Quick Info
| Profession | Actor, filmmaker, comedian, songwriter |
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| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 28/06/1926 |
| Age | 99 years (died on 29, Jul, 2025) |
| Birthplace | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Date of Death | 29/07/2025 |
Latest News about Mel Brooks
29/07/2025
Mel Brooks, the legendary American comedian, actor, and filmmaker known for parodies like Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, died on July 29, 2025, at the age of 99. Born Melvin Kaminsky in Brooklyn, New York, Brooks was one of only 28 people to achieve EGOT status (winning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards) and received the National Medal of Arts and Kennedy Center Honors during his seven-decade career.
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Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky) |
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| Nickname | 2000 Year Old Man |
Personal Life
| Residence | Moved from New York to Hollywood in 1960, returned 1961 |
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| Military Service | U.S. Army combat engineer in Europe, WWII, enlisted 1944 |
Relationships & More
| Spouse | Anne Bancroft |
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Career
| Early Career | Stand-up comic, emcee, social director in Catskills; writer for Sid Caesar's The Admiral Broadway Revue (1949), Your Show of Shows (1950); 2000 Year Old Man with Carl Reiner (1960); The Critic (1963) |
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| Films | The Producers (1968, director, writer); Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Silent Movie, High Anxiety, Spaceballs; producer: The Elephant Man, The Fly, My Favorite Year, Fatso (1980) |
| TV | Get Smart (co-creator) |
| Broadway | The Producers musical (2001), Young Frankenstein (2007) |
| Awards | Emmy (1967), Oscar, Grammy, Tony (EGOT), Kennedy Center Honoree (2009), National Medal of Arts |
| Memoir | All About Me! (2021) |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Borscht Belt entertainer pre-TV career | |
| 2. Wrote for Sid Caesar off-the-books at $50/week | |
| 3. Toyed with Hitler musical idea as novel/play before The Producers | |
| 4. Sought rights to 84 Charing Cross Road for Anne Bancroft |