Mel Brooks

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Born: 6/28/1926 · Brooklyn, NY

Biography: Farce, satire, and parody come together with Vaudeville roots and manic energy to create the Mel Brooks style of comedy. Born Melvin Kaminsky to a Russian Jewish family in Brooklyn, NY, the writer/producer/director/actor was one of very few people to win an Oscar, Emmy, Gram …

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None finer than bits from Reiner

7:00 PM Source: New York Post - New York NY

"My whole premise was to put a genius comedy mind in panic," says Reiner. …

Nov

Look to TV and film for gift ideas

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With the economy still on extremely shaky ground, many Americans have had to make som…

Nov

Lost treasure: 'Don Adams' Screen Test'

4:57 PM Source: Pop Candy - USA Today

The show only ran for one season, from 1975-76. …

Nov

Reel good

7:49 AM Source: New York Post - New York NY

Emily Bronte's tale of Cathy and Heathcliff (Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier), a gentl…

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ActorAll Actor Credits

Spaceballs: The Animated Series [Animated TV Series] [TV Series]

2008

High Anxiety [Movie] as Richard H. Thorndyke

2007

Mike Douglas: Moments and Memories [Movie]

2007

Robots: The IMAX Experience [Movie] as Bigweld

2005

Robots: in Digital Projection [Movie] as Bigweld

2005

Robots [Movie] as Bigweld

2005

DirectorAll Director Credits

High Anxiety [Movie]

2007

History of the World: Part I [Movie]

2005

Silent Movie [Movie]

2001

The Twelve Chairs [Movie]

1997

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Year
Result
Award
Movie

2005
Won
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Best Original Song
The Producers

1977
Won
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
High Anxiety

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