Mel Brooks Highlights

  • 2007: Adapted his 1987 sci-fi spoof Spaceballs into an animated series, "Spaceballs: The Animated Series" (G4 TV) wrote, directed and voiced two characters, President Skroob and Yogurt
  • 2007: Adapted his 1974 film, "Young Frankenstein" into a Broadway musical
  • 2005: Once again brought "The Producers" back to the big screen, originally a 1968 movie, which was adapted into a Tony award winning stage musical, starring Broderick and Lane; film earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture and a Grammy nomination for Best Song for There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway
  • 2005: Voiced master inventor Bigweld in the animated feature "Robots"
  • 2000: Adapted his Oscar-winning screenplay , "The Producers" for the stage; earned critical kudos and a record 15 Tony Award nominations
  • 1999: With Reiner won Grammy for Spoken Comedy Album for the recording of "The 2000 Year Old Man in 2000"
  • 1997: With Carl Reiner wrote the book "The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000"
  • 1996: Had recurring role as Paul's Uncle Phil on the hit NBC sitcom "Mad About You"; won three Emmy Awards for appearances
  • 1995: Featured as vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing in "Dracula: Dead and Loving It"; also directed, wrote and produced
  • 1995: Played himself on an episode of the Fox animated series "The Simpsons"
  • 1994: Played Mr Welling in the big-screen version of "The Little Rascals"
  • 1993: Made rare TV sitcom appearance on NBC's "Frasier"
  • 1993: Featured as Rabbi Tuckman in "Robin Hood: Men in Tights"; also directed, produced and co-wrote
  • 1992: Executive produced the misfire "The Vagrant"
  • 1991: Starred in, directed and wrote the unpopular comedy "Life Stinks"
  • 1989: Served as uncredited executive producer on "The Fly II"
  • 1987: Played President Skroob and Yogurt in the "Star Wars" spoof "Spaceballs"; also co-wrote, directed and produced
  • 1986: Served as executive producer on a successful remake of the 1958 sci-fi flick "The Fly" and the less-than-stellar fantasy "Solarbabies"
  • 1982: Executive produced the film "My Favorite Year", loosely inspired by the behind-the-scenes action at "Your Show of Shows"
  • 1982: Served as uncredited executive producer on the Frances Farmer biopic "Frances"
  • 1981: Played various roles, including Moses and King Louis XVI, in "History of the World, Part I"; also directed, wrote and produced
  • 1980: Served as uncredited executive producer of "The Elephant Man", a heartwrenching drama about a man with physical deformities; film was nominated for Best Picture Academy Award
  • 1979: Formed production company Brooksfilms Ltd
  • 1979: Had cameo in "The Muppet Movie"
  • 1977: First film as producer, "High Anxiety"; also acted in and directed
  • 1974: Played Governor Lepetomane and Indian Chief in the Western movie parody "Blazing Saddles"; also co-wrote and directed
  • 1974: Wrote and directed the horror movie spoof "Young Frankenstein"; earned Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay
  • 1970: Wrote, directed and starred in the comedy "The Twelve Chairs"
  • 1968: First film as director and screenwriter, "The Producers"; also composed song "Springtime for Hitler"; won Academy Award for Best Originaly Screenplay
  • 1967: Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement in a Variety Comedy for "The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special" (CBS)
  • 1964: Earned Emmy nomination with Buck Henry for Best Writing Achievement in Comedy for penning an episode of "Get Smart!"
  • 1963: Created and narrated first film, the cartoon, "The Critic"; won Academy Award for Best Short Subject
  • 1963: Nominated for Grammy Award for Best Comedy Performance for "At the Cannes Film Festival"
  • 1962: Wrote the book for the Broadway musical "All-American"
  • 1961: Nominated for Best Comedy Performance Grammy for "2,000 and One Years"
  • 1960: Earned a Grammy nomination with Carl Reiner for Best Spoken Word Comedy for "2,000 Years"
  • 1957: Co-wrote the book for the Broadway musical "Shinbone Alley"
  • 1954: Film writing debut with "New Faces" (sketches)
  • 1949: Worked as sketch writer for Sid Caesar, collaborating on television shows Like "Your Show of Shows" (NBC, 1950-1954)
  • Worked variously as jazz drummer, stand-up comedian, handyman and social director for a Catskills resort after World War II

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