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Worked as a gag writer for Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca on Your Show of Shows in the mid 1950's.

Creator (with Carl Reiner) of "The 2000 Year Old Man."

Albums with Reiner:

1961 - "2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks"

1961 - "2000 and One Years 2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks"

1962 - "Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks @ the Cannes Film Festival"

1973 - "Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks: 2000 and Thirteen"

1997 - "Carl Reiner & Mell Brooks: The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000: The Album"

Album won Grammy award on Feruary 24, 1999 - Best Spoken Comedy

First four albums are contained in Rhino Records

Box set: "The Complete 2000 Year Old Man".

"The 2,000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000: The Book

Wrote and produced three Broadway plays: New Faces (1954), All American (1962), and Shinbone Alley (1971).

Worked as stand-up comedian in the Catskills from 1945-1949.

Produced 4 "2000-Year-Old-Man" albums, one other comedy album, a stand-up video, and released nine film soundtracks.

Wrote for "The Admiral Broadway Revue" (1949), Your Show of Shows (1950-1954), Caesar's Hour (1955-1957), and "Sid Caesar Invites You" with such comedy greats as Mel Tolkin, Gary Belkin, Sheldon Keller, Dave Caesar, Aaron Ruben, Neil and Danny Simon, Michael Stewart, Larry Gelbart, Woody Allen, and Carl Reiner.

TV commercial for Bic Pens (1970) .

He was producer, writer, lyricist, & composer for the Broadway version of his movie, "The Producers." Brooks won the 2001 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score (Music & Lyrics) Written For The Theatre. The show also won Tonys for Orchestration, Direction, Choreography, Lighting, Costume, Scenic Design, Featured Actress, Featured Actor, and Leading Actor. The cast album for "The Producers" won a 2002 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. Brooks' voice makes a cameo in the show and on the cast album as the Nazi officer during the "Springtime For Hitler" number that sings "Don't be stupid, be a smarty. Come & join the Nazi party."

Appeared on the first Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

In 1964, he wrote the unsold pilot for proposed ABC TV comedy series called, "Inside Danny Baker".

"Robin Hood - Men In Tights" was released in 2005 as part of a multi-title "Mel Brooks" collection. Late last year, it was released again, independently of the other Mel Brooks titles.

Shinbone Alley (1957). Musical. Music by George Kleinsinger. Lyrics by Joe Darion. Book by Joe Darion and Mel Brooks. Based on the "Archie and Mehitabel" stories by Don Marquis [Posthumous]. Music and Choral Direction by Maurice Levine. Music orchestrated by George Kleinsinger. Additional orchestrations by Irwin Kostal. Additional Musical Routines by John Morris. Choreographed by Joe Alexander and Rod Alexander. Broadway Theatre: 13 Apr 1957- 25 May 1957 (49 performances). Cast: Eddie Bracken(as "Archy"), Eartha Kitt (as "Mehitabel"), Jacques d'Amboise, Gwen Harmon, George S. Irving, Allegra Kent, Ross Martin (as "Broadway"), Erik Rhodes (as "Tyrone T. Tattersal"), Dorothy Aull, Julian Barry, Cathryn Damon, Jack Eddleman, Don Farnworth, Gene Gavin, Carolyn George, Harold E. Gordon, Reri Grist, Carmen Gutierrez, Buzz Halliday, Lillian Hayman, Moses LaMarr, Bruce MacKay, James Marley, Larry Montaigne, Albert Popwell, Jack Rains, Nora Reho, Howard Roberts, Dorothy Scott, James Tarbutton, Elizabeth Taylor, Claude Thompson, Elmarie Wendel, Myrna White, David Winters. Alternates: Standbys: Larry Montaigne, Tom Poston (as "Archy"), Chita Rivera (As Mehitabel). Produced by Peter Lawrence.

(2008) His musical, "The Producers," was performed at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Guy Adkins, Ross Lehman, and Michael Aaron Lindner in the cast. The crew included Marc Robin (director/choreographer) and Nancy Missimi (costume designer).

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