Iconic actor, filmmaker, and comedian Mel Brooks turns 100 years old today, marking a long career of successful films and television shows beloved by decades of fans. Melvin James Kaminsky was born on June 28, 1926, in Brownsville, Brooklyn, to Katie and Max Kaminsky, both Jewish immigrants. He was the youngest of three older brothers, Irving, Lenny, and Bernie. At ...

On this day, June 28, 1926, prolific filmmaker Mel Brooks, who wrote, directed, and acted in several movies filmed in the Santa Clarita Valley, was born in Brooklyn, New York. Born as Melvin Brooks on June 28, 1926, making him 99 years old as of today, is the actor, director, songwriter and comedian of over seven decades, and the mind ...