Albert Brooks - Family and Companions

• father Harry Einstein: born in 1904; died in 1958; best known for his Greek dialect character Parkyarkarkus; appeared in "Strike Me Pink" (1936), "New Faces of 1937" (1937), "Night Spot" (1938), "Sweethearts of the U.S.A." (1944), "Out of This World" (1945), and "Earl Carroll's Vanities" (1945); had Paget's disease, a rare spinal cord problem, but died of a heart attack at a Friars Club banquet roast of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
• mother Thelma Einstein: born c. 1912; met husband shooting "New Faces of 1937"
• brother Clifford Einstein: older; came up with unique trailer for "Mother" which played before showings of "Mission: Impossible" in 1996
• brother Bob Einstein: played a sporting-goods salesman in brother's "Modern Romance" (1981)
• son Jacob Eli Brooks: born on October 1, 1998; mother, Kimberly Brooks
• daughter Claire Elizabeth Brooks: born on March 27, 2000; mother, Kimberly Brooks

• Carrie Fisher: Carrie's mother Debbie Reynolds used to try to convince the pair to wed, prompting her daughter's retort: "Mother, there can't be two neurotic parents!"
• Linda Ronstadt: lived with her for two years during the 1970s
• Kathryn Harrold: co-starred with her in "Modern Romance" (1981)
• Julie Hagerty: acted opposite her in "Lost in America" (1985)
• wife Kimberly Shlain: married on March 15, 1997 in San Francisco, California; born c. 1965; mother of Jacob and Claire