James L. Brooks Net Worth
Publish date: 2024-08-18
James L. Brooks net worth is
$500 Million
James L. Brooks Wiki Biography
James Lawrence Brooks was born on the 9th May 1940, in Brooklyn, New York City USA, and is a producer, screenwriter, and director, certainly best known as the writer and executive producer of the animated series “The Simpsons” (1989- ). Brooks also wrote and directed the movies “Terms of Endearment” (1983) and “As Good as It Gets” (1997), and has received three Oscars, a Golden Globe, and 20 Emmy Awards. These series and films significantly increased his net worth. Brooks has been an active member of the entertainment industry since 1965.
Have you ever wondered how rich James L. Brooks is, as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that James L. Brooks’ net worth is as high as $500 million, an amount earned through his successful career as a writer and producer. In addition to being one of the most accomplished writers in Hollywood, Brooks has also worked as a director which has improved his wealth, and he owns a television and film company.
James L. Brooks Net Worth $500 Million
James Brooks was born a son of Edward M. Brooks and Dorothy Helen, both salespeople, and grew up in Bergen, New Jersey with an older sister. His father left the family when finding out that his mother was pregnant with him – Brooks lost the contact with father when he was 12. He started to write comedy short stories in his childhood, and although receiving some positive critiques, he failed to publish any of them. He went to Weehawken High School and although not a particularly good achiever, he worked on the school’s newspaper.
Unsurprisingly perhaps, Brooks dropped-out of university, and after wortking in relatively casual jobs, started his writing career in 1965, with two episodes for the TV series “Men in Crisis”, and for a sports documentary “October Madness: The World Series”. Next year he wrote for “My Mother the Car” (1966), “Time-Life Specials: The March of Time” (1966), and That Girl (1966-1967). In the following years, Brooks usually wrote just an episode or two for various shows, but his biggest success to that point came in 1969 when he created “Room 222” (1969-1974), which ran for five seasons and had seven Golden Globe nominations, and certainly increased his net worth.
He and Allan Burns created the comedy series “Mary Tyler Moore” (1970-1977), for which Brooks wrote 168 episodes; the series was highly popular and earned three Golden Globes. At the end of the 70’s, Brooks worked on “Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers” (1974-1975), a double Golden Globe-winning series “Rhoda” (1974-1978), and wrote the scripts for the movies “Thursday’s Game” (1974) starring Gene Wilder, Bob Newhart and Ellen Burstyn, and “Cindy” (1978).
Brooks also wrote, “Lou Grant” (1977-1982) and “Taxi” (1978-1983) with Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, before making his directing debut with “Terms of Endearment” (1983) starring Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, and Jack Nicholson, for which he also wrote the script. The movie brought him international glory, three Oscars, and dramatically improved his wealth.
Brooks’ next big achievement was the movie “Broadcast News” (1987) with William Hurt, Albert Brooks and Holly Hunter, which he directed and wrote; the film was nominated for seven Oscars and five Golden Globes. Soon after, he created “The Tracey Ullman Show” (1987-1990) and hired Matt Groening to write sketches for the show, with whom two years later he teamed-up to create one of the greatest series of all time – “The Simpsons”. The show won numerous awards and became a worldwide brand that is still running, brought Brooks astronomical fame, and significantly improved his net worth.
He wrote and directed four more movies: “I’ll Do Anything” (1994) with Nick Nolte, Albert Brooks, and Whittni Wright, an Oscar-winning comedy “As Good as It Gets” (1997) starring Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, and Greg Kinnear, a Golden Globe nominated “Spanglish” (2004) with Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, and Paz Vega, and “How Do You Know” (2010) starring Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, and Owen Wilson. Most recently, he produced the upcoming movie “The Edge of Seventeen” with Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner, Woody Harrelson, and Kyra Sedgwick.
Thanks to his skills, Brooks has received numerous awards; apart from three Oscars for the film “Terms of Endearment”, and a Golden Globe for the same film, he has 47 Emmy nominations, of which he won 20, mostly for “The Simpsons” but also Emmy awards for “Taxi”, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”, and “The Tracey Ullman Show”. Furthermore he has received the Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement by the Writers guild of America, among many other awards.
