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James L. Brooks
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James L. Brooks

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1940Born, North Bergen
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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…

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The SimpsonsJames L. Brooks (voice)
The Simpsons MovieProducer
The Edge of SeventeenProducer
50/50Thanks
As Good as It GetsDirector

Filmography

AllActingDirectingWritingProducing
2027The New Simpsons MovieProducerMovie
2026Yellow MirrorExecutive ProducerMovie
2026SimpsleyExecutive ProducerMovie
2026Extreme Makeover: Homer EditionExecutive ProducerMovie
2025Ella McCayProducerMovie
2024The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye FaithfulExecutive ProducerMovie
2024The Most Wonderful Time of the YearProducerMovie
2024May the 12th Be with YouProducerMovie
2023Maggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One"ProducerMovie
2023Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.ProducerMovie
2022Welcome to the ClubProducerMovie
2022When Billie Met LisaProducerMovie
2021The Simpsons in PlusaversaryProducerMovie
2021The Simpsons | BalenciagaProducerMovie
2021The Good, the Bart, and the LokiProducerMovie
2021Maggie Simpson in "The Force Awakens from Its Nap"ProducerMovie
2020Maggie Simpson in "Playdate with Destiny"ProducerMovie
2018IceboxProducerMovie
2016The Edge of SeventeenProducerMovie
2012Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"ProducerMovie
2010How Do You KnowProducerMovie
2007The Simpsons MovieProducerMovie
2004SpanglishProducerMovie
2001Riding in Cars with BoysProducerMovie
2001What About Joan?Producer · 21 episodesShow
1997As Good as It GetsProducerMovie
1996Jerry MaguireProducerMovie
1996Bottle RocketExecutive ProducerMovie
1994I'll Do AnythingProducerMovie
1994The CriticProducer · 23 episodesShow
1993PhenomProducer · 22 episodesShow
1991SibsProducer · 10 episodesShow
1990The Best of the Tracey Ullman ShowExecutive ProducerMovie
1989The SimpsonsExecutive Producer · 720 episodesShow
1989The War of the RosesProducerMovie
1989The Simpsons: Family TherapyProducerMovie
1989Say Anything...Executive ProducerMovie
1988BigProducerMovie
1987Broadcast NewsProducerMovie
1987The Simpsons: Tracey Ullman ShortsExecutive Producer · 48 episodesShow
1987The Tracey Ullman ShowExecutive Producer · 81 episodesShow
1983Terms of EndearmentProducerMovie
1979Starting OverProducerMovie
1979The AssociatesProducer · 13 episodesShow
1978TaxiExecutive Producer · 114 episodesShow
1978CindyProducerMovie
1977Lou GrantExecutive Producer · 22 episodesShow
1974RhodaProducer · 110 episodesShow
1974Thursday's GameProducerMovie
1970The Mary Tyler Moore ShowExecutive Producer · 168 episodesShow

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