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Jun 28, 1926(age: 100)
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Mel Brooks

Biography of Mel Brooks:

Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; 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…show more

Mel Brooks has directed:

Dracula: Dead and Loving It(1995)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights(1993)
Life Stinks(1991)
Spaceballs(1987)
History of the World: Part I(1981)
High Anxiety(1977)
Silent Movie(1976)
Young Frankenstein(1974)
Blazing Saddles(1974)
The Twelve Chairs(1970)
The Producers(1968)

Mel Brooks has acted in:

Spaceballs: The New One(2027) ... as President Skroob / Yogurt
The Land of Sometimes(2026) ... as The Postman (voice)
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld(2025)
Flower of the Dawn(2025) ... as Bürgermeister (voice)
John Candy: I Like Me(2025) ... as Self - Director, Spaceballs
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words(2025) ... as Self
From Darkness to Light(2025) ... as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Seriously... Well, Almost(2024) ... as Self
Remembering Gene Wilder(2024) ... as Self
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic(2023) ... as Self
Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love(2023) ... as Self - Announcer (voice)
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank(2022) ... as Shogun (voice)
The Automat(2021) ... as Self
David Lynch: The Idea Dictates Everything(2021) ... as Mel Brooks
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?(2019) ... as Melephant Brooks (voice)
Toy Story 4(2019) ... as Melephant Brooks (voice)
The Great Buster: A Celebration(2018) ... as Self
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation(2018) ... as Vlad (voice)
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story(2018) ... as Self
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped(2018) ... as Self
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies(2017) ... as Self
Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer(2017) ... as Himself
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast(2017) ... as Self
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story(2017) ... as Self
Ballerina(2016) ... as Luteau (US version)
It's Always About the Story: Conversations with Alan Ladd, Jr.(2016) ... as Himself
The Last Laugh(2016) ... as Self
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You(2016) ... as Self
Hotel Transylvania 2(2015) ... as Vlad (voice)
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen(2015) ... as Self
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West(2014) ... as Self (archive footage)
Mr. Peabody & Sherman(2014) ... as Albert Einstein (voice)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise(2013) ... as Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic(2013) ... as Self
Mel Brooks Strikes Back!(2012) ... as Self
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years(2012) ... as Self
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man(2012) ... as Self
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again(2011) ... as Self
The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet(2011) ... as Self (archive footage)
Ruby's Studio: the Feelings Show(2010) ... as Sally Simon Simmons Narrator
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World(2009) ... as Self
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition(2009) ... as Self
Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of 'Silent Movie'(2009) ... as Self
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense(2009) ... as Self
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers(2009) ... as Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s(2009) ... as Self (archive)
Spaceballs: The Totally Warped Animated Adventures(2008) ... as President Skroob/Yogurt
Hitler: The Comedy Years(2007) ... as Singer in 'Springtime for Hitler' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s(2007) ... as Self (archive footage)
The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks(2006) ... as Self
The Producers(2005) ... as Hilda the Pigeon / Tom the Cat (voice)
Spaceballs: The Documentary(2005) ... as Self
Spaceballs: In Conversation - Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan(2005) ... as Self
John Candy: Comic Spirit(2005) ... as Self
Robots(2005) ... as Bigweld (voice)
Life Stinks: Does Life Really Stink?(2003) ... as Self
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar(2003) ... as Himself
The Making of 'The Producers'(2002) ... as Self
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie(2002) ... as Joe Snow (voice)
The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed(2001) ... as Self
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks(2001) ... as Self / Host
Back in the Saddle(2001) ... as Self
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy(2000) ... as Himself
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room(2000) ... as Himself
Sex, Lies and Video Violence(2000) ... as Stressed old man
Screw Loose(1999) ... as Jake Gordon
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century(1998) ... as Self (archive footage)
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch(1997) ... as Self
Caesar's Writers(1996) ... as Self
Dracula: Dead and Loving It(1995) ... as Prof. Abraham Van Helsing
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein(1994) ... as Self
The Little Rascals(1994) ... as Mr. Welling
The Silence of the Hams(1994) ... as Checkout Guest (uncredited)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights(1993) ... as Rabbi Tuckman
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming(1993) ... as Self
Mickey's Audition(1992) ... as Movie Director
Life Stinks(1991) ... as Goddard Bolt
Look Who's Talking Too(1990) ... as Mr. Toilet Man (voice)
Free to Be... a Family(1988) ... as Self
Spaceballs(1987) ... as President Skroob / Yogurt
Sunset People(1984) ... as Self
An Audience with Mel Brooks(1984) ... as Self
To Be or Not to Be(1983) ... as Dr. Frederick Bronski
History of the World: Part I(1981) ... as Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI
The Muppet Movie(1979) ... as Professor Max Krassman
The Muppets Go Hollywood(1979) ... as Self
Mickey's 50(1978) ... as Self
Peeping Times(1978) ... as Adolf Hitler
High Anxiety(1977) ... as Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke
Silent Movie(1976) ... as Mel Funn
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother(1975) ... as Lion victim (voice)
The 2000 Year Old Man(1975) ... as 2000 Year Old Man (voice)
Young Frankenstein(1974) ... as Werewolf / Cat / Victor Frankenstein (voice) (uncredited)
Free to Be… You and Me(1974) ... as Baby Boy (voice)
Blazing Saddles(1974) ... as Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
The Twelve Chairs(1970) ... as Tikon
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man(1970) ... as Himself
The Producers(1968) ... as Singer in "Springtime for Hitler" (voice) (uncredited)
The Critic(1963) ... as Narrator (voice)
Untitled Lani Pixels Project ... as Gatekeeper (voice)
Enormous ... as Bernie (voice)
Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary ... as Self

Additional credits for Mel Brooks:

Spaceballs: The New One(2027)(Producer)
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank(2022)(Executive Producer)
The Automat(2021)(Songs)
The Producers(2019)(Lyricist)
Sam(2015)(Executive Producer)
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen(2015)(Writer)
Ride(2014)(Thanks)
Get Smart(2008)(Characters)
The Producers(2005)(Producer)
Dracula: Dead and Loving It(1995)(Producer)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights(1993)(Producer)
The Vagrant(1992)(Executive Producer)
Life Stinks(1991)(Producer)
The Fly II(1989)(Producer)
Spaceballs(1987)(Screenplay)
84 Charing Cross Road(1987)(Executive Producer)
Solarbabies(1986)(Producer)
The Fly(1986)(Producer)
The Doctor and the Devils(1985)(Executive Producer)
An Audience with Mel Brooks(1984)(Writer)
To Be or Not to Be(1983)(Producer)
History of the World: Part I(1981)(Screenplay)
The Elephant Man(1980)(Producer)
The Nude Bomb(1980)(Characters)
Fatso(1980)(Producer)
Loose Shoes(1978)(Producer)
High Anxiety(1977)(Writer)
Silent Movie(1976)(Screenplay)
The 2000 Year Old Man(1975)(Writer)
Young Frankenstein(1974)(Screenplay)
Blazing Saddles(1974)(Screenplay)
The Twelve Chairs(1970)(Screenplay)
Shinbone Alley(1970)(Author)
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man(1970)(Writer)
The Producers(1968)(Songs)
Get Smart: A Man Called Smart(1967)(Writer)
The Critic(1963)(Creator)
Inside Danny Baker(1963)(Writer)
The Ladies Man(1961)(Writer)
New Faces(1954)(Writer)

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