mel brooks

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Definition of mel brooks in English English dictionary

{i} (born 1926 as Mel Kaminsky) United States comic and screenwriter, writer of the films "Spaceballs" and "Robin Hood: Men in Tights

orig. Melvin Kaminsky born June 28, 1926, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S. U.S. director, producer, and actor. He wrote comedy routines for Sid Caesar's television shows (1949-59) and cocreated the TV series Get Smart (1965). He wrote and directed his first feature film, The Producers (1968, Academy Award for writing), which was later transformed into a hit Broadway musical. He directed, produced, and cowrote (and sometimes acted in) film comedies such as Blazing Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein (1974), and Spaceballs (1987)

Hyphenation

Mel Brooks

Turkish pronunciation

mel brûks

Pronunciation

/ˈmel ˈbro͝oks/ /ˈmɛl ˈbrʊks/