James L. Brooks
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Birth Name: James Lawrence Brooks
Age: 84, born 9 May 1940
Country of origin: United States
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Directors' Favorite Actors/Actresses
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Published 7 years, 2 months ago
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The Simpsons' Special Guests
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Published 15 years, 10 months ago
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A Movie for every Director (part 3)
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Published 11 years, 7 months ago
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Academy Award Winning Directors
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Published 12 years, 6 months ago
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Born on May 9, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York, James L. Brooks's television series Room 222 won an Emmy Award in 1970. As the decade progressed, Brooks created a number of iconic TV shows, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Taxi. In 1984, he won Academy Awards for writing, producing and directing Terms of Endearment. Brooks also helped develop The Simpsons and had another hit film with As Good as It Gets (1997).
James Lawrence Brooks, who is generally known as James L. Brooks, was born on May 9, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York. After growing up in New Jersey, Brooks enrolled at New York University in 1958. He dropped out of sch
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2. As Good as It Gets (1997)
Rating: | 2457 Watched |
3. The Lego Movie (2014)
Rating: | 1197 Watched |
4. Spanglish
Rating: | 1162 Watched |
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TV
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1. The Simpsons (1989)
Rating: | 5821 Watched |
2. Saturday Night Live (1975)
Rating: | 1166 Watched |
3. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Rating: | 672 Watched |
4. Dancing with the Stars (2005)
Rating: | 246 Watched |
5. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
Rating: | 131 Watched |
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1. The Simpsons (1989)
Rating: | 5821 Watched |
2. Taxi (1978)
Rating: | 244 Watched |
3. The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Rating: | 221 Watched |
4. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
Rating: | 131 Watched |
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1. As Good as It Gets (1997)
Rating: | 2457 Watched |
2. Spanglish
Rating: | 1162 Watched |
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Movies
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1. Real Life (1979)
Rating: | 46 want to see |
3. Modern Romance (1981)
Rating: | 29 Watched |
4. Misery Loves Comedy (2015)
Rating: | 11 Watched |
5. The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (2018)
Rating: | 8 Watched |
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1. Terra X History (2023)
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