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Mel Brooks

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Mel Brooks Fast Facts:

At age 14, he spent six months learning to play drums from jazz legend Buddy Rich.
After serving in World War II, he began working at Borscht Belt resorts in the Catskills, serving as a stand-up comedian, jazz drummer, handyman and social director.
Auditioned as a writer for Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows by performing a self-penned song titled "Here I Am, I'm Melvin Brooks."
Formed the production company BrooksFilms in 1979, which has helped finance serious films as well as comedies, such as David Lynch's The Elephant Man (1980) and David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of The Fly.
His 2000 Broadway production of The Producers received 15 Tony nominations and won a record 12 awards.
Has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

Mel Brooks Relationships:
Anne Bancroft - Wife (deceased)
Eddie Brooks - Son
Florence Baum - Ex-wife
Kate Brookman Kaminsky - Mother
Max Brooks - Son
Max Kaminsky - Father
Nicholas Brooks - Son
Stefanie Brooks - Daughter
Mel Brooks Awards:
2001 Grammy: Best Long Form Music Video - Winner
2001 Grammy: Best Musical Show Album - Winner
1966 Emmy: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy - Nominee
1967 Emmy: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety - Winner
1956 Emmy: Best Comedy Writing - Nominee
1958 Emmy: Best Comedy Writing - Nominee
1957 Emmy: Best Comedy Writing - Variety or Situation Comedy - Nominee
1969 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
1997 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Winner
1998 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Winner
1999 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Winner
2006 Golden Globe: Best Original Song - Motion Picture - Nominee
1977 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1978 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1998 Grammy: Best Spoken Comedy Album - Winner
1974 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Song) - Nominee
1974 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
1968 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Winner
2001 Tony: Book (Musical) - Winner
2001 Tony: Musical - Winner
2001 Tony: Original Musical Score - Winner
College:
Attended Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA