James L. Brooks

About

James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and co-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)....

Known for

The SimpsonsSeries • 1989The Andy Griffith ShowSeries • 1960TaxiSeries • 1978The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeries • 1970Lou GrantSeries • 1977SpanglishMovie • 2004The Doris Day ShowSeries • 1968RhodaSeries • 1974That GirlSeries • 1966Room 222Series • 1969The Simpsons MovieMovie • 2007The CriticSeries • 1994The Tracey Ullman ShowSeries • 1987Jerry MaguireMovie • 1996As Good as It GetsMovie • 1997BigMovie • 1988Terms of EndearmentMovie • 1983How Do You KnowMovie • 2010The War of the RosesMovie • 1989The Edge of SeventeenMovie • 2016My Own Private IdahoMovie • 1991PhenomSeries • 1993The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye FaithfulMovie • 2024Say Anything...Movie • 1989