Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker
Distinctive director whose "2000 Year Old Man" with Carl Reiner is one of comedy's most enduring routines.Wikipedia
BornJune 28, 1926
HometownNew York City, U.S.
Net worth$100 million
Height5'5" (1.65m)
SpouseFlorence Baum , Anne Bancroft
ChildrenMax Brooks
ParentsKate Kaminsky , Max James Kaminsky
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Top Stories

Fight Club’s Chuck Palahniuk on the secret to writing a great novel

  • Nothing good emerges from nothing. Years back, Max Brooks and I were alone in an otherwise empty lecture hall. His book World War Z (2006) had become the all-time bestselling zombie novel, but I suspected it wasn’t about the walking dead. OK, it was and it wasn’t.

Videos

Angela Bassett will receive an honorary Academy Award later this year

'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' actress Angela Bassett will receive an honorary Academy Award later this year alongside Mel Brooks and Carol Littleton.
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

The Automat
The Automat
1h 19min
2021
Screw Loose
Screw Loose
R
1h 25min
1999
The Critic
The Critic
0h 4min
1963
History of the World: Part II
History of the World: Part II
0h 26min
2023
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
PG
1h 37min
2022
Ronnie's
Ronnie's
1h 46min
2022
The Great Buster: A Celebration
The Great Buster: A Celebration
1h 42min
2018
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
1h 30min
2017
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
1h 34min
2015
The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh
1h 28min
2017
It's Always About the Story: Conversations With Alan Ladd, Jr.
It's Always About the Story: Conversations With Alan Ladd, Jr.
0h 50min
2016
Little Door Gods
Little Door Gods
1h 43min
2017
Spaceballs
Spaceballs
TV-MA
1h 34min
2008
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
TV-G
0h 30min
2003
Life Stinks
Life Stinks
PG-13
1h 35min
1991
Spaceballs
Spaceballs
PG
1h 32min
1987
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
PG
1h 48min
1983
History of the World: Part I
History of the World: Part I
R
1h 33min
1981
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie
G
1h 34min
1979
High Anxiety
High Anxiety
PG
1h 34min
1977
Silent Movie
Silent Movie
PG
1h 26min
1976

Albums

2000 and Thirteen
2000 and Thirteen
1973
2000 Year-Old Man
2000 Year-Old Man
2020
2000 and One Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks
2000 and One Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks
2014
2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks
2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks
2014
Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks at the Cannes Film Festival
Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks at the Cannes Film Festival
2014
2000 Year Old Man: The Complete History
2000 Year Old Man: The Complete History
2009
Producers [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Producers [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
2004
2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000
2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000
1997
2000 and One Years With...
2000 and One Years With...
1995

AWARDS

YearAssociationsCategoryWorkResult
1978Golden GlobeBest Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or ComedyHigh AnxietyNominated
1977Golden GlobeBest Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or ComedySilent MovieNominated