Regarding his personal life, James L. Brooks was married twice; his first wife was Marianne Catherine Morrissey from 1964 to 1972, with whom he has a daughter. His second wife was Holly Beth Holmberg from 1978 to 1999 and the couple has three children
Full Name | James L. Brooks |
Net Worth | $500 Million |
Date Of Birth | May 9, 1940 |
Place Of Birth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States |
Profession | Director, producer, screenwriter |
Education | Weehawken High School, New York University |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Holly Holmberg Brooks (m. 1978–1999), Marianne Catherine Morrissey (m. 1964–1972) |
Children | Chloe Brooks, Amy Brooks, Cooper Brooks |
Parents | Edward Brooks, Dorothy Brooks |
Siblings | Dianne Brooks |
Twitter | https://twitter.com/canyonjim |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000985/ |
Allmusic | www.allmusic.com/artist/james-l-brooks-mn0001821932 |
Awards | Academy Award for Best Director, for Best Writing, for Best Picture (1983), Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award (1987), Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (1997), Golden Globe Award for Best Director, for Best Screenplay (1997), San Diego Film Critics Society Award ... |
Nominations | Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special, Writers Gu... |
Movies | "The Simpsons Movie" (2007), "As Good as It Gets" (1997), "I'll Do Anything" (1994), "Spanglish" (2004), "The War of the Roses" (1989), "How Do You Know" (2010) |
TV Shows | “The Simpsons” (1989- ), “Mary Tyler Moore” (1970-1977), “Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers” (1974-1975), “Rhoda” (1974-1978), “Lou Grant” (1977-1982), “Taxi” (1978-1983) |
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1 | [accepting the Best Picture Oscar for Terms of Endearment (1983)] It took a long time to get the picture made and this community has been generous to this picture from long before it was made. There was a lot about every studio turning it down; I think it's much more significant that a Hollywood studio made it and that [the] Hollywood studio was flexible and that the studio ended up happy that it made it--I think that's significant. too, that there was an audience for this picture. |
2 | People used to say, you know you're in the hands of a good screenwriter when you're not aware of the writing. I've never subscribed to that. In Juno (2007), suddenly you're riveted by the fact that people haven't talked like that before. I think the treat is always when you are aware of the writing. |
3 | I saw Annie Hall (1977) with a group of people working in comedy and television. We were all stunned. Stunned. It was like watching a spaceship land. That something that funny could also be that beautiful. |
4 | [in 2014] The great thing in television, usually the writer's in charge. It's the one place. In movies it's certainly not true. But in television it's true and there's something--the inmates running the asylum and all that. And there's something to that. Right now, there are so many great shows that are truly authored. It's a place where writers are in charge. Right now, a lot of the great things we see each year will be on television. |
5 | [on being employed by a studio] Sometimes they give you so much rope you forget it's around your neck. But it always is. You feel it when they yank it. |
6 | [on I'll Do Anything (1994)] I wanted to do a Hollywood story. At the time it seemed to me, and it turned out to be a real miscalculation, to get the truth about Hollywood, the form had to be larger than life, a musical. I did a lot of strange things on that. Because of my background I went for actors on it and not singers. I'm in love with actors. I had great musical people, the best. I had Twyla Tharp as my choreographer. Prince as my songwriter. Sinéad O'Connor did one song, a beautiful song. And I went to work, and it was the first time I fell in love with my leading lady, who was this six-year-old magical child. And her mother was great--part of the movie was based on my experience with my own two daughters, and I sort of became a surrogate dad. I had all these other people around me that I loved and it was great. And then we went to our first preview. And it was a disaster. We had walkouts, it was awful. Then the worst thing of all happened--someone who saw it told somebody who told somebody who told the Los Angeles Times about what had happened, and then they came after the story. So now here I was trying to fix the film and I actually have the major home-town newspaper publish what had happened, and kill us dead in the water. And they made a story out of my odyssey, came to my next preview and it was just horrendous. So eventually I pared down the music, took almost all of it out. And you can speculate on a lot of things about why the picture didn't work. I'm a guy who started out in one form and changed it to another, but the movie played and people laughed, because I saw it with an audience. But it utterly failed commercially and I felt like I had let down a lot of people. It's my job to take it personally. When I ask people to join me and work with me, who else is responsible? But I haven't seen the movie in a long time and I still think it's a good movie. |
