Adam Brooks (filmmaker)

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Adam Brooks
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Brooks in 2012
Born (1956-09-03) September 3, 1956 (age 68)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s) Director, screenwriter, actor

Adam Brooks (born September 3, 1956) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. [1] [2] He is best known for writing and directing Definitely, Maybe (2008) and for writing screenplays for French Kiss (1995), Wimbledon (2004), and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004). [3] His first film as a writer-director Almost You won the Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 1985. [3]

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Brooks served as a council member of the Writers Guild of America East and is currently on the board of the Writers Guild of America East Foundation. [3] He also teaches film at the Columbia University Graduate School of the Arts. [3] Brooks lives in New York City. [3]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriter
1984 Almost You YesNo
1987 Red Riding Hood YesNo
1995 French Kiss NoYes
1998 Beloved NoYes
Practical Magic NoYes
2001 The Invisible Circus YesYes
2004 Wimbledon NoYes
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason NoYes
2008 Definitely, Maybe YesYes
2018 Nappily Ever After NoYes
2025 The Life List YesYes

Honors and awards

References

  1. ↑ "Adam Brooks". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2014. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Adam Brooks". FilmBug. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Adam Brooks". Writers Guild of America East Foundation. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Archives: Almost You". Sundance Film Festival. 1985. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
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