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3 unusual facts about Albert Brooks


Coit Tower

The tower appears in the first scene with the tiger (voiced by Albert Brooks) who contemplates suicide by jumping from the tower but is dissuaded from doing so by Dolittle.

Comedy Minus One

The label, which takes its name from the 1973 Albert Brooks record of the same name, has so far concentrated on the output of a small group of post-hardcore and noise rock bands, but has also provided a distribution outlet for some previous releases.

Nabil Sedeak

Sedeak has been responsible for the financial and tax planning of a number of celebrities, including Michael Jackson, Debra Winger, Robert Zemeckis, Albert Brooks & Bob Gale.


Dave Kehr

At the same time, he is known for being an early supporter of many filmmakers who went on to achieve an international reputation, including Terrence Malick, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Raul Ruiz, Jonathan Demme, John Carpenter, Walter Hill, Paul Brickman, Clint Eastwood, Albert Brooks, George Romero and Alan Rudolph.

Harry Einstein

His children include the comedians Albert Brooks and Bob Einstein (a.k.a. Super Dave Osborne), and advertising creative/actor Clifford Einstein.

The Flip Wilson Show

Wilson's clout allowed him to get both the new breakout performers (such as The Jackson 5, Roberta Flack, Sandy Duncan, Lily Tomlin, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Albert Brooks, Lola Falana and Melba Moore all of whom became very popular during this period) as well as established singers.

Thelma Leeds

She was the mother of actor/director Albert Brooks, Bob Einstein (TV's "Super Dave Osborne"), and Clifford Einstein, chairman of Dailey & Associates Advertising in West Hollywood, California and chairman of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.


see also

Solow Building

In the film Lost in America, the final scene where Albert Brooks's character David Howard meets advertising executive Brad ("This little town car...Will drive you away...") occurs in front of this building.