7 | While you're doing it, it is sort of a lonely kind of feeling, even though you are surrounded by so many people giving beyond the call. That's generally true of movies, there's a sense of urgency, people risking their tail, people working past exhaustion. That's what moviemaking is. It's lonely because you asked all of them to work that hard for this idea you had. |
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1 | Along with Delbert Mann, Jerome Robbins, Robert Redford, Kevin Costner and Sam Mendes, he is one of only six people to win the Academy Award for Best Director for their directorial debut: Mann for Marty (1955), Robbins for West Side Story (1961) (which he co-directed with Robert Wise, Redford for Ordinary People (1980), Brooks for Terms of Endearment (1983), Costner for Dances with Wolves (1990) and Mendes for American Beauty (1999). |
2 | He was commissioned to do a screen adaptation of Terms of Endearment (1983) by wealthy businessman Norton Simon and his wife, the former actress Jennifer Jones, as a comeback vehicle for her. Brooks decided he didn't want to have to adapt the character of Aurora to a particular actress, and persuaded Paramount to buy the rights from the Simons. He cast Shirley MacLaine because she was the only actress who viewed the story as a comedy. When he won the screenplay Oscar, Brooks thanked Jennifer Jones Simon. |
3 | Discovered Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson, which resulted in their movie Bottle Rocket (1996). |
4 | During the opening credits for some of the seasons of Mary Tyler Moore (1970), there is a scene of Mary filming by the one of the lakes in Minneapolis. During that scene, two men jog by--one of them is Brooks. |
5 | His laughter is heard in the studio audience of many shows he produced, especially Taxi (1978), in which his laughter is heard through all five seasons. It appears louder than any of the other audience members, sounding like a "Haw", sustaining the "Aw" sound. |
6 | Was best man at Norman Pearlstine's and Nancy Friday's wedding. |
7 | Won 19 Prime Time Emmy awards--more than any person in history. As producer he has won nine for The Simpsons (1989), three for Taxi (1978), three for Mary Tyler Moore (1970) and one for The Tracey Ullman Show (1987); as writer he won two for "Mary Tyler Moore" and one for "The Tracey Ullman Show". |
8 | Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Writers Branch) [2006-] |
9 | Directed nine different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Debra Winger, John Lithgow, Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear. Nicholson, MacLaine and Hunt won Oscars for their performances in one of Brooks' movies (Nicholson twice). |
10 | He is among an elite group of seven directors who have won Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay (Original/Adapted) Oscars for the same film. In 1984 he won all three for Terms of Endearment (1983). The other directors are Leo McCarey (for Going My Way (1944)), Billy Wilder (for The Apartment (1960)), Francis Ford Coppola (for The Godfather: Part II (1974)), Peter Jackson (for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (the brothers co-produced, co-directed and co-wrote No Country for Old Men (2007) with each other), and Alejandro G. Iñárritu (for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)). Brooks is the only one to do so with his directorial debut and the only one to do so without collaborators in any of the three categories. |
11 | Owns Gracie Films which produces The Simpsons (1989). |
12 | Daughters: Amy Brooks; born 1971 and Chloe Brooks. Son: Cooper Brooks. |
All pictures
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Simpsons | 1989-2018 | TV Series developed by - 619 episodes | |
Planet of the Couches | 2016 | TV Movie creator | |
Lego Dimensions | 2015 | Video Game characters created by - uncredited | |
The Simpsons Take the Bowl | 2014 | Video creator | |
The Longest Daycare | 2012 | Short written by | |
How Do You Know | 2010 | written by | |
The Simpsons Movie | 2007 | based on the television series "The Simpsons" developed by - uncredited / screenplay | |
Spanglish | 2004 | written by | |
As Good as It Gets | 1997 | screenplay | |
De Sylvia Millecam Show | 1994 | TV Series original script - 3 episodes | |
I'll Do Anything | 1994 | written by | |
Virtual Bart | 1994 | Video Game characters - uncredited | |
The Tracey Ullman Show | | TV Series created by - 80 episodes, 1987 - 1990 written by - 5 episodes, 1987 - 1990 | |
Broadcast News | 1987 | written by | |
Terms of Endearment | 1983 | screenplay | |
Taxi | | TV Series created by - 114 episodes, 1978 - 1983 written by - 1 episode, 1978 | |
Lou Grant | 1977-1982 | TV Series created by - 114 episodes | |
Carlton Your Doorman | 1980 | TV Short character | |
The Associates | 1979-1980 | TV Series created by - 13 episodes | |
Starting Over | 1979 | screenplay | |
Cindy | 1978 | TV Movie written by | |
Rhoda | | TV Series created by - 110 episodes, 1974 - 1978 written by - 2 episodes, 1974 | |
Mary Tyler Moore | | TV Series created by - 168 episodes, 1970 - 1977 written by - 6 episodes, 1970 - 1977 | |
Phyllis | 1975-1977 | TV Series based on a character created by - 48 episodes | |
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers | | TV Series created by - 15 episodes, 1974 - 1975 written by - 1 episode, 1974 | |
