Albert Brooks is an American actor, writer, director and comedian.

1. Born: July 22, 1947
2. Birthplace: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
3. Birth Name: Albert Lawrence Einstein
4. His brother is Bob Einstein (aka Super Dave Osbourne)
5. Turned down the lead in When Harry Met Sally...

Albert Brooks was born in Beverly Hills, California. His mother was actress Thelma Leeds, and his father was radio comedian Harry Parke.

Brooks went to college at Carnegie Tech but dropped out to pursue a career as a comic. He released two comedy albums in 1974 and 1975. He then moved to Hollywood, and in 1976 he appeared in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver.

During the 1980s and 90s Brooks appeared in more films, but his biggest grossing film to date has been Finding Nemo (2003), for which he lent his voice.

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• July 22, 1947: Born

• 1975: Saturday Night Live

• 1976: The Famous Comedians School

• 1976: Taxi Driver

• 1979: Real Life

• 1980: Private Benjamin

• 1981: Modern Romance

• 1985: Lost in America

• 1987: Broadcast News

• 1991: Defending Your Life

• 1994: The Scout

• 1996: Mother

• 1998: Doctor Dolittle

• 1999: The Muse

• 2001: My First Mister

• 2003: Finding Nemo

• 2005: Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

• 2007: The Simpsons Movie