MEL Brooks is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker who is known as the creator of broad film farces and comedic parodies. On June 28, 2021, the screen legend turned 95-years-old. What movies has Mel Brooks been in? Brooks was born Melvin Kaminsky on June 28, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York. He served in WWII, […]
MEL Brooks is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker who is known as the creator of broad film farces and comedic parodies.
On June 28, 2021, the screen legend turned 95-years-old.
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 nightclubs in the Catskills.
He then worked in a comedy act, in radio, and as Master Entertainer at Grossinger’s Resort before going to television.
He was a writer for, Your Show of Shows (1950) Caesar’s Hour (1954) and wrote the Broadway show Shinbone Alley.
He also worked in the creation of The 2000 Year Old Man (1975) and Get Smart (1965) before embarking on a highly successful film career in writing, acting, producing and directing.
Of his personal favorite comedy eras, Brooks once said: “Writing comedy for skilled, important comedians in the ’50s and ’60s was heaven,” wrote Variety.
Although Brooks is a director and writer, he has also starred in several of his own movies, including:
Fans and close friends of Brooks took to social media to express their birthday wishes to the screen legend.
Actor Rob Reiner, son of the late actor/screenwriter/director Carl Reiner said: “Today is my Dad’s best friend’s birthday. Mel Brooks turns 95 today. I love you Mel. And thank you for loving my Dad.”
“Every childhood wound from a kid making fun of my last name was miraculously healed the first time @MelBrooks made fun of my last name. Happy birthday Mel,” wrote actor and comedian John Fugelsang.
“95 today – not me: the one on the left, the genius that is Mel Brooks!” Gyles Brandreth posted.
“I hope @melbrooks really becomes the 2,000 year old man because we need him,” a fan penned.
One declared: “Happy 95th birthday, Mel Brooks! Genius. Thespian. Heartthrob.”
Another fan of Brooks’ work quoted the screen legend, writing: Happy 95th birthday to Mel Brooks! ‘Humor is just another defense against the universe.’”
