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Mel Brooks is an American writer, producer, actor, and humorist who grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He is one of the only artists to have won an Academy Award for film, a Grammy Award for music, an Emmy Award for television and a Tony Award for theater.
Brooks got his start doing stand up comedy and writing for television shows with the likes of Sid Ceasar and Carl Reiner. In 1965, he co-created the comedy show, Get Smart, which starred Don Adams and Barbara Feldon.
In 1968, Brooks wrote the comedy film, The Producers, which starred Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel as two dead-beat theater producers who scheme to make a lot of money by producing an epic flop of a show. The film earned Brooks an Oscar for best original screenplay. The Producers spawned an immensely successful Broadway adaption that starred Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, and the play in turn spawned a remake of the film in 2005.
In 1974, Brooks made Young Frankenstein which starred Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn and Peter Boyle. Then, in 1978, Brooks worked once again with starring Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn in the comedy-western Blazing Saddles.
Brooks is also famous for his 1987 Star Wars spoof, Spaceballs.
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Mel Brooks Questions
OPEN THREAD: Florida Senator Mel Martinez Resigns 1 AnswerI'm getting mixed messages; "spending more time with the family" is a phrase that seems to be used as a smoke screen, or is he resigning to be available to run... read more
Who knows anything about Mel Whites partner Gary Nixon? 1 AnswerMel White began dating Gary Nixon in 1984 and became legally married to each other in June 2008. They met and fell in love fifteen years ago at All Saints Episc... read more
Was George LeMieux a good choice to replace Mel Martinez? 2 AnswersI was good choice for Florida Governor Charlie Crist..being a crony of Crist the guy will just step asside when Charlie runs for the seat himself. The up side t... read more
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Mel Brooks Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1926: Born
- 1949: The Admiral Broadway Revue
- 1950: Your Show Of Shows
- 1964 - 1965: The Hollywood Palace
- 1965: Get Smart
- 1968: The Producers
- 1970: The Twelve Chairs
- 1971 - 1977: The Electric Company
- 1974: Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein
- 1976: Silent Movie
- 1977: High Anxiety
- 1979: The Muppet Movie
- 1980: The Elephant Man
- 1981: History Of The World: Part 1
- 1983: To Be Or Not To Be
- 1984: Sunset People
- 1987: Spaceballs
- 1993: Robin Hood: Men In Tights
- 1995: The Simpsons
- 1996 - 1997: Mad About You
- 2003 - 2004: Jakers! The Adventures Of Piggley Winks
- 2004: Curb Your Enthusiasm
- 2005: Robots, The Producers
- 2007: Spaceballs: The Animated Series
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Mel Brooks DVDs and Merchandise
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Just watched Mel Brooks' Silent Movie with my daughter. She was speechless.
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"เพราะโลกยังคงหมุนไป เราจึงอาจเวียนหัว และผิดพลาดกันได้" ~Mel Brooks
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"As long as the world is spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes." ~Mel Brooks
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@Metzger_meister mel brooks is brilliant
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Thank you Mel Brooks for Blazing Saddles, thank you.
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