Mel Brooks started out as a writer in the American live television variety show ‘Admiral Broadway Revue’ in 1949. He continued to write for television series and shows such as ‘ Your Show of Shows’ (1950-1954), ‘Caesar's Hour’ (1954-1957), and ‘Sid Caesar Invites You’ (1958). He made his acting debut in the television series ‘The New Steve Allen Show’ in 1961. He played the role of a 2000-year-old man and appeared in 2 episodes of the series. The following year, he became a part of the American late-night talk show ‘The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.’ He starred in 19 episodes and remained on the show until 1992. In 1967, he wrote and directed the American satirical black comedy film ‘The Producers.’ The film received a sort of mixed response from critics and was a sleeper hit at the box office. Brooks also received the ‘Academy Award’ for ‘Best Original Screenplay’ for the film. He continued to write and direct films like ‘The Twelve Chairs’ (1970), ‘Blazing Saddles’ (1974), ‘Young Frankenstein’ (1974) which earned him an ‘Academy Award’ nomination, ‘Silent Movie’ (1976), ‘High Anxiety’ (1977), ‘History of the World, Part I’ (1981), ‘Spaceballs’ (1987), ‘Life Stinks’ (1991), ‘Robin Hood: Men in Tights’ (1993), and ‘Dracula: Dead and Loving It’ (1995).
In 1999, he starred as ‘Jake Gordon’ in the Italian comedy film ‘Screw Loose’ directed by Ezio Greggio. In 2005, he voiced ‘Bigweld’ in the American computer-animated science fiction adventure comedy film ‘Robots’ directed by Chris Wedge. The film was praised by critics and grossed over $260.7 million on a $75-80 million budget. He continued to appear in voice roles in films like ‘Ruby's Studio: The Feelings Show’ (2010), ‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’ (2014), and ‘Underdogs’ (2015). In 2015, he joined the voice cast of the American computer-animated monster comedy film ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ where he voiced ‘Vlad.’ Even though the film received mixed reviews from critics, it became a major commercial success. In 2017, he gave voice to ‘M. Luteau’ (American English dub) in the 3D computer-animated musical adventure comedy film ‘Ballerina’ directed by Éric Summer and Éric Warin. In 2018, he returned to voice ‘Vlad’ in ‘Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation,’ the third installment in the Hotel Transylvania franchise and the sequel to the 2015 film, ‘Hotel Transylvania 2.’ The film was a major commercial success despite opening to mixed reviews. He will next appear in the upcoming computer-animated martial arts comedy film ‘Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank.’