Mel Brooks

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AKA: Melvin Kaminsky
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 06/28/1926
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

biography

A certifiable legend – with an emphasis on the “certifiable” part – in the entertainment industry, Mel Brooks was an Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony-winning creator and performer of some of the biggest comedy hits on television, in film, and on Broadway. He got his start penning gags for Sid Caesar on the legendary “Your Show of Shows” (NBC, 1950-54) before developing his own series, “Get Smart” (NBC/CBS, 1965-1970). He soon graduated to directing films and turned out a string of uproarious and bawdy parodies of Hollywood genres, including “Young Frankenstein” (1974), “Blazing Saddles” Continued

Credits

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President Skroob
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President Skroob
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Creator
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President Skroob
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President Skroob
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Creator
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Yogurt
2008
Executive Producer
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Executive Producer
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Creator
2008
Yogurt
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President Skroob
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Executive Producer
2008
Creator
2008
President Skroob
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President Skroob
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President Skroob
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President Skroob
2008
Executive Producer
2008
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Creator
2008
Creator
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Creator
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Source Material
2008
Screenplay
2005
Producer
2005
Big Weld
2005
(TV Show)
2004-2004
Himself
2004
Himself
2004
Himself
2004
Himself
2004
(TV Show)
1999-1999
Screenplay
1995
Professor Van Helsing
1995
screenplay
1995
(TV Show)
1995-1995
(TV Show)
1993-1993
Guest Caller Tom
1993
screenplay
1993
Executive Producer
1987
Screenplay
1987
Director
1987
Yogurt
1987
screenplay
1987
Producer
1987
Executive Producer
1986
King Louis XVI
1981
screenplay
1981
Screenplay
1977
Director
1977
Richard H Thorndyke
1977
screenplay
1977
Producer
1977
Screenplay
1976
Director
1976
Mel Funn
1976
screenplay
1976
Screenplay
1974
Screen Story
1974
Director
1974
Governor Lepetomane
1974
Director
1974
screenplay
1974
Director
1968
screenplay
1968
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Himself
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Actor
Book as Source Material
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Goddard Bolt
Frederick Bronski
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From Story
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milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Worked variously as jazz drummer, stand-up comedian, handyman and social director for a Catskills resort after World War II
1949 
Worked as sketch writer for Sid Caesar, collaborating on television shows Like "Your Show of Shows" (NBC, 1950-1954)
1954 
Film writing debut with "New Faces" (sketches)
1957 
Co-wrote the book for the Broadway musical "Shinbone Alley"
1960 
Earned a Grammy nomination with Carl Reiner for Best Spoken Word Comedy for "2,000 Years"
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