Mel brooks biography pbs tv

          Writer, actor, director.

        1. Writer, actor, director.
        2. Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer is available to stream on and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones.
        3. Mel Brooks, director, producer, writer and actor, is in an elite group as one of the few people to earn the Tony, Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar.
        4. 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).
        5. Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; born June 28, ) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker.

          6. Mel Brooks, director, producer, writer and actor, is in an elite group as one of the few people to earn the Tony, Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar....

          Mel Brooks

          American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (born 1926)

          Mel Brooks

          Brooks in 2010

          Born

          Melvin James Kaminsky


          (1926-06-28) June 28, 1926 (age 98)

          New York City, U.S.

          Alma materVirginia Military Institute
          Occupations
          • Actor
          • comedian
          • filmmaker
          • playwright
          Years active1949–present
          WorksFull list
          Spouses

          • Florence Baum

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            (m. 1953; div. 1962)​

          • Anne Bancroft

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            (m. 1964; died 2005)​
          Children4, including Max
          AwardsFull list

          Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker.

          With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies.[1] A recipient of numerous accolades, he is one of 21 entertainers to win the EGOT, which includes an Emmy Award, a G