# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-l-brooks
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:32:16.824Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/james-l-brooks"
name: "James L. Brooks"
slug: "james-l-brooks"
description: "James Lawrence Brooks is an American director, producer and screenwriter, and the founder of Gracie Films. He co-created the sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, and The Simpsons and directed the films Terms of Endearment (1983), Broadcast News (1987), and As Good as It Gets (1997). He received numerous accolades including three Academy Awards, 22 Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award."
tagline: "American director, writer, and producer (born 1940)"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1940-05-09"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump