| Mel Brooks | |
|---|---|
 Brooks at the 41st Academy Awards | |
| 3 Nominations / 1 Win | |
| Role | Actor, Director, Screenwriter |
| Born | June 28th, 1926 |
| Brooklyn, New York, USA | |
Mel Brooks is an American film director, screenwriter, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and producer. He is best known as a creator of broad film farces and comic parodies. He began his career as a stand-up comic and as a writer for the early TV. Brooks is a member of the short list of entertainers with the distinction of having won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award. He is to receive the 41st Academy Award AFI Life Achievement Award in 2013. He is married to actress, Anne Bancroft.
Wins[]
- 41st Academy Awards, 1968
- Best Original Screenplay — The Producers
Nominations[]
- 41st Academy Awards, 1968
- Best Original Screenplay — The Producers
- 47th Academy Awards, 1974
- Best Adapted Screenplay — Young Frankenstein (shared with Gene Wilder)
- Best Original Song — "Blazing Saddles (Song)" from Blazing Saddles (shared with John Morris)