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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.
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).
Jun 28, 2024 · Mel Brooks is 98 years old, but he is not slowing down. The legendary comedian, filmmaker and actor marks another birthday just weeks after he received a Peabody Award and as he prepares to...
3 days ago · Mel Brooks Movies Ranked. Blazing Saddles celebrates its 50th anniversary! Mel Brooks career as a director started in the late 1960s, after he and Carl Reiner worked up the live...
Nov 23, 2022 · The infamous grand inquisitor Torquemada, played by Mel Brooks, sings the lead in a big song and dance number. I'm Terry Gross, and this is FRESH AIR.
Jun 16, 2024 · But Mel Brooks, who is 97, is most beloved for his films — almost all of them parodies of beloved movie genres, from silent movies to monster movies to Westerns. Here are all 11 Mel Brooks movies, ranked from entertaining to hilarious.
Oct 26, 2021 · From 'Young Frankenstein' to 'Spaceballs' and everything in between, we rank Mel Brooks' best films.
Jul 27, 2024 · Mel Brooks with a 50th Anniversary screening of Blazing Saddles comes to Peacock Theater, in Los Angeles, California, on July 27, 2024.
Jul 4, 2024 · Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles, released 50 years ago this year, is widely considered one of the funniest movies of all time. The 1974 Western satire — about a Black sheriff named Black Bart...
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