Who is Mel Brooks?
Mel Brooks is an award-winning American writer, director and producer of film and theater. His long career and many successes have been based on a unique approach to broad comedy. One of the only entertainers to have one an Academy Award, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony, Mel Brooks has been a tremendous influence on the world of comedy for many decades. Brooks was born in 1926 to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York. He was a sickly child, and a frequent target of bullying. Like many comedians, Mel Brooks learned to deal with his difficulties and make friends through comedy and humor. At popular resorts throughout the Catskills, he began his career as an entertainer, serving as a master of ceremonies and stand-up comedian. At the age of 17, Mel Brooks joined the army and served as an engineer, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. After the end of the war, he resumed his stand-up jobs in the Catskills. One of his signature ways to wake up an unresponsive audience was t
” you ask, well, I’ll tell you. Mel Brooks is probably one of Hollywood’s most underrated celebrities. Mel has written and directed Eleven Hilarious Movies: the Producers, the Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Silent Movie, High Anxiety, History of the World: Part I, Spaceballs, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and Dracula: Dead and Loving it. He’s also famous for his “2,000 Year Old Man” routine, a totally improvised radio show with Carl Reiner as the interviewer and with Mel as, of course, the 2,000 year old man. This role won him three emmys. His company, Brooksfilms has produced many successful movies such as “the Fly” and “the Elephant Man”. He was also the creator of the 1960’s spyspoof TV show, “Get Smart”. Mel’s also made many cameos and guest appearances on various Movies and TV shows. His most memorable guest appearance was on “Mad About You” where he played “Uncle Phil” and which also won him an emmy. He also won an Oscar for his screenplay of “the Producers”. Al
