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Mel Brooks was born Melvin Kaminsky in Brooklyn, New York, on June 28, 1926.
* He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
* After the war, he worked as a stand-up comic and writer for television.
* He created the television series Get Smart and The Producers.
* He won two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay for The Producers and Young Frankenstein.
* He has also won two Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award.
* He is one of only 16 people to have won all four major entertainment awards: the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.
* He is still active in show business at the age of 96.