

Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; 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. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for Sid Caesar's variety show…
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The Simpsons
1989 • TV
Mel Brooks (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • TV
Self

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 • TV
Self

Frasier
1993 • TV
Tom (voice)

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 • TV
Mel Brooks

The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • TV
Self

Golden Globe Awards
1944 • TV
Self - Nominee

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • TV
Self - Guest

Great Performances
1971 • TV
Self

Mad About You
1992 • TV
Uncle Phil
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