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After 60 years in show business, Mel Brooks has earned more major awards than any other living entertainer; he is one of 14 EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) winners. Yet, the comedy giant has energetically avoided a documentary profile from being made, even issuing an informal gag order on his friends... until now. Brooks has agreed to throw himself into a new documentary about his storied career, giving American Masters exclusive interviews and complete access to his film archives.
Since its 1986 premiere, American Masters has earned 24 Emmy Awards - including 8 for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series since 1999 and 5 for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special - the 2012 Producers Guild Award, 12 Peabodys, an Oscar, and 3 Grammys