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Mel Brooks Biography

Mel Brooks
  • Birth Name: Melvin Kaminsky
  • Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/28/1926, Cancer
  • Profession: Actor; director; producer; writer; comedian
Mel Brooks Fast Facts:
  • At age 14, he spent six months learning to play drums from jazz legend Buddy Rich.
  • After serving in World War II, he began working at Borscht Belt resorts in the Catskills, serving as a stand-up comedian, jazz drummer, handyman and social director.
  • Auditioned as a writer for Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows by performing a self-penned song titled "Here I Am, I'm Melvin Brooks."
  • Formed the production company BrooksFilms in 1979, which has helped finance serious films as well as comedies, such as David Lynch's The Elephant Man (1980) and David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of The Fly.
  • His 2000 Broadway production of The Producers received 15 Tony nominations and won a record 12 awards.
  • Has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
    Mel Brooks Relationships:
  • Anne Bancroft - Wife (deceased)
  • Eddie Brooks - Son
  • Florence Baum - Ex-wife
  • Kate Brookman Kaminsky - Mother
  • Max Brooks - Son
  • Max Kaminsky - Father
  • Nicholas Brooks - Son
  • Stefanie Brooks - Daughter

  • Mel Brooks Awards:
  • 1966 Emmy: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy - Nominee
  • 1967 Emmy: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety - Winner
  • 1997 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Winner
  • 1998 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Winner
  • 1999 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Winner
  • 1956 Emmy: Best Comedy Writing - Nominee
  • 1958 Emmy: Best Comedy Writing - Nominee
  • 1957 Emmy: Best Comedy Writing - Variety or Situation Comedy - Nominee
  • 1969 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2006 Golden Globe: Best Original Song - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1977 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1978 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1974 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Song) - Nominee
  • 1974 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
  • 1968 Oscar: Best Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) - Winner
  • 2001 Grammy: Best Long Form Music Video - Winner
  • 2001 Grammy: Best Musical Show Album - Winner
  • 1998 Grammy: Best Spoken Comedy Album - Winner
  • 2001 Tony: Book (Musical) - Winner
  • 2001 Tony: Musical - Winner
  • 2001 Tony: Original Musical Score - Winner

  • College:
  • Attended Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA
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