Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American film director, screenwriter, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and producer. He is best known as a creator of broad film farces and comic parodies. His most well known films include The Producers, The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Silent Movie, High Anxiety, History of the World, Part I, Spaceballs, Life Stinks, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and Dracula: Dead and Loving It. More recently he has had a smash hit on Broadway with the musical adaptation of his first film, The Producers. Some actors who played in some Disney movies like Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman and Cloris Leachman (Herbie Goes Bananas) are known for playing in most of his films. In 1979, Mel Brooks played the role of Professor Max Krassman in Disney's ''The Muppet Movie. ''