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WWII vet and Hollywood icon Mel Brooks celebrates the big 9-8
- Mel Brooks is a national treasure and a highly acclaimed director, actor, comedian, playwright, songwriter and filmmaker. He celebrated his 98th birthday on June 28, 2024. He has done it all with his projects and is one of a rare few professionals who have been awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony (EGOT). His movies […]
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| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Emmy (Primetime) | Best Continuing Performance By a Comedian in a Series | Caesar's Hour | Winner |
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Pat Carroll, Emmy-Winning Actress and Voice of Ursula in ‘The Little Mermaid,’ Dies at 95
The boisterous comedienne appeared on 'Caesar's Hour' and 'The Danny Thomas Show' and won acclaim playing Gertrude Stein in a one-woman play.
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Mel Brooks' Life in Photos
The legendary comedian has made his mark on TV, movies and Broadway, earning an EGOT in the process over decades of work — and being recognized by the United States for his contributions to culture. Look back at his life in photos, from his comedy career to his love story with Anne Bancroft and more
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Q&A: Mel Brooks, 95, is still riffing
Brooks, 95, spent much of the pandemic working on the book — a year of remembering everything from getting hit by a Tin Lizzie as an 8-year-old in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to writing the musical version of “The Producers” with Tom Meehan at Madame Romaine de Lyon in Manhattan over omelets. For the first time, Brooks has put down on paper all of his tales, from growing up in Depression-era Williamsburg ("I loved the Depression!" he says cheerfully), serving in the army during WWII, starting out i
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Jay Greeson: 5-at-10: Friday mailbag with Braves-Dodgers pick, UT's big springboard, UK's title chance, jealousy
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Hugh Downs, broadcasting legend and former 20/20 co-host, dies at 99
Broadcasting legend Hugh Downs, known for his tenure as co-host on ABC's '20/20' and NBC's 'Today,' has died. He was 99.
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Mel Brooks Remembers Late 'Best Friend' Carl Reiner: ‘I Loved Him’
"Whether he wrote or performed or he was just your best friend — nobody could do it better," Mel Brooks says of Carl Reiner, who died Monday night at age 98
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Mel Brooks pays tribute to longtime friend and collaborator Carl Reiner: 'I loved him'
Mel Brooks paid tribute to his longtime friend and collaborator Carl Reiner in a heartfelt statement on social media.
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'Carl Reiner was comedy genius': Mel Brooks, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, more pay tribute
Carl Reiner died Monday night at 98. Comedians and actors alike took to social media to pay tribute, including Mel Brooks and son Rob Reiner.
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Carl Reiner, comedy’s rare untortured genius, dies at 98
No one in the world of comedy was more admired, and loved, than Carl Reiner. As a writer and director, he mastered a genial, but sophisticated brand of humor that Steve Martin, Jerry Seinfeld and others emulated. As an actor, he was the ideal straight man for such manic performers as Mel Brooks and Sid Caesar and dependably funny on his own.
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Neil Simon, Broadway's master of comedy, dies at 91
NEW YORK (AP) — Playwright Neil Simon, a master of comedy whose laugh-filled hits such as "The Odd Couple," ''Barefoot in the Park" and his "Brighton Beach" trilogy dominated Broadway for decades, has died. He was 91.
