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Who is Mel Brooks?

Mel Brooks (born Melvin James Kaminsky, June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, songwriter and playwright. Comedian Mel Brooks wrote for Sid Caesar’s Your Show of Shows, made the 2000 Year Old Man records with Carl Reiner, and directed The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and Spaceballs. He is one of the few EGOT winners, completed with the Tonys for the Broadway Producers in 2001.

Career timeline

• 1926Born June 28 in Brooklyn, New York
• 1944–1946US Army, World War II
• 1950sWriter for Your Show of Shows
• 19612000 Year Old Man with Carl Reiner
• 1965Co-creates Get Smart
• 1968The Producers; Oscar for the screenplay
• 1974Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein
• 1987Spaceballs
• 2001Broadway Producers wins 12 Tonys
• 2026Turns 100

Podcast & show guest appearances

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Mel Brooks films

Mel Brooks movies and TV shows

• Blazing Saddles (1974)
• Young Frankenstein (1974)
• The Producers (1967)
• Spaceballs (1987)
• History of the World, Part II (2023)

Full credits on IMDb.

Products

• Memoir: All About Me! (2021)
• The Producers: Amazon
• Blazing Saddles: Amazon
• Young Frankenstein: Amazon
• Spaceballs: Amazon
• Robin Hood: Men in Tights: Amazon

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Official links

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• Wikipedia
• IMDb

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