Mel Brooks

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June 28, 1926

Melvin Kaminsky

Anne Bancroft (5 August 1964 - 6 June 2005) (her death) 1 child

Florence Baum (1951 - 1961) (divorced) 3 children

Actor

2007-2009 Spaceballs: The Animated Series (TV series)

2003-2006 Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks (TV series)

2005 The Producers (voice)

2005 Robots (voice)

2004 Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV series)

2003 The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (TV series) (voice)

2002 It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (TV movie)(voice)

2000 Sex, lögner & videovåld (video)

1996-1999 Mad About You (TV series)

1999 Svitati

1998 The Prince of Egypt (voice) (uncredited)

1995 Dracula: Dead and Loving It

1994 The Little Rascals

1994 Il silenzio dei prosciutti (uncredited)

1993 Frasier (TV series) (voice)

1993 Robin Hood: Men in Tights

1991 Life Stinks

1990 Look Who's Talking Too (voice)

1990 The Tracey Ullman Show (TV series)

1987 Spaceballs

1983 To Be or Not to Be

1981 History of the World: Part I

1979 The Muppet Movie

1977 High Anxiety

1971-1977 The Electric Company (TV series)

1976 Silent Movie

1975 The 2000 Year Old Man (TV movie) (voice)

1974 Young Frankenstein (voice) (uncredited)

1974 Free to Be... You & Me (TV movie) (voice)

1974 Blazing Saddles

1970 The Twelve Chairs

1970 Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man (TV movie)

1968 The Producers(voice) (uncredited)

1963 The Critic (short)(voice)

1961 The New Steve Allen Show (TV series)

Writer

2012 Pizzaman (screenplay) (in production)

2008-2009 Spaceballs: The Animated Series (TV series)

2008 Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control (characters - uncredited)

2008 Get Smart (characters)

2005 The Producers (1968 screenplay / 2001 stage play book / 2001 stage play lyrics / screenplay)

2001 Great Performances (TV series)(book for the musical play 'The Producers')

1995 Dracula: Dead and Loving It (screenplay)

1995 Get Smart (TV series)

1993 Robin Hood: Men in Tights (screenplay)

1991 Life Stinks (screenplay / story)

1989 The Nutt House (TV series)(written by)

1987 Spaceballs (written by)

1981 History of the World: Part I (written by)

1980 The Nude Bomb (characters)

1977 High Anxiety (written by)

1976 Silent Movie (screenplay)

1975 When Things Were Rotten (TV series)(creator)

1975 The 2000 Year Old Man (TV movie) (writer)

1974 Young Frankenstein (screen story and screenplay)

1974 Blazing Saddles (screenplay)

1973 10 from Your Show of Shows (writer)

1971 Shinbone Alley (play "Shinbone Alley")

1970 The Twelve Chairs (screenplay)

1965-1970 Get Smart (TV series)

1968 The Producers (written by)

1963 The Critic (short) (creator)

1963 Inside Danny Baker (TV movie) (writer)

1961 The Ladies Man (writer - uncredited)

1960 Play of the Week (TV series)(writer)

1960 The Man in the Moon (TV movie) (writer)

1959 At the Movies (TV movie) (writer)

1959 Accent on Love (TV movie) (writer)

1958 Sid Caesar Invites You (TV series)

1954-1957 Caesar's Hour (TV series) (writer)

1950-1954 Your Show of Shows (TV series)

1954 New Faces (sketches / as Melvin Brooks)

1949 The Admiral Broadway Revue (TV series)

Producer

2012 Pizzaman (executive producer) (in production)

2008-2009 Spaceballs: The Animated Series (TV series) (executive producer - 15 episodes)

2005 The Producers (producer)

1995 Dracula: Dead and Loving It (producer)

1993 Robin Hood: Men in Tights (producer)

1992 The Vagrant (executive producer)

1991 Life Stinks (producer)

1989 The Nutt House (TV series) (executive producer - 10 episodes)

1987 Spaceballs (producer)

1987 84 Charing Cross Road (executive producer)

