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Melvin James Brooks ( né Kaminsky; [1] born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, songwriter, and playwright. With a career spanning over seven decades, Brooks is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. [2] .
Mel Brooks. Actor: Spaceballs. Mel Brooks was born Melvin Kaminsky on June 28, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York. He served in WWII, and afterwards got a job playing the drums at nightclubs in the Catskills.
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Learn about the life and career of Mel Brooks, a comedian, writer, director and producer known for his spoofs of different film genres. Find out his birth name, family, spouses, children, trademarks, trivia, quotes and more.
- June 28, 1926
Mel Brooks is an actor, comedian, and filmmaker of the stage, television, and screen. He started his work as a comedy writer, actor, and then director of 11 feature films including The Producers (1967), Young Frankenstein (1974), and Blazing Saddles (1974).
11 hours ago · Mel Brooks on Feb. 12, 2017. Brooks has four children; he shares his older three kids, Stefanie, 68, Nicky, 66, and Eddie, 65, with his first wife, the Broadway dancer Florence Baum. The pair were married from 1953 to 1962. He later married the Oscar-winning actress Anne Bancroft, with whom he shared one son with, Max, now 52.
Apr 2, 2014 · Mel Brooks is an iconic filmmaker known for comedies like 'The Producers,' 'Blazing Saddles' and 'Young Frankenstein,' among other works.
Jan 10, 2024 · The comedy legend and EGOT winner was honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his lifetime achievements. Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick performed songs from The Producers and other Brooks classics at the ceremony.
