Albert Brooks - Milestones

• 2003: Co-starred in the Andrew Fleming comedy "The In-Laws"
• 2001: Starred in the independent dark comedy "My First Mister"
• 1999: Co-wrote (with Johnson), directed and co-starred with Sharon Stone in the romantic comedy "The Muse"
• 1998: Provided the voice of a suicidal tiger in the live-action "Dr. Dolittle", starring Eddie Murphy
• 1998: Appeared as a Wall Street guy put in prison in "Out of Sight", starring George Clooney
• 1997: Played a 65-year-old alcoholic surgeon in Sidney Lumet's "Critical Care"
• 1996: Co-wrote (with Johnson), directed and co-starred with Debbie Reynolds in "Mother"; first major film role for Reynolds since 1971
• 1994: Reteamed with James L Brooks for "I'll Do Anything", notorious for being shot initially as a musical before test screenings convinced the director to drop the musical numbers
• 1994: Starred as "The Scout", rewriting (with Johnson) an Andrew Bergman script that director Michael Ritchie had been trying to get made for several years; that year's baseball strike destroyed its commercial prospects
• 1991: Teamed with Meryl Streep for the comedy "Defending Your Life", again directing and co-writing with Johnson
• 1987: Initial appearance in a co-starring role in a film he did not direct, "Broadcast News", written and helmed by James L Brooks; garnered a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination
• 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: Reteamed with Johnson to co-write "Modern Romance"; also directed and starred; in a bit of life-imitating-art, writer-director James L Brooks (no relation) played a director
• 1980: Acted in "Private Benjamin", starring Goldie Hawn
• 1979: Feature directing and co-writing (with Monica Johnson and Harry Shearer) debut, "Real Life"; also starred
• 1976: Film acting debut in "Taxi Driver"; played campaign worker for a presidential candidate
• 1975: Released second comedy album, "A Star Is Bought"; received Grammy nomination
• 1973: Released first comedy album, "Comedy Minus One"
• 1971: First directorial effort, adapting his ESQUIRE article, "Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians", for the PBS series "The Great American Dream Machine"
• 1969: Performed as a regular on the summer variety series, "Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers" (NBC)
• 1969: First TV writing credit for the ABC variety series "Turn On"
• 1968: TV debut, performing his stand-up act on "The Steve Allen Show" (syndicated)
• From 1962 to 1963: Worked as a sportswriter for KMPC in Los Angeles
• Wrote, produced and directed six short films during the first season of NBC's "Saturady Night Live"
• Worked as a stand-up comic
• Provided the voices of Mickey Barnes and Kip for the ABC animated series, "Hot Wheels"