ALBERT BROOKS is among the most inventive practitioners of motion picture comedy, as well as one of its most incisive commentators on contemporary life. Brooks began his career as a stand-up comic, and went on to become an award-winning actor, writer and filmmaker.Brooks has written, directed and starred in six feature films: Real Life, Modern Romance, Lost In America, Defending Your Life, Mother and The Muse. Lost in America and Mother were honored by the National Society of Film Critics with the Best Screenplay award; Mother also won the New York Film Critic's Circle Award for Best Screenplay.
