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Nickname:	Mel Brooks / Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks / Melvin Brooks /
Known for:	The Producers, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles
Birth name:	Melvin Kaminsky
Birthday:	28 June 1926, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Height:	5' 5" (1.65 m)

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There will be no sequel to Mel Brooks' film "History of the World, Part I" -- that was the joke -- but it was completely lost on our photog, who bought Mel's claim that the next installment is "almost done."And when Mel told us Cloris Leachman -- who...

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In Get Smart, Steve Carell steps into the telephonic shoes of television's most beloved bumbling detective in a big-screen adaptation of the hit 1960s-era comedy series created by Mel Brooks.
TV comedy writer Sheldon Keller has died of complications from Alzheimer's disease at his home in Valencia, California on Monday. He was 85.

Keller, a respected writer in the industry, collaborated with Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, and Woody Allen on the NBC sketch show "Caesar's Hour" from 1955 to 1957. He also wrote variety shows for Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren, Danny Kaye and Dick Van Dyke.
U.S. variety TV show writer SHELDON KELLER has died. He was 85.Keller had been suffering from complications from Alzheimer’s disease for several years and died at his home in Valencia, California on Monday (01Sep08).He was a respected writer in Hollywood, collaborating with Woody Allen, Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner on 1950s sketch comedy show Caesar’s
AP - Sheldon Keller, a writer who collaborated with Neil Simon, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner on the 1950s sketch comedy show "Caesar's Hour" and wrote variety shows for Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren and other stars, died Monday. He was 85.
40-Year-Old Virgin star Steve Carell steps into the telephonic shoes of television's most beloved bumbling detective in this big-screen adaptation of the hit 1960s-era comedy series created by Mel Brooks. Continue Summary

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Are you ready to 'Get Smart'? Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway premiered their hilarious spy spoof in Hollywood Monday night -- and "The Insider" was there! In theaters June 20, 'Get Smart' is based on the popular Mel Brooks TV series from the '60s, with Steve as secret agent Maxwell Smart, who teams up with Anne's Agent 99 for his first case. Dwayne Johnson joins them as Smart's idol, Agent 23, while Alan Arkin plays the Chief and Terence Stamp is the head baddie of KAOS.

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Comedy legend Mel Brooks has given up on love at the age of 81. Brooks has been single since Anne Bancroft, his wife of 41 years, died in 2005 - and he is now happy to concentrate on his family, friends and career.


Comedy legend MEL BROOKS has given up on love at the age of 81.Brooks has been single since Anne Bancroft, his wife of 41 years, died in 2005 - and he is now happy to concentrate on his family, friends and career.He says, "Nothing’s worse than an old Jew dating. You really think I could
Mel Brooks electrifies his latest creation, a musical rendition of his 1974 film classic Young Frankenstein (That's FRON-kehn-shteen) for the Broadway stage.


NEW YORK (AP) - Mel Brooks is a salesman. Right now, he's warbling over the telephone - direct from Los Angeles - giving a preview of a love song from Young Frankenstein, his new Broadway musical that begins previews next month and opens in November.


Theatre/film legend MEL BROOKS has started watching his 1974 movie YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN in a bid to inspire the forthcoming stage adaptation of the horror musical.Brooks admits he isn’t totally happy with the show’s ending - just a month before it is due to start previewing in Seattle, Washington - ahead of its opening on New
Veteran actress CLORIS LEACHMAN has challenged theatre star MEL BROOKS to a fight so she can prove she is healthy enough for a role in his forthcoming Broadway musical Young Frankenstein.Leachman, 81, was devastated to learn she had been snubbed for the part of Frau Blucher, Dr. Frankenstein’s household servant - a role she originally
Fans of Oscar-winning actress CLORIS LEACHMAN have launched a website in a bid to help land her the role she helped create in the theatrical adaptation of cult movie YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.Leachman originated the role of FRAU BLUCHER in the MEL BROOKS comedy and now fans of the film and the actress are keen for her
AP - Max Bialystock, the spark plug that drives "The Producers," is a New Yorker first — and then he's Jewish, according to Mel Brooks, the man who created the rapscallion who uses money from little old ladies to finance what he thinks will be a flop Broadway musical.
Veteran filmmaker Mel Brooks has coped with the death of his wife Anne Bancroft by recalling his time as a soldier during World War II. The director survived life as an engineer in North Africa during the war by living from "one hedgerow to the next", and he's adopted the same attitude since Bancroft died of uterine cancer in August.


Veteran film-maker MEL BROOKS has coped with the death of his wife ANNE BANCROFT, by recalling his time as a soldier during World War II.The BLAZING SADDLES director survived life as an engineer in North Africa during the war by living from "one hedgerow to the next", and he’s adopted the same attitude since Bancroft
Actor Ron Carey died on Tuesday of complications from a stroke at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 71. Carey is best known for his roles on the sitcom Barney Miller and in Mel Brooks films.


American actor RON CAREY died on Tuesday (16JAN07) of complications from a stroke at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 71.Carey is best known for his roles on the sitcom BARNEY MILLER and in MEL BROOKS films.Carey began his career as a stand-up comic on talk shows, including those hosted by MERV GRIFFIN,

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