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His father's family were Jewish people from GdaЕ„sk, Poland his mother's family were Jews from Kyiv, in the Pale of Settlement of the Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine). 2.4 1970s: Success as a Hollywood directorД«rooks was born on June 28, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York City, to Kate ( nГ©e Brookman) and Max Kaminsky, and grew up in Williamsburg.2.3 1960s: The 2000 Year Old Man and Get Smart.In 2021 Brooks published a memoir, All About Me! Their son Max Brooks is an actor and author, known for his novel World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (2006). Д«rooks was married to actress Anne Bancroft from 1964 until her death in 2005. Three of his films ranked in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 comedy films of the past 100 years (1900вЂ“2000), all of which ranked in the top 15 of the list: Blazing Saddles at number 6, The Producers at number 11, and Young Frankenstein at number 13. He received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2009, a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2010, the 41st AFI Life Achievement Award in June 2013, a British Film Institute Fellowship in March 2015, a National Medal of Arts in September 2016, and a BAFTA Fellowship in February 2017.

In 2001, having previously won an Emmy, a Grammy and an Oscar, he joined a small list of EGOT winners with his Tony Award wins for The Producers. A musical adaptation of his first film, The Producers, ran on Broadway from 2001 to 2007 and was remade into a musical film in 2005.

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His best-known films include The Producers (1967), The Twelve Chairs (1970), Blazing Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein (1974), Silent Movie (1976), High Anxiety (1977), History of the World, Part I (1981), Spaceballs (1987), and Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993). In middle age, Brooks became one of the most successful film directors of the 1970s, with many of his films being among the top 10 moneymakers of the year they were released.

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He wrote, with Buck Henry, the hit television comedy series Get Smart, which ran from 1965 to 1970. With Carl Reiner, he created the comic character The 2000 Year Old Man. He began his career as a comic and a writer for Sid Caesar's variety show Your Show of Shows (1950вЂ“1954) alongside Woody Allen, Neil Simon and Larry Gelbart. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a creator of broad farces and parodies widely considered to be among the best film comedies ever made. Mel Brooks (born Melvin James Kaminsky June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker and composer.

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When I realized my mistake I was both elated and a little disappointed at losing the cigars,вЂќ cracked Brooks, who received the 41st AFI Life Achievement Award this past June.1104th Engineer Battalion, 78thВ Infantry Division, XIXВ Corps Engineers So I figured what the hell, at least IвЂ™ll get a box of cigars. вЂњWhen they called me to say I had been chosen as the next вЂAmerican Master,вЂ™ I thought they said I was chosen to be the next Dutch Master. His humor is truly instinctive - and constant!вЂќ Mel can make anything funny - he even had me in stitches during a conference call about distribution contracts. вЂњThere are a few singular voices of genius in film comedy Mel Brooks joins the ranks of Chaplin, Keaton and Woody Allen, creating a genre unto himself,вЂќ said Susan Lacy, creator and executive producer of American Masters.

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The documentary also delves into his professional and personal ups and downs - his childhood, his first wife and subsequent 41-year marriage to Anne Bancroft - capturing a never-before-heard sense of reflection and confession. Showcasing the Brooklyn nativeвЂ™s brilliant, skewed originality, American Masters Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through BrooksвЂ™ early years in the creative beginnings of live television - with Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows - to the film genres he so successfully satirized in Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety, and Spaceballs - to the groundbreaking Broadway musical version of his first film, The Producers. A DVD with bonus material is available from American Masters Mel Brooks: Make a Noise features new interviews with Brooks, his friends and colleagues, including Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Cloris Leachman, Joan Rivers, Tracey Ullman, and his close friend, with whom he created The 2000 Year Old Man more than 50 years ago, Carl Reiner. Brooks agreed to throw himself into a new documentary about his storied career, giving American Masters exclusive interviews and complete access to his film and photo archives. Yet, the comedy giant has energetically avoided a documentary profile being made, even issuing an informal gag order on his friends вЂ¦ until now.

After 60 years in show business, Mel Brooks has earned more major awards than any other living entertainer he is one of 14 EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) winners.

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