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Quick Facts
- NAME: Mel Brooks
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Director, Producer, Songwriter, Television Producer, Screenwriter
- BIRTH DATE: June 28, 1926 (Age: 85)
- EDUCATION: Virginia Military Institute
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Brooklyn, New York
- Originally: Melvin Kaminsky
- ZODIAC SIGN: Cancer
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Mel Brooks is a filmmaker, composer, lyricist, comedian and actor. He is best known for the films Blazing Saddles, The Producers and Young Frankenstein.
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Mel Brooks is a filmmaker, lyricist, comedian and actor. His first directorial debut was the 1968 film The Producers which won him an Academy Award for Best Screenplay and is heralded as one of the best comedies of all time. His 1974 film Blazing Saddles is an uninhibited comic stab at racial bigotry. Brooks made a spectacular comeback in 2001 with a Broadway musical based on The Producers.© 2012 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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