Mel Brooks: Biography

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Mel Brooks
Birth Name:
Melvin Kaminsky

Born:
Jun 28, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY

Genres:
Music, Comedy & Spoken Word, Music Comedy, Spoken Comedy, Soundtracks, Classical Music

Decades Active:
1950's|1960's|1970's|1980's|1990's|2000's


Artistic Quality
High
Cultural Impact
High
Popularity
High



Brooks started as a comedy writer on Sid Caesar's Your Shows of Shows back in television's infancy. What started as a running gag between himself and co-writer/performer Carl Reiner became the basis for the highly successful 2000-Year-Old Man collection of albums. Brooks, of course, has since become the high priest of low comedy as a successful writer, director, and producer, with numerous box-office hits to his credit.

- Cub Koda, All Music Guide

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