Mel Brooks

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Credits: Far Out / TCM
Full Name
Melvin James Kaminsky
Born
June 28th, 1926
Height
5ft 5in
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Net Worth
Estimated $100 million
Partner
Anne Bancroft
Family
Mel Brooks was born to Kate Brookman and Max Kaminsky in Brooklyn, New York City. His father died when Brooks was just two years old, and he was raised by his mother alongside his three older brothers. In 1964, he married Academy Award-winning actor Anne Bancroft, and they remained together until her death in 2005. Brooks has four children, including author Max Brooks, best known for writing 'World War Z'.
Top Movies
'Blazing Saddles', 'Young Frankenstein', 'The Producers', 'Spaceballs', 'The Twelve Chairs'
Top Shows
'Your Show of Shows', 'Get Smart', 'History of the World, Part II'
Awards
Academy Award for 'Best Original Screenplay', AFI Life Achievement Award, Kennedy Center Honors, National Medal of Arts
Fun Facts
Mel Brooks is one of the few entertainers to achieve EGOT status, having won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. ### He co-created the hit television spy comedy 'Get Smart' with Buck Henry in 1965. ### Brooks served in the US Army during the Second World War, where he worked as a combat engineer and diffused landmines following the Battle of the Bulge.
Related Actors
Gene Wilder, Anne Bancroft, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman

Mel Brooks is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, writer, producer and composer whose career has made him one of the most celebrated figures in comedy history.

Renowned for his fearless parodies of classic film genres, Brooks has created enduring comedies including ‘The Producers’, ‘Blazing Saddles’, ‘Young Frankenstein’, ‘Silent Movie’, ‘High Anxiety’ and ‘Spaceballs’. Beginning his career as a television writer on ‘Your Show of Shows’, he later became one of the few entertainers to achieve EGOT status, winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award.

Combining sharp satire, slapstick and affectionate tributes to cinema, Brooks has influenced generations of filmmakers and comedians while remaining one of Hollywood’s most beloved creative voices.

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Mel Brooks is an American filmmaker, comedian and writer best known for comedy classics including 'Blazing Saddles', 'Young Frankenstein', 'The Producers' and 'Spaceballs'.
'Blazing Saddles' and 'Young Frankenstein' are widely regarded as Mel Brooks' defining masterpieces, although 'The Producers' and 'Spaceballs' are also among his most beloved films.
Yes. Mel Brooks won the Academy Award for 'Best Original Screenplay' for 'The Producers' (1967) and is one of the few entertainers to have achieved EGOT status.
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