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Melvin "Mel" Kaminsky (born June 28, 1926), better known by his stage name Mel Brooks, is an American film director, screenwriter, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor, and producer (Film producer). He is best known as a creator of broad film farces and comic parodies (parody). Brooks is a member of the short list of entertainers (List of people who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards) with the distinction of having won an Emmy (Emmy Award), a Grammy (Grammy Award), an Oscar (Academy Award), and a Tony (Tony Award) award. Three of his films ranked in the Top 20 on the American Film Institutes list of the Top 100 comedy films of all-time: Blazing Saddles, The Producers (The Producers (1968 film)) and Young Frankenstein.
Birth Name: Melvin Kaminsky
Date of birth: 1926-06-28
Birth Location: Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn, New York, United States, U.S.
Medium: Film,Television,Musical theatre
Nationality: American
Influences: George M. Cohan,Jack Benny, Bob Hope,Harry Ritz
Influenced: Robin Williams, Jim Carrey
Active: 1949-present
Genre: Farce,Parody
Subject: Comedy
Spouse: Florence Baum (1951-1961),Anne Bancroft (1964-2005) (her death)
Notable Work: ''The Producers (The Producers (1968 film))'',''Blazing Saddles'',''Young Frankenstein''
Academyawards: Best Original Screenplay (Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay) , 1968 ''The Producers (The Producers (1968 film))''
Emmyawards: Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program (Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program),1967 ''The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner and Howard Morris Special'',Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series (Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series) , 1997, 1998, 1999 ''Mad About You''
Olivierawards: Best New Musical (Olivier Award for Best New Musical) , 2005 ''The Producers (The Producers (musical))''
Tonyawards: Best Musical (Tony Award for Best Musical) , 2001 ''The Producers (The Producers (musical))'' , Best Book of a Musical (Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical) , 2001 ''The Producers (The Producers (musical))'' , Best Original Score (Tony Award for Best Original Score) , 2001 ''The Producers (The Producers (musical))''
Grammyawards: Best Spoken Comedy Album (Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album) , 1999 ''2000 Year Old Man'' , Best Long Form Music Video (Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video) , 2002 ''Recording 'The Producers': A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks'' , Best Musical Show Album (Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album) , 2002 ''The Producers (The Producers (musical))''
Awards: Saturn Award for Best Direction,1975 ''Young Frankenstein''