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Mel Brooks was born in New York in a family of emigrants from an ex Vilene county which was subject to Poland. His native language was Edish which he later used in his comedies. His childhood he spent in the city where all the evenings were spent in the cinema while looking at all the possible comedies with Charlie Chaplin. After serving in the military of Las Vegas he became a cleaner in the casino, till the time when he once according to the queue of the director came up on the stage as an artist of stand up genre. At first he was performing under his mother’s last name when she was a maid- which was Bookman, later he changed it into an easier version of it, and it became Brooks. He worked on the television, and set his own show on the television, which was called “Muppet Show” (in that show he was voicing one of the dolls- Professor Crossman). Also he performed a little in the TV show called “Made your brain think). His first movie was filmed in 1968, it was called “Producers” and due to the work under this movie he was honored with the Oscar award for the best scenario. Mel was married twice; his second marriage was with the actress Anne Bancroft who died in 2005. Their son Max Brooks became a writer.

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Here you can learn about the movies Mel Brooks acted in. You can see the names of the movies, their budget, years of release and the money gained from the screening of the certain movie. It is always interesting to know.

Movies & Videos	Budget	Year	Opening weekend	US box Office
Get Smart - Writer (characters), Consultant	$80M	2008	$38.7M	$130M
Robots - Bigweld (voice)	$75M	2005	$36M	$128M
The Prince of Egypt - Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)	$60M	1998	$14.5M	$101M
The Producers - Hilda the Pigeon/Tom the Cat (voice), Writer (1968 screenplay) (2001 stage play book) (2001 stage play lyrics) (screenplay), Producer, Soundtrack (music: "There's Nothing Like a S	$45M	2005	$155K	$19.4M
Dracula: Dead and Loving It - Dr. Abraham Van Helsing, Writer (screenplay), Producer, Director	$30M	1995		$10.7M
Spaceballs - President Skroob/Yogurt, Writer (written by), Producer, Soundtrack (writer: "Spaceballs"), Director	$22.7M	1987		$38.1M
Robin Hood: Men in Tights - Rabbi Tuckman, Writer (screenplay), Producer, Soundtrack (music: "Men In Tights") (lyrics: "Marian", "Sherwood Forest Rap"), Director	$20M	1993		$35.7M
The Nude Bomb - Writer (characters)	$15M	1980
History of the World: Part I - Moses/Comicus/Torquemada/Jacques/King Louis XVI, Writer (written by), Producer, Soundtrack (music: "The Inquisition", "Jews In Space") (lyrics: "The Inquisition", "Jews	$11M	1981
The Elephant Man - Executive Producer (uncredited)	$5M	1980
Silent Movie - Mel Funn, Writer (screenplay), Director	$4.4M	1976
High Anxiety - Richard H. Thorndyke, Writer (written by), Producer, Soundtrack (music: "High Anxiety", "If you love me baby, tell me loud" (uncredited)) (lyrics: "High Anxiety", "If you love me baby,	$3.4M	1977
The Silence of the Hams - Checkout Guest (uncredited)	$3M	1994
Young Frankenstein - Werewolf/Cat Hit by Dart/Victor Frankenstein (voice) (uncredited), Writer (screen story and screenplay), Director	$2.8M	1974		$86.3M
Cattle Call - Very Special Thanks	$2.62M	2006
Blazing Saddles - Governor William J. Lepetomane/Indian Chief, Writer (screenplay), Soundtrack (music: "I'm Tired", "The French Mistake", "The Ballad of Rock Ridge") (lyrics: "Blazing Saddles", "	$2.6M	1974		$120M
The Producers - Singer in 'Springtime for Hitler' (voice) (uncredited), Writer (written by), Soundtrack (music: "WE'RE PRISONERS OF LOVE", "SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER"), Director	$941K	1968	$6.09K	$112K
Yiddish Theater: A Love Story (documentary) - Special Thanks	$250K	2006	$1.86K	$39.1K
The Muppet Movie - Professor Max Krassman		1979		$76.7M
New Faces - Writer (sketches) (as Melvin Brooks)		1954