Farce, satire, and parody come together with Vaudeville roots and manic energy to create the Mel Brooks style of comedy. Born Melvin Kaminsky to a Russian Jewish family in Brooklyn, NY, the writer/producer/director/actor was one of very few people to ... Read Full Biography
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84 Charing Cross Road
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High Anxiety
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Mike Douglas: Moments and Memories
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History of the World: Part I
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Robots
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The Producers
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Broadway: The American Musical, Episode 6 - Putting It Together (1980-Present)
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It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
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Silent Movie
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Screw Loose
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AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
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The Twelve Chairs
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Dracula, Dead And Loving It
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The Little Rascals
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The Silence of the Hams
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Robin Hood: Men In Tights
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Blazing Saddles
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The Vagrant
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Young Frankenstein
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Life Stinks
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Look Who's Talking, Too
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They're Weird. They're Wild. They're...Comedy Videos
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Spaceballs
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Comedy Music Videos
| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
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| 2005 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Original Song | The Producers | Nominated |
| 1977 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | High Anxiety | Nominated |
| 1976 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Silent Movie | Nominated |
| 1974 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Song | Blazing Saddles | Nominated |
| 1974 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Adapted Screenplay | Young Frankenstein | Nominated |
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