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Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and songwriter. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. A recipient of numerous accolades, he is one of 21 entertainers to win the EGOT (which includes an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony). He received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2009, a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2010, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2013, a British Film Institute Fellowship in 2015, a National Medal of Arts in 2016, a BAFTA Fellowship in 2017, and the Honorary Academy Award in 2024. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for Sid Caesar's variety show Your Show of Shows(1950–1954). There, he worked with Neil Simon, Woody Allen, Larry Gelbart, and Carl Reiner. With Reiner, he co-created the comedy sketch The 2000 Year Old Man. He released several comedy albums, starting with 2000 Year Old Man in 1960. Brooks received five nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, finally winning in 1999. With Buck Henry, he created the hit satirical spy comedy series Get Smart (1965–1970) on NBC television. Brooks won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Producers (1967). He then rose to prominence by directing a string of successful comedy films such as The Twelve Chairs (1970), Blazing Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein (1974), Silent Movie (1976), and High Anxiety (1977). Later, Brooks made History of the World, Part I (1981), Spaceballs (1987), Life Stinks (1991), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), and Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995). A musical adaptation of his first film, The Producers, ran on Broadway from 2001 to 2007 and earned Brooks three Tony Awards. The project was remade into a musical film in 2005. He wrote and produced the Hulu series History of the World, Part II (2023). Brooks was married to actress Anne Bancroft from 1964 until she died in 2005. Their son, Max Brooks, is an actor and author known for his novel World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (2006). In 2021, Mel Brooks published his memoir titled All About Me!. Three of his films are included on the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 comedy films of the past 100 years (1900–2000), all of which were ranked in the top 15: Blazing Saddles at number 6, The Producers at number 11, and Young Frankenstein at number 13. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mel Brooks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1926-06-28
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 2.1
- info Birth Place Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Mel Brooks
6.9
Spaceballs
1987-06-24
6.8
History of the World: Part I
1981-06-12
8.5
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
1994-10-25
4.9
The Silence of the Hams
1994-03-11
6.8
The Little Rascals
1994-08-05
6.5
Silent Movie
1976-06-17
7.2
The Muppet Movie
1979-06-22
7.3
Blazing Saddles
1974-02-07
5.6
Life Stinks
1991-06-05
6.8
To Be or Not to Be
1983-12-16
6.6
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993-07-28
6.4
The Twelve Chairs
1970-10-28
6.1
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995-12-22
6.5
High Anxiety
1977-12-25
6.5
Robots
2005-03-10
0
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man
2012-03-01
7
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997-10-14
4
Screw Loose
1999-02-19
5
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007-05-10
6
Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love
2023-05-27
0
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
2009-12-15
0
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
2007-04-10
0
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
2009-12-15
9.4
Free to Be... a Family
1988-12-14
6.6
The Critic
1963-05-20
6.5
Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
2012-12-10
5.6
Sex, Lies and Video Violence
2000-05-05
7.1
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013-04-23
0
Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of 'Silent Movie'
2009-12-15
6.8
Free to Be… You and Me
1974-03-11
7.4
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023-12-21
8.3
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013-05-20
5.5
Look Who's Talking Too
1990-12-14
6.8
Hotel Transylvania 2
2015-09-21
6.8
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen
2015-01-31
7.9
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again
2011-09-09
0
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar
2003-01-01
5.4
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017-11-12
7.2
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024-03-15
6.8
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
2014-02-07
6
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975-12-14
0
Caesar's Writers
1996-08-19
6.8
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
2017-02-01
7.9
Young Frankenstein
1974-12-15
0
Sunset People
1984-03-03
6.9
The Last Laugh
2016-04-18
0
Flower of the Dawn
0
The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks
2006-09-07
9
Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer
6.7
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022-07-14
7.2
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016-01-21
7.1
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
2017-05-19
7.7
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
1998-05-15
7.2
Ballerina
2016-12-14
6.9
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018-06-06
4
Mickey's Audition
1992-10-01
6
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002-11-29
6.5
An Audience with Mel Brooks
1984-02-04
7.2
Ballerina
2016-12-14
0
Untitled Lani Pixels Project
5.5
It's Always About the Story: Conversations with Alan Ladd, Jr.
2016-04-22
4
Peeping Times
1978-01-25
6.9
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2018-06-28
0
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy
2000-06-20
0
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room
2000-06-20
0
Annie: the Women in the Life of a Man
1970-02-18
7.1
The Producers
1968-03-18
7.3
The Great Buster: A Celebration
2018-10-05
6.5
The 2000 Year Old Man
1975-01-11
6.5
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018-02-17
6.7
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
2009-10-02
7.5
Toy Story 4
2019-06-19
6.2
The Producers
2005-12-25
6
The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed
2001-12-11
0
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
2009-12-15
0
Mickey's 50
1978-11-19
9
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
2001-10-01
6.3
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
2019-12-06
0
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
2012-11-13
4.5
Life Stinks: Does Life Really Stink?
2003-02-18
6
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993-07-27
6
Spaceballs: In Conversation - Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
2005-05-03
7.5
The Making of 'The Producers'
2002-12-03
6
Back in the Saddle
2001-06-19
6
John Candy: Comic Spirit
2005-05-03
7
The Automat
2021-09-02
6
The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet
2011-05-24
6.3
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979-05-16
0
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
2009-08-11
0
Spaceballs: The Totally Warped Animated Adventures
2008-09-21
0
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2014-05-06
4
Mel Brooks: Seriously... Well, Almost
2024-12-27
6
David Lynch: A Hollywood Enigma
2025-05-14
0
Ruby's Studio: the Feelings Show
2010-08-15
0
From Darkness to Light
2025-04-20
0
Spaceballs 2
0
Spaceballs: The Documentary
2005-05-05
6.7
Mad About You
1992-09-23
8.1
The Simpsons
1989-12-17
7.2
Noel's House Party
1991-11-23
5
The David Susskind Show
1959-01-18
7.7
Frasier
1993-09-16
6.5
Inside Comedy
2012-01-26
7.1
The Electric Company
1971-10-25
8
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000-10-15
4.5
The Hollywood Palace
1964-01-04
6.5
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968-01-22
4.3
Spaceballs: The Animated Series
2008-11-21
5.9
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
2003-09-07
7.5
The Frank Skinner Show
1995-09-10
0
Saturday Night Clive
1989-01-21
6
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009-08-17
7.1
The Oscars
1953-03-19
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01
5.3
An Audience with...
1978-01-08
8.5
Only Murders in the Building
2021-08-31
4.5
Wogan
1982-05-04
0
Flick Flack
1974-01-07
7.2
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012-07-19
6.2
To Tell the Truth
2016-06-14
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11
4.5
The Hollywood Palace
1964-01-04
5
Legends
2006-11-17
6.3
Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16
8.2
RTL Samstag Nacht
1993-11-06
7.8
Broadway: The American Musical
2004-10-19
6.7
The Dick Cavett Show
1968-06-06
6.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003-02-21
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27
6.8
Primetime Glick
2001-06-20
5.7
History of the World: Part II
2023-03-06
6
Please Turn the Page
1977-04-20
7.4
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
2002-07-20
6
The Paul Reiser Show
2011-04-14
5.3
Great Performances
1971-01-28
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20
5.1
Tony Awards
1956-04-01
8.7
The Grammys
1959-11-29
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8.7
Spaceballs
1987-06-24
8.7
Spaceballs
1987-06-24
8.7
Spaceballs
1987-06-24
8.7
History of the World: Part I
1981-06-12
8.7
History of the World: Part I
1981-06-12
8.7
History of the World: Part I
1981-06-12
8.7
Young Frankenstein
1974-12-15
8.7
Young Frankenstein
1974-12-15
8.7
The Producers
1968-03-18
8.7
Silent Movie
1976-06-17
8.7
Silent Movie
1976-06-17
8.7
Blazing Saddles
1974-02-07
8.7
Blazing Saddles
1974-02-07
8.7
Life Stinks
1991-06-05
8.7
Life Stinks
1991-06-05
8.7
Life Stinks
1991-06-05
8.7
To Be or Not to Be
1983-12-16
8.7
The Twelve Chairs
1970-10-28
8.7
The Twelve Chairs
1970-10-28
8.7
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993-07-28
8.7
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993-07-28
8.7
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993-07-28
8.7
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995-12-22
8.7
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995-12-22
8.7
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995-12-22
8.7
High Anxiety
1977-12-25
8.7
High Anxiety
1977-12-25
8.7
High Anxiety
1977-12-25
8.7
The Producers
2005-12-25
8.7
The Producers
2005-12-25
8.7
Blazing Saddles
1974-02-07
8.7
Blazing Saddles
1974-02-07
8.7
The Producers
1968-03-18
8.7
The Producers
1968-03-18
8.7
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022-07-14
8.7
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022-07-14
8.7
The Doctor and the Devils
1985-10-04
8.7
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen
2015-01-31
8.7
The Producers
1968-03-18
8.7
Shinbone Alley
1970-06-26
8.7
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen
2015-01-31
8.7
Fatso
1980-02-01
8.7
The Fly II
1989-02-10
8.7
Loose Shoes
1978-09-01
8.7
Solarbabies
1986-11-26
8.7
The Nude Bomb
1980-05-09
8.7
Get Smart: A Man Called Smart
1967-04-08
8.7
Ride
2014-11-08
8.7
Young Frankenstein
1974-12-15
8.7
Sam
2015-04-21
8.7
The Vagrant
1992-05-15
8.7
The Fly
1986-08-15
8.7
The Elephant Man
1980-10-09
8.7
The Producers
2005-12-25
8.7
High Anxiety
1977-12-25
8.7
Get Smart
2008-06-19
8.7
An Audience with Mel Brooks
1984-02-04
8.7
Shinbone Alley
1970-06-26
8.7
New Faces
1954-02-19
8.7
Annie: the Women in the Life of a Man
1970-02-18
8.7
The Producers
2019-10-10
8.7
The Producers
2019-10-10
8.7
The Producers
2019-10-10
8.7
The 2000 Year Old Man
1975-01-11
8.7
The Critic
1963-05-20
8.7
The Critic
1963-05-20
8.7
Life Stinks
1991-06-05
8.7
The Automat
2021-09-02
8.7
84 Charing Cross Road
1987-02-13
8.7
Spaceballs 2
8.7
Spaceballs 2
8.7
When Things Were Rotten
1975-09-10
8.7
Get Smart
1965-09-18
8.7
History of the World: Part II
2023-03-06
8.7
History of the World: Part II
2023-03-06
8.7
Spaceballs: The Animated Series
2008-11-21
8.7
Spaceballs: The Animated Series
2008-11-21
8.7
Spaceballs: The Animated Series
2008-11-21
8.7
Get Smart
1965-09-18
8.7
When Things Were Rotten
1975-09-10
8.7
Spaceballs: The Animated Series
2008-11-21
8.7
The Nutt House
1989-09-20
8.7
History of the World: Part II
2023-03-06