Why did Mel Brooks change his name?

Why did Mel Brooks change his name?

During his time as a drummer, he was given his first opportunity as a comedian at the age of 16, filling in for an ill MC. During his teens, he changed his name to Melvin Brooks, influenced by his mother’s maiden name Brookman, after being confused with trumpeter Max Kaminsky.

What’s Albert Brooks’s real name?

Albert Brooks

Are James Brooks and Albert Brooks related?

Another Brooks, Albert (no relation) was in Broadcast News, which James wrote and diretced, based on his early experiences in a newsroom, covering such events ast the Kennedy assassination! James wrote and produced The Simpsons Movie, too, also with Albert Brooks (it’s one of our Movies of the Month).

What happened to Super Daves voice?

Bob Einstein, the gravelly-voiced actor best known for playing Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Marty Funkhouser and the spirited stuntman Super Dave Osborne, died Wednesday at the age of 76. New York Daily News reports that he had been battling cancer.