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Mel Brooks

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Melvin James Brooks, born Kaminsky in New York City on 28 June 1926, is an American actor, comedian, film director, songwriter and playwright. With a career spanning nine decades, from 1949 onward, he is known for a variety of successful farces and parodies. He is a recipient of numerous accolades and one of the few people to have won the EGOT, meaning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony. Within this atlas Mel Brooks is credited as the creator of G.

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Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, film director, songwriter and playwright.
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Get Smart (Wikipedia)
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It was created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, and had its television premiere on NBC on September 18, 1965.
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