Mel Brooks Discussion

Mel Brooks: Mel Brooks. Actor: Spaceballs. Mel Brooks was born Melvin Kaminsky on June 28, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York. He served in WWII, and afterwards got a job playing the drums at nightclubs in the Catskills. Brooks eventually started a comedy act and also worked in radio and as Master Entertainer at Grossinger's Resort before going to television. He was a writer for, Your Show of Shows (1950) Caesar's Hour (1954) and...

Known For: Spaceballs (President SkroobYogurt), The Producers (Hilda the PigeonTom the Cat(voice)), History of the World: Part I (MosesComicusTorquemadaJacquesKing Louis XVI), Blazing Saddles (Governor LepetomaneIndian Chief)