Thursday's Game | 1974 | TV Movie | |
Room 222 | | TV Series created by - 113 episodes, 1969 - 1974 written by - 1 episode, 1969 | |
Going Places | 1973 | TV Short | |
My Friend Tony | 1969 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The Doris Day Show | 1968 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
Mayberry R.F.D. | 1968 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
My Three Sons | 1968 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
Good Morning, World | 1968 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
The Andy Griffith Show | 1968 | TV Series written by - 2 episodes | |
Accidental Family | | TV Series 1 episode, 1967 teleplay - 1 episode, 1967 | |
That Girl | 1966-1967 | TV Series written by - 3 episodes | |
Hey, Landlord | 1967 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
Time-Life Specials: The March of Time | 1965-1966 | TV Series documentary writer - 3 episodes | |
My Mother the Car | 1966 | TV Series written by - 2 episodes | |
October Madness: The World Series | 1965 | TV Movie documentary | |
Men in Crisis | 1965 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Tracey Ullman Show | 1987-1990 | TV Series executive producer - 80 episodes | |
The War of the Roses | 1989 | producer | |
Say Anything... | 1989 | executive producer | |
Big | 1988 | producer | |
Broadcast News | 1987 | producer | |
Terms of Endearment | 1983 | producer | |
Taxi | 1978-1983 | TV Series executive producer - 112 episodes | |
The Associates | 1979-1980 | TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes | |
Starting Over | 1979 | producer | |
Cindy | 1978 | TV Movie producer | |
Lou Grant | 1977-1978 | TV Series executive producer - 22 episodes | |
Mary Tyler Moore | | TV Series executive producer - 162 episodes, 1970 - 1977 producer - 6 episodes, 1970 | |
Rhoda | 1974-1977 | TV Series executive producer - 73 episodes | |
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers | 1974 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
Thursday's Game | 1974 | TV Movie producer | |
Class of '55 | 1972 | TV Movie producer | |
Men in Crisis | 1965 | TV Series producer - 1 episode | |
Icebox | | producer announced | |
Untitled Daniel Sawka/Gracie Films Project | | producer announced | |
The Simpsons | 1989-2017 | TV Series executive producer - 616 episodes | |
Planet of the Couches | 2016 | TV Movie executive producer | |
The Edge of Seventeen | 2016 | producer - produced by | |
Trumptastic Voyage | 2015 | TV Movie executive producer - uncredited | |
The Longest Daycare | 2012 | Short producer | |
How Do You Know | 2010 | producer | |
The Simpsons Ride | 2008 | Short producer | |
The Simpsons Game | 2007 | Video Game executive producer | |
The Simpsons Movie | 2007 | producer | |
Spanglish | 2004 | producer | |
Riding in Cars with Boys | 2001 | producer | |
The Critic | 2000-2001 | TV Series executive producer - 10 episodes | |
What About Joan | 2000-2001 | TV Series producer - 21 episodes | |
As Good as It Gets | 1997 | producer | |
Jerry Maguire | 1996 | producer | |
Bottle Rocket | 1996 | executive producer | |
The Critic | 1994-1995 | TV Series executive producer - 23 episodes | |
Related by Birth | 1994 | TV Short executive producer | |
Phenom | 1993-1994 | TV Series executive producer - 22 episodes | |
I'll Do Anything | 1994 | producer | |
Deep Deep Trouble | 1991 | TV Movie executive producer | |
Do the Bartman | 1990 | TV Short executive producer | |
The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show | 1990 | TV Movie executive producer | |
Miscellaneous
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Simpsons | 1989-2017 | TV Series executive creative consultant - 616 episodes | |
The Simpsons: Hit & Run | 2003 | Video Game creative consultant | |
The Critic | 2000-2001 | TV Series executive creative consultant - 10 episodes | |
The Critic | 1994-1995 | TV Series executive creative consultant - 19 episodes | |
Phenom | 1993-1994 | TV Series executive consultant - 22 episodes | |
Taxi | | TV Series executive consultant - 66 episodes, 1978 - 1981 executive creative consultant - 42 episodes, 1981 - 1983 | |
The Associates | 1979-1980 | TV Series executive consultant - 2 episodes | |
Lou Grant | 1978-1979 | TV Series executive consultant - 24 episodes | |
Cindy | 1978 | TV Movie creative consultant | |
Rhoda | | TV Series executive consultant - 37 episodes, 1977 - 1978 story editor - 2 episodes, 1974 | |
Mary Tyler Moore | 1972-1973 | TV Series script consultant - 24 episodes | |
My Friend Tony | 1969 | TV Series story editor - 1 episode | |
Accidental Family | 1967 | TV Series story editor - 6 episodes | |
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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How Do You Know | 2010 | | |
Spanglish | 2004 | | |
As Good as It Gets | 1997 | | |
I'll Do Anything | 1994 | | |
Broadcast News | 1987 | | |
Terms of Endearment | 1983 | | |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Simpsons | | TV Series lyrics - 2 episodes, 2015 - 2017 writer - 2 episodes, 2015 - 2017 | |
The Simpsons Movie | 2007 | lyrics: "Spider Pig", "Springfield Anthem" / writer: "Spider Pig", "Springfield Anthem" | |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Modern Romance | 1981 | | David |
Real Life | 1979 | | Driving Evaluator |
