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Name: James L. Brooks
Full/Alt. name: Jim Brooks
Date of Birth: Thursday May 9 1940
Born: Brooklyn (New York)
Nationality: American
Partial Biography: The multi-talented James L Brooks has proven to be a force in television and films since the late 1960s. The Brooklyn-born, New Jersey-raised triple threat (writer-producer-director) moved to L.A…Full James L. Brooks Biography…

Simpsons Movie, The (2007) PG (for irreverent humor throughout)Writer
Spanglish (2005) 12A (Contains one use of strong language and moderate sex)Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Royal Tenenbaums (2002) 15 (for some lnaguage, sexuality/nudity and drug content)Special Thanks
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) 12A (for thematic elements, drug and sexual content)Producer
Rushmore (1999) 15 (for language and brief nudity)Special Thanks
As Good as it Gets (1998) 15 (For strong language, thematic elements, nudity and a beating)Director, Producer, Screenplay
Daytrippers (1997) funding
Jerry Maguire (1996) (for language and sexuality)Producer
Bottle Rocket (1996) Executive Producer
Say Anything (1989) Executive Producer

Emmy (2000) Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) - "The Simpsons"
Emmy (1999) Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) - "The Simpsons"
Writers Guild of America Award (1998) Best Screenplay Written Directly For the Screen - "As Good as it Gets"
People's Choice Award (1998) Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture - "Jerry Maguire"
Writers Guild of America Paddy Chayefsky Award (1998)