Melvin James Kaminsky, popularly known as Mel Brooks, is a famous American comedian, director, producer, screenwriter, actor, composer, and lyricist. He was born in a Jewish household in New York. He served in the US military as a corporal before shifting his attention to playing the piano and performing stand-up comedy acts in the ‘Borscht Belt’ resorts. From there on, his comic skills were recognized and he was hired to write for the comedy series ‘Your Show of Shows.’ Brooks contributed as a writer for many sitcoms during the early period of his life. After cementing his place in Hollywood, he went on to direct movies like ‘The Producers,’ ‘Young Frankenstein,’ ‘The Twelve Chairs,’ etc. He started his own production company under the name ‘Brooksfilms’ and produced a number of films. He also produced, wrote, and directed many Broadway musicals. He is one of the few artists in Hollywood to have received ‘Emmy,’ ‘Grammy,’ ‘Oscar,’ and ‘Tony Awards’ (EGOT). He has also received ‘AFI Life Achievement Award’ and three of his films are named in the American Film Institute's list of ‘top 100 comedy films of all-time.’