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| + | |name= James L. Brooks | ||
| + | |image= [[File:Jameslbrooks.jpg|200px]] | ||
| + | |gender= Male | ||
| + | |job= Producer<br>Writer | ||
| + | |birthdate= {{birthdate|1940|5|9}} | ||
| + | |episodes= 485 | ||
| + | |first episode= "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]] | ||
| + | |latest episode= "[[The Ned-Liest Catch]]" | ||
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'''James L. Brooks''' (born May 9, 1940) is a producer, writer, and film director. | '''James L. Brooks''' (born May 9, 1940) is a producer, writer, and film director. | ||
| − | He is best known for producing classic TV shows like ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''Rhoda'', ''Taxi'', and ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]''. His best-known film is his directorial debut, ''Terms of Endearment'', for which he received three Academy Awards in 1984. He has also voiced [[James L. Brooks (character)|himself]] in the episode [[A Star is Born Again]]. | + | He is best known for producing classic TV shows like ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''Rhoda'', ''Taxi'', and ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]''. His best-known film is his directorial debut, ''Terms of Endearment'', for which he received three Academy Awards in 1984. He has also voiced [[James L. Brooks (character)|himself]] in the episode "[[A Star is Born Again]]". |
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
James L. Brooks was raised in a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York. Brooks began his television career as a writer for CBS News from 1964 to 1966. After working for the ABC television series ''Room 222'' as executive story editor, Brooks was hired along with writing partner Allan Burns by television executive Grant Tinker to create a show that would later become ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''. | James L. Brooks was raised in a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York. Brooks began his television career as a writer for CBS News from 1964 to 1966. After working for the ABC television series ''Room 222'' as executive story editor, Brooks was hired along with writing partner Allan Burns by television executive Grant Tinker to create a show that would later become ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''. | ||
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Brooks was a producer in the 1989 film ''War of the Roses'', which [[Dan Castellaneta]] appeared in. This marked the first time a producer and actor worked on a project together outside of the Simpsons. | Brooks was a producer in the 1989 film ''War of the Roses'', which [[Dan Castellaneta]] appeared in. This marked the first time a producer and actor worked on a project together outside of the Simpsons. | ||
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== Credits == | == Credits == | ||
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=== Developer === | === Developer === | ||
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| − | | | + | *{{ep|Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire}} |
| − | * {{ep|Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire}} | + | *{{ep|Bart the Genius}} |
| − | * {{ep|Bart the Genius}} | + | *{{ep|Homer's Odyssey}} |
| − | * {{ep|Homer's Odyssey}} | + | *{{ep|There's No Disgrace Like Home}} |
| − | * {{ep|There's No Disgrace Like Home}} | + | *{{ep|Bart the General}} |
| − | * {{ep|Bart the General}} | + | *{{ep|Moaning Lisa}} |
| − | * {{ep|Moaning Lisa}} | + | *{{ep|The Call of the Simpsons}} |
| − | * {{ep|The Call of the Simpsons}} | + | *{{ep|The Telltale Head}} |
| − | * {{ep|The Telltale Head}} | + | *{{ep|Life on the Fast Lane}} |
| − | * {{ep|Life on the Fast Lane}} | + | *{{ep|Homer's Night Out}} |
| − | * {{ep|Homer's Night Out}} | + | *{{ep|The Crepes of Wrath}} |
| − | * {{ep|The Crepes of Wrath}} | + | *{{ep|Krusty Gets Busted}} |
| − | * {{ep|Krusty Gets Busted}} | + | *{{ep|Some Enchanted Evening}} |
| − | * {{ep|Some Enchanted Evening}} | + | *{{ep|Treehouse of Horror IV}} |
| − | * {{ep|Treehouse of Horror IV}} | + | *{{ep|Lard of the Dance}} |
| − | * {{ep|Lard of the Dance}} | + | *{{ep|Lost Verizon}} |
| − | * {{ep|Lost Verizon}} | + | *{{ep|Eeny Teeny Maya Moe}} |
| − | * {{ep|Eeny Teeny Maya Moe}} | + | *{{ep|Loan-a Lisa}} |
| − | * {{ep|Loan-a Lisa}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | === Executive | + | === Executive producer === |
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| − | * {{ep|Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire}} | + | *{{ep|Bart the Genius}} |
| − | * {{ep|Bart the Genius}} | + | *{{ep|Homer's Odyssey}} |
| − | * {{ep|Homer's Odyssey}} | + | *{{ep|There's No Disgrace Like Home}} |
| − | * {{ep|There's No Disgrace Like Home}} | + | *{ep|Bart the General}} |
| − | * | + | *{{ep|Moaning Lisa}} |
| − | * {{ep|Moaning Lisa}} | + | *{{ep|The Call of the Simpsons}} |
| − | * {{ep|The Call of the Simpsons}} | + | *{{ep|The Telltale Head}} |
| − | * {{ep|The Telltale Head}} | + | *{{ep|Life on the Fast Lane}} |
