Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

Age
86
Birthday
Jun. 28th, 1926
Born in
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Height
5' 5"

Mel Brooks' Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
The Electric Company TV Show
The Electric Company
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks TV Show
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies TV Show
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Parkinson (UK) TV Show
Parkinson (UK)
Showbiz Today TV Show
Showbiz Today
The New Steve Allen Show TV Show
The New Steve Allen Show
Saturday Night Clive (UK) TV Show
Saturday Night Clive (UK)
The Celebrity Game (UK) TV Show
The Celebrity Game (UK)
 

Main Movie Roles

2005 - The Producers
2005 - Robots
1998 - The Prince of Egypt
1995 - Dracula: Dead and Loving it
1994 - The Little Rascals
1993 - Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1991 - Life Stinks
1990 - Look Who's Talking Too
1987 - Spaceballs
1983 - To Be or Not to Be
1981 - History of the World: Part I
1979 - The Muppet Movie
1977 - High Anxiety
1976 - Silent Movie
1974 - Blazing Saddles
1974 - Young Frankenstein
1970 - The Twelve Chairs
1968 - The Producers

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Yogurt (Voiced)
15
Uncle Phil
5
Mel Brooks
4
Himself (segment "The Entertainers")
3
Himself
2
Himself (Voiced)
1
The Angry Cat (Voiced)
1
Tom (Voiced)
1
Ticketer (Voiced)
1
Himself
1
[Complete List]



BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:
  • Worked with son 'Nicky Brooks' (qv) at Brooksfilm. Nicky was a story editor on _The Fly (1986)_ (qv), _The Fly II (1989)_ (qv) and _Spaceballs (1987)_ (qv).
  • In the original film version of _The Producers (1968)_ (qv), Brooks' voice can be heard singing the line "Don't be stupid/Be a schmarty/Come and join the Nazi Party" during the "Springtime for Hitler" number. For the Broadway musical version, he repeats this task, with the live actor lip-synching to a recording of Brooks.
  • His film _The Producers (1968)_ (qv) was the inspiration for the title of U2's album "Achtung Baby".
  • His running "walk this way" gag is also the inspiration for the song "Walk This Way" by 'Aerosmith' (qv). The gag was copied from 'William Powell (I)' (qv)'s ad-lib in _After the Thin Man (1936)_ (qv).
  • Has cited his favorite films as _Ladri di biciclette (1948)_ (qv) (aka The Bicycle Thief) and _La grande illusion (1937)_ (qv).
  • His stage name is an adaptation of his mother's maiden name, Brookman.
  • According to his 1975 Playboy interview, Mel's favorite candy is Raisinets.
  • At the opening of the Brodway version of "The Producers", he was asked by a reporter if he was nervious about the play's reception, since it cost $40 million to produce. Brooks joked, "If it flops, I'll take the other sixty million and fly to Rio." He didn't have to worry, since the play was both a critical and financial success.


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