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Mel Brooks

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Mel Brooks
IMDb takes a closer look at the notable work of actor Mel Brooks in this retrospective of his illustrious career.
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Mel Brooks Career Retrospective
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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. Brooks eventually started a comedy act and also worked in radio and as Master Entertainer at Grossinger's Resort before going to television.

He was a writer for, Your Show of Shows (1950) Caesar's Hour (1954) and wrote the Broadway show Shinbone Alley. He also worked in the creation of The 2000 Year Old Man (1975) and Get Smart (1965) before embarking on a highly successful film career in writing, acting, producing and directing.

Brooks is famous for the spoofs of different film genres that he made such as Blazing Saddles (1974), History of the World: Part I (1981), Silent Movie (1976), Young Frankenstein (1974), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), High Anxiety (1977), Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995), and Spaceballs (1987).
BornJune 28, 1926
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BornJune 28, 1926
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  • Won 1 Oscar

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Mel Brooks and Judy Carne in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Mel Brooks in Blazing Saddles (1974)
Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft
Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft
Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft
Mel Brooks in Blazing Saddles (1974)
Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, and Max Brooks
Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder
Mel Brooks in Spaceballs (1987)
Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, and George Wyner in Spaceballs (1987)
Mel Brooks and Leslie Bevis in Spaceballs (1987)
Mel Brooks in Spaceballs (1987)

Known for

Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)
Spaceballs
7.1
  • President Skroob
  • Yogurt
  • 1987
Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, and Nathan Lane in The Producers (2005)
The Producers
6.3
  • Hilda the Pigeon
  • Tom the Cat(voice)
  • 2005
History of the World: Part I (1981)
History of the World: Part I
6.8
  • Moses
  • Comicus
  • Torquemada
  • Jacques
  • King Louis XVI
  • 1981
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Blazing Saddles
7.7
  • Governor Lepetomane
  • Indian Chief
  • 1974

Credits

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Actor

  • Untitled Lani Pixels Project
    • (voice)
    • In Production
  • Fairy Tale Forest
    • Completed
  • Little Demon (2022)
    Little Demon
    • (voice)
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Yeoh, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, and Kylie Kuioka in Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)
    Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
    • (voice)
  • Grandma for President (2020)
    Grandma for President
    • (voice)
  • Meghan Sunder in Olympians (2020)
    Olympians
  • Tony Hale in Forky Asks a Question (2019)
    Forky Asks a Question
    • (voice)
  • Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Christina Hendricks, Keegan-Michael Key, Ally Maki, and Jordan Peele in Toy Story 4 (2019)
    Toy Story 4
    • (voice)
  • Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Kevin James, Genndy Tartakovsky, Keegan-Michael Key, Selena Gomez, and Andy Samberg in Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
    Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
    • (voice)
  • Elle Fanning in Leap! (2016)
    Leap!
    • (US version, voice)
  • The Guardian Brothers (2015)
    The Guardian Brothers
    • (English version, voice)
  • Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
    Hotel Transylvania 2
    • (voice)
  • The Comedians (2015)
    The Comedians
  • Kathleen Herles and Harrison Chad in Dora the Explorer (2000)
    Dora the Explorer
    • (voice)
  • Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
    Mr. Peabody & Sherman
    • (voice)
  • Nicholas Hoult, Matthew Morrison, and Ariana Grande in Underdogs (2013)
    Underdogs
  • Paul Reiser and Amy Landecker in The Paul Reiser Show (2011)
    The Paul Reiser Show
    • (voice)

Writer

  • History of the World: Part II
    • In Production
  • Young Frankenstein Live!
    • In Production
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Yeoh, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, and Kylie Kuioka in Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)
    Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
  • Mel Brooks Live at the Geffen (2015)
    Mel Brooks Live at the Geffen
  • Spaceballs: The Animated Series (2008)
    Spaceballs: The Animated Series
  • Masi Oka and Nate Torrence in Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control (2008)
    Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control
    • (uncredited)
  • Anne Hathaway, Steve Carell, and Dwayne Johnson in Get Smart (2008)
    Get Smart
  • Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, and Nathan Lane in The Producers (2005)
    The Producers
    • (1968 screenplay, 2001 stage play book, 2001 stage play lyrics)
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
  • Mel Brooks, Leslie Nielsen, Lysette Anthony, Peter MacNicol, Steven Weber, and Amy Yasbeck in Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
    Dracula: Dead and Loving It
  • Cary Elwes in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
    Robin Hood: Men in Tights
  • Life Stinks (1991)
    Life Stinks
  • The Nutt House (1989)
    The Nutt House
  • Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)
    Spaceballs
  • An Audience with Mel Brooks (1983)
    An Audience with Mel Brooks
    • (uncredited)
  • History of the World: Part I (1981)
    History of the World: Part I
  • The Nude Bomb (1980)
    The Nude Bomb

Producer

  • History of the World: Part II
    • In Production
  • Young Frankenstein Live!
    • In Production
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Yeoh, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, and Kylie Kuioka in Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)
    Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
  • Sam (2017)
    Sam
  • Mel Brooks Live at the Geffen (2015)
    Mel Brooks Live at the Geffen
  • Mel Brooks and Alan Yentob in Mel Brooks Strikes Back! (2012)
    Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
  • Spaceballs: The Animated Series (2008)
    Spaceballs: The Animated Series
  • Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, and Nathan Lane in The Producers (2005)
    The Producers
    • (produced by)
  • Mel Brooks, Leslie Nielsen, Lysette Anthony, Peter MacNicol, Steven Weber, and Amy Yasbeck in Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
    Dracula: Dead and Loving It
  • Cary Elwes in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
    Robin Hood: Men in Tights
  • The Vagrant (1992)
    The Vagrant
  • Life Stinks (1991)
    Life Stinks
  • The Nutt House (1989)
    The Nutt House
  • Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)
    Spaceballs
    • (produced by)
  • Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft in 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
    84 Charing Cross Road
  • Solarbabies (1986)
    Solarbabies
  • The Fly (1986)
    The Fly
    • (uncredited)
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Rob Reiner on 'Shock and Awe' Inspirations and the Legacy of his Characters
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Rob Reiner on 'Shock and Awe' Inspirations and the Legacy of his Characters
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Mel Brooks Career Retrospective
Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
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Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
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Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition
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The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition
The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition
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The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition
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The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition
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The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition
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Personal details

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    • June 28, 1926
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Anne BancroftAugust 5, 1964 - June 6, 2005 (her death, 1 child)
    • Eddie Brooks
    • (Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Album (w/Mel Brooks): "2000 and ONE Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks" (Capitol Records).
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Print Biographies
    • 21 Interviews
    • 10 Articles
    • 5 Pictorials
    • 6 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Best friends with Carl Reiner. Both of them widowers, they hang out and watch movies together every night.
  • Quotes
    Why should I indulge myself and do a David Lean-ish kind of film? I could do my little Jewish Brief Encounter (1945) and disguise it - shorten the noses. But it wouldn't be as much fun as delivering my dish of insanity.
    • Has frequently cast himself, Gene Wilder, Harvey Korman, Rudy De Luca, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Dom DeLuise, Ron Carey, Marty Feldman and Kenneth Mars.

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