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James L. Brooks
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American director, writer, and producer (born 1940)
Key facts
- Born
- James Lawrence Brooks , ( 1940-05-09 ) May 9, 1940 (age 86) , New York City , U.S.
- Occupations
- Director producer screenwriter
- Years active
- 1965–present
- Spouses
- Marianne Catherine Morrissey ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1972 ) Holly Beth Holmberg ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1978 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1999 ) Jennifer Simchowitz, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2024 )
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lawrence
- Family name
- Brooks
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Occupation
- producer
- Employer
- Gracie Films
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.graciefilms.com
- Image
- Jameslbrooks.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Work location
- United States
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- Commons category
- James L. Brooks
- date of birth
- 1940-05-09
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- related category
- Category:Films produced by James L. Brooks
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
- social media followers
- 83293
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Encyclopedic overview
James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American director, producer and screenwriter, and the 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).
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