I'll Do Anything
Broadcast News
Terms of Endearment

developed by

1 Credit
The Simpsons

written by

16 Credits
Ella McCay
Maggie Simpson in 'The Longest Daycare'
How Do You Know
Spanglish
I'll Do Anything
Broadcast News
Cindy
The Doris Day Show
Mayberry R.F.D.
My Three Sons
Good Morning World
The Andy Griffith Show
Accidental Family
That Girl
Hey Landlord!
My Mother, the Car

Writer

2 Credits
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Thursday's Game

screenplay by

1 Credit
The Simpsons Movie

screenplay

3 Credits
As Good as It Gets
Terms of Endearment
Starting Over

created by

8 Credits
The Tracey Ullman Show
Taxi
Lou Grant
The Associates
Rhoda
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Friends And Lovers
Room 222

character

2 Credits
Carlton Your Doorman
The LEGO Movie

based on a character created by

1 Credit
Phyllis

writer

1 Credit
My Friend Tony

Actor

8 Credits
The Simpsons
Lost in America
Taxi
Modern Romance
Real Life
Saturday Night Live
Rhoda
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

producer

26 Credits
Ella McCay
Maggie Simpson in 'Rogue Not Quite One'
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in 'Feliz Navidad'
When Billie Met Lisa
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
Maggie Simpson in the Force Awakens From Its Nap
Icebox
The Edge of Seventeen
Maggie Simpson in 'The Longest Daycare'
How Do You Know
The Simpsons Movie
Spanglish
What About Joan
Riding in Cars With Boys
As Good as It Gets
Jerry Maguire
I'll Do Anything
The War of the Roses
Big
Broadcast News
Terms of Endearment
Starting Over
Cindy
Thursday's Game

executive producer

13 Credits
The Simpsons
The Critic
Bottle Rocket
Phenom
Sibs
The Tracey Ullman Show
Say Anything...
Taxi
The Associates
Lou Grant
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Rhoda
Friends And Lovers

lyrics

2 Credits
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Movie

Self

33 Credits
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Thank You Very Much
Made in Hollywood
Being Mary Tyler Moore
60 Minutes
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Daily Blast Live
The Beat With Ari Melber
CBS Sunday Morning
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
1989: The Year That Made Us
The South Bank Show
The Hollywood Masters
The Zen Diaries Of Garry Shandling
Dancing With the Stars
Harry Benson: Shoot First
American Masters
Misery Loves Comedy
Makers
America in Primetime
Kevin Pollak's Chat Show
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
Dreams on Spec
Charlie Rose
Tavis Smiley
HBO First Look
Biography
TV Land Moguls
Backstory
American Cinema
Late Night With Conan O'Brien
Naked Hollywood
One Voice

executive creative consultant

4 Credits
The Simpsons
The Critic
What About Joan
Taxi

executive consultant

6 Credits
Phenom
Sibs
The Tracey Ullman Show
The Associates
Lou Grant
Rhoda

creative consultant

1 Credit
Cindy

story editor

2 Credits
My Friend Tony
Accidental Family

script consultant

1 Credit
The Mary Tyler Moore Show