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Mel Brooks

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June 28, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York, The United States

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Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction, Entertainment

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Mel Brooks (born "Melvin Kaminsky") is an American multi-award winning director, writer, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and producer best known as a creator of broad film farces and comedy parodies.

Brooks is a member of the short list of entertainers with the distinction of having won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award.

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Books by Mel Brooks

Average rating: 3.65 · 164 ratings · 16 reviews · 21 distinct works

	The Producers 3.91 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The 2000 Year Old Man by Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner 3.61 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1981 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Producers by Mel Brooks, Tom Meehan 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	The 2000 Year Old Man Goes to School by Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, James Bennett (Illustrator) 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Producers: Voice Line with Piano Accompaniment Format 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Silent Movie 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1976	My rating:
	Young Frankenstein: Piano/Vocal Selections 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Mel Brooks Collection 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006	My rating:
	History of the world part I 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1981	My rating:
	Mel Brooks Collection 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009	My rating:

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Quotes by Mel Brooks

“I've been accused of vulgarity. I say that's bullshit.”
― Mel Brooks

tags: bullshit , humor , profanity , shit , vulgarity

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“Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.”
― Mel Brooks

tags: comedy , humor , tragedy

201 people liked it

“As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes.”
― Mel Brooks

tags: life-lessons , mistakes

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