Mel Brooks

Melvin James Brooks is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, songwriter, and playwright. Born on June 28, 1926, he has had a successful career spanning over seven decades. Brooks is renowned for his work as a writer and director of broad farces and parodies. He has received numerous accolades throughout his career and is one of only 18 entertainers to achieve the EGOT status, having won an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award. In addition to his impressive EGOT achievement, Brooks has been honored with a Kennedy Center Honor, a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, an AFI Life Achievement Award, a British Film Institute Fellowship, a National Medal of Arts, a BAFTA Fellowship, and an Honorary Academy Award.