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Mel Brooks

1926 - Today

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Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and songwriter. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. A recipient of numerous accolades, he is one of 21 entertainers to win the EGOT, which includes an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. He received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2009, a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2010, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2013, a British Film Institute Fellowship in 2015, a National Medal of Arts in 2016, a BAFTA Fellowship in 2017, and the Honorary Academy Award in 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mel Brooks is the 112th most popular film director (down from 105th in 2019), the 953rd most popular biography from United States (down from 726th in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Film Director.

Mel Brooks is most famous for his movie, The Producers.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mel Brooks ranks 112 out of 2,041. Before him are John Huston, Zhang Yimou, Edwin S. Porter, George Cukor, Robert Altman, and Walter Hill. After him are Satyajit Ray, Costa-Gavras, John Woo, Jules Dassin, William Hanna, and Wes Craven.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Mel Brooks ranks 46. Before him are Ingeborg Bachmann, David Attenborough, Jack Brabham, Necmettin Erbakan, Tsung-Dao Lee, and Ed McBain. After him are Louise Hay, Aaron Klug, Alcides Ghiggia, Neal Cassady, Richard Crenna, and Abdus Salam.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mel Brooks ranks 953 out of 20,380. Before him are Thomas A. Steitz (1940), Matt Damon (1970), John Gavin (1931), Les Paul (1915), Jared Diamond (1937), and Ed McBain (1926). After him are Jada Pinkett Smith (1971), Andrew Tate (1986), Barry Nelson (1917), Michael Landon (1936), Jean Seberg (1938), and Doug Emhoff (1964).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Mel Brooks ranks 31. Before him are Sidney Lumet (1924), John Huston (1906), Edwin S. Porter (1870), George Cukor (1899), Robert Altman (1925), and Walter Hill (1942). After him are Jules Dassin (1911), William Hanna (1910), Wes Craven (1939), Sam Peckinpah (1925), Victor Fleming (1889), and James Gunn (1966).

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