1986 Solarbabies (executive producer)

1985 The Doctor and the Devils (executive producer)

1983 To Be or Not to Be (producer)

1982 Frances (executive producer - uncredited)

1982 My Favorite Year (executive producer - uncredited)

1981 History of the World: Part I (producer)

1980 The Elephant Man (executive producer - uncredited)

1977 High Anxiety (producer)

Director

1995 Dracula: Dead and Loving It

1993 Robin Hood: Men in Tights

1991 Life Stinks

1987 Spaceballs

1983 An Audience with Mel Brooks (TV special)

1981 History of the World: Part I

1977 High Anxiety

1976 Silent Movie

1974 Young Frankenstein

1974 Blazing Saddles

1970 The Twelve Chairs

1968 The Producers

Appearances

2010 In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber (TV series)

2010 The 8th Annual TV Land Awards (TV movie)

2009 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV movie)

2009 Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of Silent Movie (video short)

2009 A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (TV documentary)

2007 Broadway Beat (TV series)

2007 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (TV documentary)

2005 The Young Turks (TV series)

2006 The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks (TV movie)

2006 Corazón de... (TV series)

2006 Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? (TV movie)

2006 Go' aften Danmark (TV series)

2005 Film '72 (TV series)

2005 Dateline NBC (TV series documentary)

2005 Spaceballs: The Documentary (video documentary short)

2005 Assembling 'Robots': The Magic, the Music, & the Comedy (TV documentary short)

2005 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)

2005 The Making of 'Robots' (video documentary short)

2005 10 Most Excellent Things: The Producers (TV movie)

2004 Parkinson (TV series)

2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)

2004 Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (TV series)

2003 Rove Live (TV series)

2003 The Directors (TV series documentary)

2003 Primetime Glick (TV series)

2003 100 Years of Hope and Humor (TV special)

2003 Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Impact of Sid Caesar (video)

2003 Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar (video)

2003 Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - Shining Stars (video)

2002 The Making of 'The Producers' (video documentary)

2001 The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed (video documentary short)

2001 Bravo Profiles (TV series documentary)

2001 Great Performances (TV series)

2001 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - Love & Laughter (video documentary)

2001 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Professor and Other Clowns (video documentary)

2001 Inside TV Land: Get Smart (TV documentary)

2001 The 55th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)

2001 Hail Sid Caesar! The Golden Age of Comedy (documentary)

2001 The Mark Twain Prize: Celebrating the Humor of Carl Reiner (TV movie)

2001 Back in the Saddle (video documentary short)

2001 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Dream Team of Comedy (video documentary)

2000 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (TV special documentary)

2000 The Martin Short Show (TV series)

2000 The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room (video documentary)

2000 The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy (video documentary)

2000 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV (video documentary)

1998 Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business (TV mini-series documentary)

1993-1998 Larry King Live (TV series)

1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (TV special documentary)

1998 M*A*S*H, Tootsie & God: A Tribute to Larry Gelbart (TV special documentary)

1991-1997 Showbiz Today (TV series)

1997 Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (TV documentary)

1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)

1997 I Am Your Child (TV documentary)

1996 Caesar's Writers (TV documentary)

1996 Corazón, corazón (TV series)

1987-1996 Cinema 3 (TV series)

1996 Tal como somos (TV series)

1996 American Dreamers (TV movie)

1996 RTL Samstag Nacht (TV series)

1996 Biography (TV series documentary)

1995 Arena (TV series documentary)

1995 The Simpsons (TV series)

1994 Hal Roach: King of Laughter (TV documentary)

1994 Sid Caesar: Television's Comedy Genius (TV movie)

1994 It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (TV documentary)

1993 Clive Anderson Talks Back (TV series)

1993 Gottschalk Late Night (TV series)

1993 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)

1993 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)

1962-1992 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)

1989-1991 Saturday Night Clive (TV series)

1991 La palmera (TV series)

1991 Naked Hollywood (TV mini-series)

1991 The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie)

1988 Bains de minuit (TV series)

1987 The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross (TV series)

1986 The 58th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (uncredited)

1985 Aspel & Company (TV series)

1984 Sunset People (documentary)

1983 An Audience with Mel Brooks (TV special)

1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood (TV movie) (uncredited)

1979 The American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock (TV special documentary)

1978 Disneyland (TV series)

1978 Lørdagshjørnet (TV series)

1968-1978 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)

1976 Les rendez-vous du dimanche (TV series)

1975 Don Adams' Screen Test (TV series)

1974 Annie and the Hoods (TV movie)

1970-1972 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)

1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)

1969 The 41st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

1969 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)

1968 The Woody Woodbury Show (TV series)

1967-1968 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)

1964-1967 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)

1966 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)

