Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars passed on films that went on to make Oscar history. In the movie business, timing is ...

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Nicholas John Wirzfeld Jr., 90, of Little Rock passed away January 20, 2026. He was born August 13, 1935, in Pocahontas, Ark., to the late Nicholas John Wirzfeld Sr., and Lydia Helen (Rodekuhr) ...

LOS ANGELES — Mel Brooks has spoken out on the murder of Rob Reiner, saying the tragic killing would have devastated his best friend — Rob's father, and Brooks’ fellow comedy legend — the late Carl ...

Spike Lee, Sacha Baron Cohen and Chris Rock attend Kenny "The Jet" Smith's FlyHouse event presented by Resorts World on Feb. 13 in Los Angeles. Rose Byrne is honored at Hasty Pudding's Woman of the ...

Co-directed by Judd Apatow, the two-part HBO series is an exhaustive look at Brooks’s life and comedy. It is also about longevity and loneliness. By Esther Zuckerman The joy of the two-part HBO ...

Co-directed by Mike Bonfiglio, the four-parter celebrates the 'Blazing Saddles' auteur, his friendship with Carl Reiner and his marriage to Anne Bancroft. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic ...

Chet Brooks, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the San Francisco 49ers and former standout for the Texas A&M Aggies, has died, the school announced. He was 60. Brooks died after a battle with cancer ...

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has denied Darrell Brooks' request to extend the time for his appeal. Brooks is serving six consecutive life sentences for the 2021 Waukesha Christmas Parade attack. The ...

Mel Brooks believes it’s no coincidence that he has lived to be 99 years old. The EGOT winner behind classic films like The Producers and Blazing Saddles says there’s a reason he and two of his ...

Putting Mel Brooks in front of a camera guarantees some version of his signature screwball brilliance. That manic, mischievous comedic genius is on full display in archival moments throughout HBO’s ...

Mel Brooks wed Anne Bancroft in 1964 and they remained together until her death in 2005 Julie Tremaine is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously ...