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Albert Brooks (born Albert Lawrence Einstein; July 22, 1947) [1] is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1987 comedy-drama film Broadcast News and was widely praised for his performance in the 2011 action drama film Drive. [2]
Einstein won two Emmy Awards as a writer and was nominated four other times. He also won a CableACE Award for acting as Super Dave, along with five other nominations. Einstein was the son of radio comedian Harry Einstein, and the older brother of fellow actor and comedian Albert Brooks.
Einstein was the father of four sons: the writer Charles Einstein (by his first marriage to Lillian Anshen), and comedians Albert Brooks and Bob Einstein, and advertising executive Clifford Einstein (with his second wife, actress Thelma Leeds). [18] Harry and Lillian divorced in 1929. [26]
The news was confirmed by his younger brother and fellow entertainer, Albert Brooks. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Bob Einstein, the actor best known for his Super Dave Osbourne character, has died at the age of 76.
Bruno Kirby co-stars as Jay, Robert's co-worker and confidant, and Brooks' brother Bob Einstein, best known as hapless daredevil Super Dave Osborne, plays a pushy salesman at a sporting goods store. A third brother, Cliff, has a cameo in the scenes set in the recording studio.
Bob Einstein, an offbeat comedian and writer whose career stretched from "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" to "Curb Your Enthusiasm," has died. He was 76. Einstein died Wednesday in Indian Wells ...
Charles Einstein (August 2, 1926 – March 7, 2007) was a newspaperman and sportswriter. He was the author of the 1953 novel The Bloody Spur , on which the film While the City Sleeps (1956), directed by Fritz Lang , was based. [ 1 ]