Saturday Night Live | 1976 | TV Series | Paul Reynold (segment "Audience Research") |
Rhoda | 1974 | TV Series | Subway Passenger |
Mary Tyler Moore | 1972 | TV Series | Rabbi |
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Family Guy | 2014 | TV Series special thanks - 1 episode | |
The Adventures of Dugg & Lemmy | 2012 | TV Series very special thanks - 1 episode | |
The Dictator | 2012 | special thanks - as Jim Brooks | |
50/50 | 2011 | special thanks | |
Broadcast News: James L. Brooks - A Singular Voice | 2011 | Video short special thanks | |
Presidential Reunion | 2010 | Video short special thanks - as James Brooks | |
Heidi Montag Says No to Plastic | 2010 | Video short special thanks | |
Funny People | 2009 | special thanks | |
Then She Found Me | 2007 | thanks | |
Accidents Will Happen | 2006 | Short special thanks | |
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan | 2006 | the producers wish to give special thanks for their assistance | |
A Terrifying Message from Al Gore | 2006 | Video short special thanks | |
The Royal Tenenbaums | 2001 | thanks | |
Simpsons Bowling | 1999 | Video Game special thanks | |
Rushmore | 1998 | thanks | |
My Own Private Idaho | 1991 | special thanks | |
Jumpin' Jack Flash | 1986 | special thanks | |
The Ratings Game | 1984 | TV Movie special thanks - as Jim Brooks | |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Harry Benson: Shoot First | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
Dancing with the Stars | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
American Masters | 2016 | TV Series documentary | |
Misery Loves Comedy | 2015 | Documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mel Brooks | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - In Attendance (uncredited) |
America in Primetime | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Creator, Taxi / Himself - Executive Producer, The Simpsons / Himself - Co-Creator, The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
Kevin Pollak's Chat Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
Hans Zimmer - Der Sound für Hollywood | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Made in Hollywood | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
The Simpsons: Celebrity Friends | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Simpsons: Access All Areas | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice! | 2010 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
The Making of Bottle Rocket | 2008 | Documentary short | Himself |
Charlie Rose | 2004-2007 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Tavis Smiley | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Big: Chemistry of a Classic | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
The 5th Annual TV Land Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Winner ("Medallion Award") |
Dreams on Spec | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
HBO First Look | 2001-2004 | TV Series documentary short | Himself / Himself - Producer |
Biography | 2000-2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
TV Land Moguls | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
Bravo Profiles | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
The Simpsons | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
Eight Characters in Search of a Sitcom | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
She Turned the World on with Her Smile: The Making of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself |
Backstory | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Inside TV Land: The Dick Van Dyke Show | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
'The Simpsons': America's First Family | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
Influences: From Yesterday to Today | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself |
Musik im Spiegel der Gefühle | 1998 | TV Movie | Himself |
The 70th Annual Academy Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Picture |
The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Motion Picture - Comedy / Musical & Nominee: Best Director / Best Screenplay |
Getting the Goods on 'As Good As It Gets' | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Works | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Nicholson | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1994 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Winner & Nominee |
The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself - Winner & Nominee |
The 60th Annual Academy Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Picture & Best Original Screenplay |
The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
The 56th Annual Academy Awards | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay / Best Director and Best Picture |
The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Himself - Winner |
The 32nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Himself - Winner |
The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Himself - Winner |
The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1977 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series |
The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1976 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Comedy Series |
