American filmmaker, actor and comedian (born 1926) Melvin James Brooks is an American actor, comedian, film director, songwriter and playwright. With a career spanning nine decades, he is known for a variety of successful farces and parodies. A recipient of numerous accolades, he is one of the few people to win the EGOT awards. He received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2009, a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2010, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2013, a British Film Institute Fellowship in 2015, a National Medal of Arts in 2016 and a BAFTA Fellowship in 2017. 413,178 views on June 28, 2016 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Pat Summitt, Bud Spencer, Game of Thrones, Iceland. Wiki link