Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and songwriter. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a …

Mel Brooks. Actor: Spaceballs. Mel Brooks was born Melvin Kaminsky on June 28, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York. He served in WWII, and afterwards got a job playing the drums at …

Mel Brooks is an actor, comedian, and filmmaker of the stage, television, and screen. He started his work as a comedy writer, actor, and then director of 11 feature films including The …

Apr 21, 2025 · Mel Brooks, American film and television director, producer, writer, and actor whose motion pictures elevated outrageousness and vulgarity to high comic art. His notable …

Brooks eventually started a comedy act and also worked in radio and as Master Entertainer at Grossinger's Resort before going to television. He was a writer for, Your Show of Shows …

Mar 7, 2025 · Discover the life and career of filmmaker Mel Brooks, known for his classic comedies and numerous awards. Learn about his age, marriage, and children.

With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. A recipient of numerous accolades, he is one of 21 …

Melvin James Kaminsky (born June 28, 1926) [1] also known as Mel Brooks is a Jewish American actor, comedian, writer, movie director, and producer. He was born in Brooklyn , New York. He …

Apr 2, 2021 · Mel Brooks came into the world first as Melvin Kaminsky, the youngest of four boys born on a kitchen table in his parents' Brooklyn tenement apartment in 1926. While many …

1 day ago · Mel Brooks initially felt that the film's famous song-and-dance sequence — in which Wilder's Frankenstein performs "Puttin' on the Ritz" with Boyle's monster — "was too silly and …