1965 The Celebrity Game (TV series)

1964 Open End (TV series)

1962 The All-Star Comedy Hour (TV movie)

1961 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)

Academy Awards

1975 Nominated Oscar Best Music, Original Song for: Blazing Saddles (1974) for: the song "Blazing Saddles"

1975 Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material for: Young Frankenstein (1974). Shared with: Gene Wilder

1969 Won Oscar Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen for: The Producers (1968)

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

1976 Won Golden Scroll Best Director for: Young Frankenstein (1974)

American Comedy Awards

2000 Won American Comedy Award Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series for: "Mad About You" (1992)

1997 Won American Comedy Award Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series for: "Mad About You" (1992)

1987 Won Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy

BAFTA Awards

1975 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Screenplay for: Blazing Saddles (1974)

Daytime Emmy Awards

2005 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for: "Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks" (2003)

Emmy Awards

1999 Won Emmy Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for: "Mad About You" (1992) for: playing "Uncle Phil Buchman" for: episode "Uncle Phil Goes Back To High School"

1998 Won Emmy Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for: "Mad About You" (1992) for: playing "Uncle Phil" for: episode "Uncle Phil And The Coupons"

1997 Won Emmy Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for: "Mad About You" (1992). For playing "Uncle Phil" for: episode "The Penis"

1966 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy for: "Get Smart" (1965). Shared with: Buck Henry (writer) for: episode "Mr. Big"

1958 Nominated Emmy Best Comedy Writing for: "Caesar's Hour" (1954).

1957 Nominated Emmy Best Comedy Writing - Variety or Situation Comedy for: "Caesar's Hour" (1954)

1956 Nominated Emmy Best Comedy Writing for: "Caesar's Hour" (1954)

Ernst Lubitsch Award

2009 Won Honorary Award For his musical "The Producers"

Golden Globes

2006 Nominated Golden Globe Best Original Song - Motion Picture for: The Producers (2005). For the song "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway"

1978 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy for: High Anxiety (1977)

1977 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy for: Silent Movie (1976).

1969 Nominated Golden Globe Best Screenplay for: The Producers (1968)

Grammy Awards

2007 Nominated Grammy Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for: The Producers (2005) for: the song "There's Nothing Like A Show On Broadway".

2002 Won Grammy Best Long Form Music Video for: "Great Performances" (1972) for: episode "Recording 'The Producers': A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks"

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

1976 Won Nebula Award Best Dramatic Writing for: Young Frankenstein (1974). Shared with: Gene Wilder

Writers Guild of America

2003 Won Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement

1977 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen for: Silent Movie (1976)

1975 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen for: Blazing Saddles (1974)

1975 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium for: Young Frankenstein (1974). Shared with: Gene Wilder

1971 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium for: The Twelve Chairs (1970)

1969 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Written American Original Screenplay for: The Producers (1968).

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Mel Brooks grew up in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Russian-Jewish parents. He served in the U.S. army in World War II as an engineer stationed in North Africa. After the war, he took to the stage as a stand-up comedian, and then became a comedy writer for television. He later moved across into movies; some would argue most notably as a director and producer.

It has been commented, not unfairly, that the films Brooks writes and/or directs are funnier when he has minimal or no screen time. Certainly, The Producers (1968) and Young Frankenstein (1974), to which he contributes only brief voiceovers, are his best work, and some of the films in which he takes lead roles, as the grumpy millionaire in Life Stinks! (1991) or Dr. Abraham Van Helsing in Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995), are almost endurance tests.

A natural ham who wanted to cast himself as the Nazi playwright eventually played by Kenneth Mars in The Producers, Brooks is amusing as the groveling peasant in The Twelve Chairs (1970), but less so as Governor Le Petomaine in Blazing Saddles (1974), Yoghurt in Spaceballs (1987), or Rabbi Tuckman in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993). Taking center screen, he sweet-naturedly skewers himself as Mel Funn in Silent Movie (1976); has one great scene in the Alfred Hitchcock parody High Anxiety (1977) as his paranoid psychoanalyst who suddenly has a burst of confidence and delivers a show-stopping Sinatra-style lounge number; and doesn't disgrace the memory of Jack Benny in the remake of To Be or Not to Be (1983). Brooks has had significant success on the stage with his production of The Producers - the Broadway version won a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards. He was married to actress Anne Bancroft from 1964 until her death in 2005.

I'm the only Jew who ever made a buck offa 'Hitler'!

Served as a corporal in the US army in North Africa during World War II.