See photos of Mel Brooks throughout the years as he celebrates his milestone 100th birthday

Mel Brooks, the comedy genius behind such classic films as "Young Frankenstein," "The Producers," "Spaceballs" and "Blazing Saddles," turned 100 on Sunday.

Groundbreaking writer and director behind 'Blazing Saddles' and 'Young Frankenstein' has joked his gravestone should read: 'I was Mel Brooks, one of the funniest little Jews to walk the Earth' The post ‘Born to make people laugh’: Comedy legend and Jewish icon Mel Brooks turns 100 appeared first on The Times of Israel.

The comedy legend, who was born on June 28th, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York, has stayed busy in the autumn of his life. Last year, it was announced that Brooks is reprising his role as the beloved character Yogurt in the upcoming 2027 sequel to Spaceballs,

Before I tell you why you should watch the new documentary about Mel Brooks, I will tell you that 25 years ago, he told me, “You may be right. I have done everything there is to do in show business. … Everything except to be tall. That’s the one ...

Brooks was born Melvin James Kaminsky in Brooklyn on June 28, 1926, and fought in World War II, where he served as a combat engineer for the U.S. Army. After returning home, he found success writing for television before becoming one of Hollywood’s most influential comic filmmakers,

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 sentimental,

Of how many Jewish comedians can it be sincerely said that 100 years of life is not enough? Mel Brooks (born Kaminsky) who celebrates his centenary on June 28, has long been inspiring belly laughs with Yiddishkeit that has only recently been judged worthy of academic attention,