Mel Brooks

(1926-)

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker

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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 writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. A recipient of numerous accolades, he is one of 21 entertainers to win the EGOT, which includes an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. He received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2009, a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2010, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2013, a British Film Institute Fellowship in 2015, a National Medal of Arts in 2016, a BAFTA Fellowship in 2017, and the Honorary Academy Award in 2024.

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Born	Melvin James Kaminsky 28 June 1926 (age 99) Brooklyn, New York. USA
Zodiac	Cancer
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Florence Baum - · · m. 1953; div. 1962 info edit

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Anne Bancroft 1931-2005 · American actress · m. 1964 info edit

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Stephanie info 1st child with Florence Baum Female · - · Celebrity Baby

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Nicholas Brooks info 2nd child with Florence Baum Male b. 12 Dec 1957 · Age: 67 · 1957- · American actor

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Edward Brooks info 3rd child with Florence Baum Male b. 24 May 1959 · Age: 66 · 1959- · American actor

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Maximilian Michael Brooks info 4th child with Anne Bancroft Male b. 22 May 1972 · Age: 53 · 1972- · American author

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Carl Reiner · Friend · 1922-2020 · American actor edit info

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Jerry Seinfeld · Friend · 1954- · American comedian and actor edit info

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Nathan Lane · Friend · 1956- · American actor edit info

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