Melvin James Kaminsky was born on June 28th, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York, his father died when he was a child, and he claims that all of his angry humor comes from that.He was of Jewish decent and as a young boy, learned how to play the drums. After brief education, he served in WWII, and afterwards got a job playing the drums at nightclubs in the Catskills...See full bio »
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Family Gay
(2009)
(music: "The French Mistake" / lyrics: "The French Mistake")
2005The Producers
(music: "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway", "Opening Night", "We Can Do It", "I Wanna Be a Producer", "Der Guten Tag Hop Clop", "When You Got It, Flaunt It", "Keep It Gay", "That Face", "Along Came Bialy", "You Never Say Good Luck on Opening Night", "Haben Sie Gehört das Deutsche Band?", "Heil Myself", "Springtime for Hitler", "You'll Find Your Happiness in Rio", "Prisoners of Love", "Betrayed", "Goodbye!", "The Hop-Clop Goes On", "'Til Him" / lyrics: "There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway", "Opening Night", "We Can Do It", "I Wanna Be a Producer", "Der Guten Tag Hop Clop", "When You Got It, Flaunt It", "Keep It Gay", "That Face", "Along Came Bialy", "You Never Say Good Luck on Opening Night", "Haben Sie Gehört das Deutsche Band?", "Heil Myself", "Springtime for Hitler", "You'll Find Your Happiness in Rio", "Prisoners of Love", "Betrayed", "Goodbye!", "The Hop-Clop Goes On", "'Til Him" / performer: "Springtime for Hitler" / producer: "Goodbye!")
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Recording 'The Producers': A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
(2001)
(music: "Haben Sie Gehort Das Deutsche Band?", "The King Of Broadway", "We Can Do It", "I Wanna Be A Producer", "Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop", "Keep It Gay", "When You Got It, Flaunt It", "Along Came Bialy", "That Face", "Springtime For Hitler", "Where Did We Go Right?" excerpt, "Betrayed", "'Til Him", "Haben Sie Gehort Das Deutsche Band?" End Credits, "Prisoners Of Love" / lyrics: "Haben Sie Gehort Das Deutsche Band?", "The King Of Broadway", "We Can Do It", "I Wanna Be A Producer", "Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop", "Keep It Gay", "When You Got It, Flaunt It", "Along Came Bialy", "That Face", "Springtime For Hitler", "Where Did We Go Right?" excerpt, "Betrayed", "'Til Him", "Haben Sie Gehort Das Deutsche Band?" End Credits, "Prisoners Of Love" / performer: "Haben Sie Gehort Das Deutsche Band?")
1983An Audience with Mel Brooks
(TV special)
(lyrics: "To Be Or Not To Be The Hitler Rap" / performer: "To Be Or Not To Be The Hitler Rap")
1983To Be or Not to Be
(music: "Ladies", "A Little Peace" / lyrics: "Ladies", "A Little Peace" / performer: "Ladies", "A Little Peace", "Sweet Georgia Brown")
1981History of the World: Part I
(music: "The Inquisition", "Jews In Space" / lyrics: "The Inquisition", "Jews In Space" / performer: "The Inquisition")
1977High Anxiety
(writer: "If You Love Me Baby, Tell Me Loud" 1977 - uncredited / music: "High Anxiety" 1977 / lyrics: "High Anxiety" 1977 / performer: "High Anxiety" 1977)
1974Blazing Saddles
(music: "I'm Tired", "The French Mistake", "The Ballad of Rock Ridge" / lyrics: "I'm Tired", "The French Mistake", "The Ballad of Rock Ridge", "Blazing Saddles")
1970The Twelve Chairs
(music: "Hope for the best, expect the worst" / lyrics: "Hope for the best, expect the worst")
1968The Producers
(music: "WE'RE PRISONERS OF LOVE", "SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER" / lyrics: "WE'RE PRISONERS OF LOVE", "SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER")
1998The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
(TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series and Presenter: Best Writing in a Comedy Series
On Zero Mostel (1915-1977): He could be wicked and cruel, and he could be almost sweet, loving, kind, generous. The great thing about Zero was that he was uniquely gifted. He was really, truly talented, more talented than any actor except for Sid Caesar that I have ever worked with.
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Trivia:
One of the few people to win an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony. He won an Oscar for the screenplay of
The Producers; 3 Emmys in a row (1997-1999) for his guest appearance as Uncle Phil in
Mad About You; 3 Tonys for The Producers- Best Musical, Original Music Score and Book (musical); and 3 Grammys- Best Spoken Comedy Album for "The 2000 Year Old Man In The Year 2000" (1998...
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Trademark:
Always features a scene where one character is explaining a plan to another, and the latter character repeats everything the former says, including something outrageous. After realizing this, the latter exclaims "what?"
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