| − | * {{ep|Life on the Fast Lane}} | + | *{{ep|Homer's Night Out}} |
| − | * {{ep|Homer's Night Out}} | + | *{{ep|The Crepes of Wrath}} |
| − | * {{ep|The Crepes of Wrath}} | + | *{{ep|Krusty Gets Busted}} |
| − | * {{ep|Krusty Gets Busted}} | + | *{{ep|Some Enchanted Evening}} |
| − | * {{ep|Some Enchanted Evening}} | + | *{{ep|Treehouse of Horror II}} |
| − | * {{ep|Treehouse of Horror II}} | + | *{{ep|Lost Verizon}} |
| − | * {{ep|Lost Verizon}} | + | *{{ep|Eeny Teeny Maya Moe}} |
| − | * {{ep|Eeny Teeny Maya Moe}} | ||
*{{ep|Loan-a Lisa}} | *{{ep|Loan-a Lisa}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | === Executive | + | === Executive creative consultant === |
| − | {{scroll | + | {{scroll| |
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| − | * {{ep|Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire}} | + | *{{ep|Bart the Genius}} |
| − | * {{ep|Bart the Genius}} | + | *{{ep|Homer's Odyssey}} |
| − | * {{ep|Homer's Odyssey}} | + | *{{ep|There's No Disgrace Like Home}} |
| − | * {{ep|There's No Disgrace Like Home}} | + | *{{ep|Bart the General}} |
| − | * {{ep|Bart the General}} | + | *{{ep|Moaning Lisa}} |
| − | * {{ep|Moaning Lisa}} | + | *{{ep|The Call of the Simpsons}} |
| − | * {{ep|The Call of the Simpsons}} | + | *{{ep|The Telltale Head}} |
| − | * {{ep|The Telltale Head}} | + | *{{ep|Life on the Fast Lane}} |
| − | * {{ep|Life on the Fast Lane}} | + | *{{ep|Homer's Night Out}} |
| − | * {{ep|Homer's Night Out}} | + | *{{ep|The Crepes of Wrath}} |
| − | * {{ep|The Crepes of Wrath}} | + | *{{ep|Krusty Gets Busted}} |
| − | * {{ep|Krusty Gets Busted}} | + | *{{ep|Some Enchanted Evening}} |
| − | * {{ep|Some Enchanted Evening}} | + | *{{ep|Treehouse of Horror II}} |
| − | * {{ep|Treehouse of Horror II}} | + | *{{ep|Lost Verizon}} |
| − | * {{ep|Lost Verizon}} | ||
*{{ep|Loan-a Lisa}} | *{{ep|Loan-a Lisa}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, James L.}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, James L.}} | ||
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[[Category:Cast and crew]] | [[Category:Cast and crew]] | ||
Revision as of 13:15, June 13, 2011
- This article is about the series executive producer. For the character, see James L. Brooks (character).
James L. Brooks
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James L. Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is a producer, writer, and film director.
He is best known for producing classic TV shows like The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Simpsons, Rhoda, Taxi, and The Tracey Ullman Show. His best-known film is his directorial debut, Terms of Endearment, for which he received three Academy Awards in 1984. He has also voiced himself in the episode "A Star is Born Again".
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Biography
James L. Brooks was raised in a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York. Brooks began his television career as a writer for CBS News from 1964 to 1966. After working for the ABC television series Room 222 as executive story editor, Brooks was hired along with writing partner Allan Burns by television executive Grant Tinker to create a show that would later become The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show became a critical and commercial success and spawned other television shows created by Brooks and Burns such as Rhoda, Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers, Taxi, The Associates, and Lou Grant.
In 1978, Brooks began work on feature motion films. His first project was being writer and co-producer on the film Starting Over and later wrote, produced, and directed Terms of Endearment in 1983.
Brooks later started his own film and television production company, Gracie Films, in 1984. Gracie Films would produce the television series The Tracey Ullman Show and its spin-off, The Simpsons. He also produced the Jon Lovitz animated series The Critic. Gracie Films' notable film productions were Jerry Maguire, As Good as It Gets, Bottle Rocket, and Broadcast News.
Brooks had a cameo in the The Simpsons episode "A Star Is Born-Again". He also played a semi-fictional version of himself in friend Albert Brooks' comedy Modern Romance as an opinionated film director.
Trivia
Brooks was well-known for being in the studio audience of many shows that he produced in the mid 70s. Viewers can usually tell whether Brooks was in the audience by his distinctive loud guffaw. He would also make an occasional uncredited cameo appearance.
Brooks was a producer in the 1989 film War of the Roses, which Dan Castellaneta appeared in. This marked the first time a producer and actor worked on a project together outside of the Simpsons.
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Episode – "Moaning Lisa" Episode – "The Call of the Simpsons" Episode – "The Telltale Head" Episode – "Life on the Fast Lane" Episode – "Homer's Night Out" Episode – "The Crepes of Wrath" Episode – "Krusty Gets Busted" Episode – "Some Enchanted Evening" Episode – "Treehouse of Horror II" Episode – "Lost Verizon" Episode – "Eeny Teeny Maya Moe" Episode – "Loan-a Lisa" }}
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