The 23rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1971 | TV Special | Himself - Winner |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2017 | Lifetime Achievement Award in Television | PGA Awards | | |
2015 | Career Achievement Award | Television Critics Association Awards | | |
2008 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | The Simpsons (1989) |
2007 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Life Achievement (Other) | |
2007 | Medallion Award | TV Land Awards | | Taxi (1978) |
2006 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | The Simpsons (1989) |
2006 | Herb Sargent Award | Writers Guild of America, USA | | |
2005 | Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award | American Cinema Editors, USA | | |
2003 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | The Simpsons (1989) |
2001 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | The Simpsons (1989) |
2000 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | The Simpsons (1989) |
1999 | AFI Filmmaker Award | US Comedy Arts Festival | | |
1998 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | The Simpsons (1989) |
1998 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Comedy/Musical Picture | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1998 | OFTA TV Hall of Fame | Online Film & Television Association | Behind the Scenes | |
1998 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1998 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1998 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1998 | Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement | Writers Guild of America, USA | | |
1997 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | The Simpsons (1989) |
1997 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1995 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | The Simpsons (1989) |
1994 | Stinker Award | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | What Were They Thinking and Why? | I'll Do Anything (1994) |
1991 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | The Simpsons (1989) |
1990 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) |
1990 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | The Simpsons (1989) |
1989 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) |
1989 | ShoWest Award | ShoWest Convention, USA | Director of the Year | |
1988 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Screenplay | Broadcast News (1987) |
1987 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Broadcast News (1987) |
1987 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Screenplay | Broadcast News (1987) |
1984 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Picture | Terms of Endearment (1983) |
1984 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Director | Terms of Endearment (1983) |
1984 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Terms of Endearment (1983) |
1984 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Terms of Endearment (1983) |
1984 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Terms of Endearment (1983) |
1984 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium | Terms of Endearment (1983) |
1983 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Terms of Endearment (1983) |
1983 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | Terms of Endearment (1983) |
1983 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Director | Terms of Endearment (1983) |
1981 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Taxi (1978) |
1980 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Taxi (1978) |
1979 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Taxi (1978) |
1977 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Mary Tyler Moore (1970) |
1977 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Mary Tyler Moore (1970) |
1976 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Mary Tyler Moore (1970) |
1975 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Mary Tyler Moore (1970) |
1971 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | Mary Tyler Moore (1970) |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2016 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program | The Simpsons (1989) |
2015 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program | The Simpsons (1989) |
2013 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program | The Simpsons (1989) |
2013 | Career Achievement Award | Television Critics Association Awards | | |
2012 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program | The Simpsons (1989) |
2011 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program | The Simpsons (1989) |
2010 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program | The Simpsons (1989) |
2009 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | The Simpsons (1989) |
2008 | Annie | Annie Awards | Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production | The Simpsons Movie (2007) |
2008 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Animated Picture | The Simpsons Movie (2007) |
2008 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures | The Simpsons Movie (2007) |
2007 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | The Simpsons (1989) |
2005 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | The Simpsons (1989) |
