Born to immigrant parents in Brooklyn, shaped by Jewish humor and World War II, Brooks built a career on turning fear into laughter, Nazis into punchlines and survival into a comic creed

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.

Brooks, best known for directing irreverent films that became comedy classics, including The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and Spaceballs, was born in Brooklyn…

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

Brooks continues to live one of the great American lives. Let’s break with tradition and celebrate him while he’s still alive

The director of The Producers hits his century as a uniquely beloved entertainer who embodies his conviction that ‘comedy is the opposite of death’

Er hat sich früh über die Nazis lustig gemacht, alle Filmgenres parodiert und hält guten Geschmack für den grössten Feind der Komödie. Nun wird der grosse Komiker 100 Jahre alt –…

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Happy 100th birthday to the funniest man who ever lived.

Born to immigrant parents in Brooklyn, shaped by Jewish humor and World War II, Brooks built a career on turning fear into laughter, Nazis into punchlines and survival into a…

The Oscar-winning comedian and filmmaker behind “The Producers,” “Blazing Saddles” and “Young Frankenstein” reaches his 100th birthday while continuing to make audiences laugh.

Su carrera reunió televisión, cine y música, con álbumes premiados y una filmografía de parodias inolvidables

The comedy icon was born June 28, 1926 and fought in the Second World War

Mel Brooks, uno de los comediantes más influyentes del siglo XX, cumple 100 años, fiel a la convicción que ha guiado su premiada obra: "La risa es un grito de protesta contra la…

Mel Brooks, uno de los comediantes más influyentes del siglo XX, cumple este domingo 100 años.

Mel Brooks reached a major milestone as he rung in his 100th birthday on Sunday, June 28 and received celebratory tributes from close Hollywood pals.

The comedy icon was born June 28, 1926 and fought in World War II

I dagarna fyllde Mel Brooks 100 år, men produktionen fortgår alltjämt. Det är svårt att se var vi hade varit i dag utan den legendariske filmskaparen, komikern och skådespelaren.