2012 | Featured opposite Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann in "This Is 40," directed by Judd Apatow |
2011 | Appeared in the action film "Drive" opposite Ryan Gosling |
2008 | Joined the Showtime series "Weeds" as Nancy's (Mary-Louise Parker) estranged father-in-law |
2007 | Joined the cast for "The Simpsons Movie" as Russ Cargill, the film's villain |
2006 | Wrote and directed the comedy "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World"; also co-starred |
2003 | Co-starred in the Andrew Fleming comedy "The In-Laws" |
2001 | Starred in the independent dark comedy "My First Mister" |
1999 | Co-starred with Sharon Stone in the romantic comedy "The Muse"; also directed and co-wrote (with Johnson) |
1998 | Played an untrustworthy banker and ex-convict who teams up with George Clooney in Steven Soderbergh's "Out of Sight" |
1998 | Provided the voice of a suicidal tiger in the live-action "Dr. Dolittle" |
1997 | Played a 65-year-old alcoholic surgeon in Sidney Lumet's "Critical Care" |
1996 | Played a middle-aged writer moving back home to resolve tensions between himself and his mother (Debbie Reynolds) in the well received comedy feature "Mother"; also directed and co-wrote (with Johnson) |
1994 | Re-teamed with James L Brooks for "I'll Do Anything" |
1991 | Co-starred with Meryl Streep in the comedy "Defending Your Life"; also directed and co-wrote (with Johnson) |
1987 | Received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role in James L Brooks' "Broadcast News" |
1985 | Co-wrote (with Johnson) and directed "Lost in America"; also co-starred opposite Julie Hagerty |
1983 | Credited as A Brooks for supplying Rudyard's voice in James L Brooks' "Terms of Endearment" |
1981 | Directed and starred in "Modern Romance"; also re-teamed with Johnson to co-write |
1980 | Appeared in "Private Benjamin" as Goldie Hawn's short-lived husband |
1979 | Directed, co-wrote (with Monica Johnson and Harry Shearer), and starred in "Real Life" |
1976 | Made his feature acting debut playing a campaign worker in Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" |
1975 | Released second comedy album A Star Is Bought; received Grammy nomination |
| Wrote, produced and directed six short films during the first season of NBC's "Saturady Night Live" |
1973 | Released first comedy album Comedy Minus One |
1971 | Made first directorial effort, adapting his Esquire article, "Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians" for the PBS series "The Great American Dream Machine" |
1969 | Received first TV writing credit for the ABC variety series "Turn On" |
| Provided the voices of Mickey Barnes and Kip for the ABC animated series "Hot Wheels" |
1969 | Performed as a regular on the summer variety series "Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers" (NBC) |
1968 | Made his TV debut, performing his stand-up act on "The Steve Allen Show" (syndicated) |
| Worked as a stand-up comic |
1962 | Worked as sportswriter for KMPC in Los Angeles, CA |
