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'''James Lawrence Brooks''' (born May 9, 1940), known professionally as '''James L. Brooks''', is a producer, writer, and film director.
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'''James Lawrence Brooks''' (born May 9, 1940) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of [[Gracie Films]]. He currently serves as an executive producer and executive creative consultant for ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He also voiced {{Ch|James L. Brooks|himself}} in the episode "[[A Star Is Born Again]]". He was also interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons: Celebrity Friends]]'', ''[[The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem]]'', ''[[The Simpsons: Access All Areas]]'', ''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!]]'', and ''[[The Simpsons: America's First Family]]''. He will get a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 2015.<ref>[http://variety.com/2014/biz/news/walk-of-fame-2015-honorees-revealed-1201223538/ Variety - Walk of Fame 2015 Honorees Revealed]</ref>
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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 {{Ch|James L. Brooks|himself}} in the episode "[[A Star Is Born Again]]". He was also interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons: Celebrity Friends]]'', ''[[The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem]]'', ''[[The Simpsons: Access All Areas]]'', ''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!]]'', and ''[[The Simpsons: America's First Family]]''. He will get a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 2015.<ref>[http://variety.com/2014/biz/news/walk-of-fame-2015-honorees-revealed-1201223538/ Variety - Walk of Fame 2015 Honorees Revealed]</ref>
 
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== Biography ==
 
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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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''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''.
 
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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.
 
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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''.
 
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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.
 
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== Trivia ==
 
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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.
 
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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]]''.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 13:26, May 9, 2022

This article is about series executive producer. For For the character, see James L. Brooks (character).
James L. Brooks
James L. Brooks.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Producer
Writer
Birth date: May 9, 1940 (1940-05-09) (age 83)
Status:
Active
Number of episodes: 765
Seasons active: Season 1 - Present
First short: The Longest Daycare
Most recent short: When Billie Met Lisa
First episode: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
Most recent episode: "Cremains of the Day"
First game: The Simpsons: Hit & Run
Most recent game: The Simpsons Game
Song: Sibling Rivalry"
First album: The Simpsons Sing the Blues
Latest album: The Simpsons: Testify


James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of Gracie Films. He currently serves as an executive producer and executive creative consultant for The Simpsons. He also voiced himself in the episode "A Star Is Born Again". He was also interviewed in The Simpsons: Celebrity Friends, The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem, The Simpsons: Access All Areas, The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!, and The Simpsons: America's First Family. He will get a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 2015.[1]

Credits

Developer

Executive producer

Executive creative consultant

Special thanks to

Creative consultant

The Simpsons executive producer

Written by

Producer

Produced by

For The Simpsons

Executive soundtrack album producer

Parody lyrics by

Hans Zimmer would like to thank

Interviewee

Commentary

References

  1. ↑ Variety - Walk of Fame 2015 Honorees Revealed


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