Mel Brooks Net Worth is $100 Million (as of 2020)
It has been stated that the overall amount of Mel Brooks net worth is 85 million dollars and that makes him one of the richest people in cinema industry. Mel Brooks has been working as a film director, producer, screenwriter, actor as well as a comedian, composer and song writer. Thus, these careers of him have made him a well known man and also added up to the overall estimate of Mel Brooks net worth. Mel Brooks to many people is known as a performer and creator of comic parodies and film farces.
Quick facts
| Net Worth: | $100 Million |
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| Age: | 96 years old |
| Height: | 5 ft 4 in (1.65 m) |
| Date of birth: | Jun 28, 1926 |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
| Occupation: | Actor, Comedian, Film director, Composer, Lyricist, Theatrical producer, Film Producer, Television producer, Screenwriter, Voice Actor |
| Last Updated: | 2023 |
He started his career when he was hired to be a writer for the comedy show called “Your Show of Shows”. Later, he formed a duo with another comedian named Carl Reiner. In the 1970s, Mel Brooks was titled as one of the most successful film directors of that time. His films usually landed in the top 10 of the most successful films of the year when they were released. Thus, film making has served as an important source of Mel Brooks net worth. His most well known films in which he worked include “The Producers”, “Blazing Saddles”, “Silent Movie”, “History of the World Part I”, “Robin Hood: Men in Tights”, “The Twelve Chairs”, “Young Frankenstein”, “High Anxiety” and “Spaceballs”. His work in all these films has also added up a lot of revenues to the overall amount of Mel Brooks net worth.
One of his most recent appearances has been a Broadway production based on one of his first movies ever created called “The Producers”. In the period of 1964-2005 Mel Brooks was married to Anne Bancroft, who was also an actress and who passed away in 2005.
Mel Brooks career in cinema industry has also been awarded as he is a recipient of a Grammy award, an Oscar award, an Emmy award and a Tony award, which was given to him for his work in the film called “The Producers”. In 2009, Mel Brooks was presented with a Kennedy Center Honor. Four years later, he received the 41st AFI Life Achievement Award. Also, in 2015, he was presented with the British Film Institute Fellowship title.
The film maker was born in Brooklyn New York in 1926. He grew up with his three older brothers. When he was two years old, Mel Brooks father passed away because of a kidney disease. Also, when he was attending school he was bullied a lot and was a sickly boy.
