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Happy birthday Mel Brooks — and thanks for the laughs! ‘Blazing Saddles’ director turning 100

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Happy birthday Mel Brooks — and thanks for the laughs! ‘Blazing Saddles’ director turning 100

By Associated Press Published June 26, 2026, 11:23 a.m. ET

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NEW YORK — The 2000 Year Old Man is turning 100. Mel Brooks on Sunday will celebrate his centennial birthday.

The comedian and filmmaker has been awaiting the milestone.

Earlier this year, Judd Apatow titled his retrospective documentary on him: “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

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Mel Brooks attends the premiere of “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Jan. 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images for HBO

“I was born to make people laugh,” Brooks says in the film. “So, I do that.”

Brooks was born Melvin Kaminsky in Brooklyn, New York, on June 28, 1926. After serving in the Army during World War II and performing in the Borscht Belt, Sid Caesar hired him as a writer. On his “Show of Shows,” Brooks met Carl Reiner, who’d remain a lifelong friend and with whom he created the “2000 Year Old Man” sketches.

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Reiner would pepper Brooks’ ancient man with questions about what Jesus was like. “Jesus … yes, yes,” Brooks would answer. “Thin lad. Wore sandals. Always walked around with 12 other guys.”

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