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Here are 100 reasons to love the comedy writer, director and star who’s celebrating a milestone on Sunday and who’s changed our culture in surprising ways. By Manohla Dargis and Jason Zinoman No. 1 No ...

If you want to understand Mel Brooks, and I mean really understand him, a good place to start is with Nikolai Gogol’s unfinished masterpiece Dead Souls. This is the 1842 novel that Brooks, at his most ...

Mel Brooks is celebrating his 100th birthday this Sunday, June 28. The EGOT winner has been entertaining the world for over seven decades, beginning his career as a comic and a writer for Sid Caesar's ...

“I was born to make people laugh,” Brooks says in the film. “So, I do that.” Brooks was born Melvin Kaminsky in Brooklyn, New York, on June 28, 1926. After serving in the Army during World War II and ...

The hilarity was great for the family mood, of course. But according to Brooks, the creative force behind a string of goofball classics including The Producers and Blazing Saddles, laughter does more ...

Leave it to the 2,000 Year Old Man to have the best longevity advice. Comedy legend and father of satire Mel Brooks celebrates his big 100th birthday on June 28. The “Young Frankenstein” director has ...

Mel Brooks is celebrating his 100th birthday. Hollywood pals, including Josh Gad, posted tributes in his honor. The American Film Institute announced that, in honor of Brooks' birthday, Blazing ...

JOHANNESBURG - Peet and Mel Viljoen will be arrested if they attempt to re-enter the United States. US authorities issued bench warrants for the couple after they failed to appear in court. This is a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The 2,000 Year Old Man is turning 100. Mel Brooks on Sunday will celebrate his centennial birthday. The comedian and filmmaker has been awaiting the milestone. Earlier this year, Judd ...

The director of The Producers hits his century as a uniquely beloved entertainer who embodies his conviction that ‘comedy is the opposite of death’ Mel Brooks’ story is that of the US and Jews and ...

The 2000 Year Old Man is turning 100. Mel Brooks on Sunday will celebrate his centennial birthday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.