Birthday: May 09, 1940
One of the few producer/director/writers to handle both movie and TV assignments with equal aplomb, James L. Brooks was born in Brooklyn and spent his college years in New York City. Following an apprenticeship with CBS news, Brooks went to work for documentary producer David L. Wolper. In 1969, Brooks broke into the non-documentary end of the business with his TV series drama Room ...more- 2007
- British Academy of Film and Television
- Best Animated Feature
- The Simpsons Movie
- nom
- 1997
- Golden Globe
- Best Director
- As Good As It Gets
- nom
- 1997
- Golden Globe
- Best Screenplay
- As Good As It Gets
- nom
- 1997
- Directors Guild of America
- Best Director
- As Good As It Gets
- nom
- 1997
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Original Screenplay
- As Good As It Gets
- nom
- 1981
- Modern Romance
- David
- 1979
- Real Life
- Evaluator
- 2007
- The Simpsons Movie
- Producer
- 2007
- The Simpsons Movie
- Screenwriter
- 2004
- Spanglish
- Director
- 2004
- Spanglish
- Screenwriter
- 2004
- Spanglish
- Producer











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