(born 1926), US film director and comic actor; born Melvin Kaminsky. His debut The Producers (1968) was followed by films including the spoof western Blazing Saddles (1974).
Definition of Brooks, Mel in US English:
Brooks, Mel
proper nounbro͝oksbrʊks
(born 1926), US comedian, screenwriter, director, and actor; born Melvin Kaminsky. He was both writer and director for a number of movies, including The Producers (1968) and Young Frankenstein (1974), both of which he later adapted to the stage as musicals.