James L. Brooks

Known for ProductionBorn 1940-05-09 (age 86)North Bergen, New Jersey, USA

James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of Gracie Films. He co-created the sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, and The Simpsons and directed the films Terms of Endearment (1983), Broadcast News (1987), and As Good as It Gets (1997). He received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, 22 Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. Brooks started his career as an usher at CBS, going on to write for the CBS News broadcasts. He moved to Los Angeles in 1965 to work on David L. Wolper's documentaries. He wrote for My Mother the Car and My Friend Tony and created the series Room 222. Grant Tinker hired Brooks and producer Allan Burns at MTM Productions to create The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1970. Brooks and Burns then created two successful spin-offs from Mary Tyler Moore: Rhoda (a comedy) and Lou Grant (a drama). Brooks left MTM Productions in 1978 to co-create the sitcom Taxi (1978-1983). Brooks moved into feature film work when he wrote and co-produced the 1979 film Starting Over. His next project was the critically acclaimed film Terms of Endearment, which he produced, directed and wrote, winning an Academy Award for all three roles. He earned acclaim for his films Broadcast News (1987) and As Good as It Gets (1997). He received mixed reviews for I'll Do Anything (1994), Spanglish (2004), and How Do You Know (2010). Brooks also produced Cameron Crowe's Say Anything... (1989) and Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket (1996). In 1986, Brooks founded Gracie Films, a television and film company. Although he did not intend to do so, Brooks returned to television in 1987 as the producer of The Tracey Ullman Show. He hired cartoonist Matt Groening to create a series of shorts for the show, which led in 1989 to The Simpsons. The Simpsons won numerous awards and is still running after over 35 years. Brooks also co-produced and co-wrote the 2007 film adaptation of the show, The Simpsons Movie. Brooks has received 53 Emmy nominations, winning 21 of them. Description above from the Wikipedia article James L. Brooks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

The Simpsons: America's First Family

The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show

Carlton Your Doorman

Sibs

The Simpsons

Maggie Simpson in "Playdate with Destiny"

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

The Good, the Bart, and the Loki

As Good as It Gets

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

The Edge of Seventeen

50/50

The Associates

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

Icebox

Thank You Very Much

The Critic

The Andy Griffith Show

The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

The Simpsons Movie

The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV

Taxi

Lou Grant

Big

Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"

My Own Private Idaho

The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!

The Tracey Ullman Show

Terms of Endearment

Jerry Maguire

Say Anything...

Being Mary Tyler Moore

Maggie Simpson in "The Force Awakens from Its Nap"

The War of the Roses

Cindy

Harry Benson: Shoot First

Lost in America

Riding in Cars with Boys

Saturday Night Live

The Simpsons in Plusaversary

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Bottle Rocket

Broadcast News

Modern Romance

Welcome to the Club

Mike Nichols: An American Master