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I never wanted to be a director.

Albert Brooks

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Albert Brooks
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 22
Actor
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Film Director
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Beverly Hills
California
Albert Lawrence Brooks
Albert Lawrence Einstein
A. Brooks
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