2005 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Screenwriter | Spanglish (2004) |
2005 | Imagen Award | Imagen Foundation Awards | Best Director - Film | Spanglish (2004) |
2004 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | The Simpsons (1989) |
2002 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) | The Simpsons (1989) |
1999 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | The Simpsons (1989) |
1999 | Czech Lion | Czech Lions | Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film) | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1998 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Picture | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1998 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1998 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1998 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1998 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1998 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1998 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1998 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Picture | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1998 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Director | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1998 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1998 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1997 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Picture | Jerry Maguire (1996) |
1997 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Director | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1997 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Screenplay | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1997 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Comedy/Musical Picture | Jerry Maguire (1996) |
1997 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Jerry Maguire (1996) |
1996 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | The Simpsons (1989) |
1996 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Motion Picture | Jerry Maguire (1996) |
1992 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | The Simpsons (1989) |
1990 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | The Simpsons (1989) |
1990 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) |
1990 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special | The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show (1990) |
1989 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) |
1988 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Picture | Broadcast News (1987) |
1988 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Broadcast News (1987) |
1988 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Broadcast News (1987) |
1988 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Broadcast News (1987) |
1988 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) |
1988 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) |
1988 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | | Broadcast News (1987) |
1988 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Broadcast News (1987) |
1988 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Broadcast News (1987) |
1987 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) |
1987 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) |
1984 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Director - Motion Picture | Terms of Endearment (1983) |
1983 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Taxi (1978) |
1982 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Taxi (1978) |
1980 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium | Starting Over (1979) |
1978 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Lou Grant (1977) |
1978 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Episodic Comedy | Mary Tyler Moore (1970) |
1975 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Rhoda (1974) |
1975 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Rhoda (1974) |
1974 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Mary Tyler Moore (1970) |
1973 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Mary Tyler Moore (1970) |
1973 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | Mary Tyler Moore (1970) |
1973 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Episodic Comedy | Mary Tyler Moore (1970) |
1972 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Series - Comedy | Mary Tyler Moore (1970) |
1971 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Series - Comedy | Mary Tyler Moore (1970) |
1971 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding New Series | Mary Tyler Moore (1970) |
1968 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Episodic Comedy | That Girl (1966) |
2nd Place Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1997 | STFC Award | Society of Texas Film Critics Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | As Good as It Gets (1997) |
1987 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Broadcast News (1987) |
1983 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Screenplay | Terms of Endearment (1983) |
3rd Place Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1984 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Screenplay | Terms of Endearment (1983) |
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