Born in North Bergen, NJ; educated at NYU. Created such acclaimed series as "Room 222" (1969-74), "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (1970-77) and "Taxi" (1978-83) before making his feature directorial debut with the Oscar-winning TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (1983), which he also wrote and produced. Brooks's neatly dovetailed storylines and clearly defined characters, the hallmarks of his TV background, have earned him popular and critical acclaim on the big screen. In 1989, he developed and executive produced the popular TV series "The Simpsons." Other notable (non-nominated) producing credits include STARTING OVER (1979, also writer), BIG (1988), SAY ANYTHING (1989, exec. producer), THE WAR OF THE ROSES (1989), I'LL DO ANYTHING (1994, also writer & director), BOTTLE ROCKET (1996, exec. producer), THE CRITIC (2000, exec. producer), RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS (2001), SPANGLISH (2004, also writer & director), and THE SIMPSONS MOVIE (2007).  Best Picture 1983: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT - Producer at Brooks  Directing 1983: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT  Writing (Best Screenplay based on material from another medium) 1983: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT  Nominated for Best Picture of the Year 1987: BROADCAST NEWS - Producer at 20th Century-Fox  Nominated for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen 1987: BROADCAST NEWS  Nominated for Best Picture of the Year 1996: JERRY MAGUIRE - Producer at Tristar (w. Laurence Mark, Richard Sakai & Cameron Crowe)  Nominated for Best Picture of the Year 1997: AS GOOD AS IT GETS - Producer at Gracie Films (w. Bridget Johnson & Kristi Zea)  Nominated for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen 1997: AS GOOD AS IT GETS (w. Mark Andrus) 8 nominations, 3 Awards