Mel Brooks Pranks Hollywood Hand Print Ceremony

Take a look at the picture of legendary comedy actor-director Mel Brooks above – there’s something not quite right about it and you can’t quite put your finger on it, can you?

Have another a look and count his fingers. Now you see it.

The multihyphenate star decided to play the extra-finger prank on Hollywood while having his hand and footprints immortalized at the TCL Chinese Theatre.

The famous theatre on Hollywood Boulevard has hundreds of prints, set in concrete blocks, on its forecourt celebrating stars from the 1920s to the present day, including Harold Lloyd, the Marx Brothers, Marilyn Monroe, and Frank Sinatra.

Brooks was there with his son Max and grandson Henry to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his zany 1974 comedy ‘Young Frankenstein’, which is getting a special edition Blu-ray release this year. The hand print ceremony is long overdue for the 88-year-old star who is one of a select group of artists to have received an Oscar, Emmy, Tony, and a Grammy award, thanks to his work in musical theatre and cinema.

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Brooks isn’t the only star to leave an unusual set of prints at the Chinese Theatre. In 1977 Darth Vader, C-3PO and R2-D2 had their prints set in stone, while in 1937 ice-skater turned actress Sonja Henie imprinted her skates.

John Barrymore, the head of the acting dynasty that includes ‘E.T.’ actress Drew, played up to his nickname of ‘The Profile’ by imprinting his face, and Roy Rogers “The King of the Cowboys” has his horse Trigger’s hoof prints on his square.

In 2007 Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint imprinted their Harry Potter magic wands along with their handprints.

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