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Mel Brooks is now an extremely uncommon PEGOT winner.
The 97-year-old director of 'The Producers' added a lifetime achievement award to his trophy gongs on the 84th annual Peabody Awards on Sunday (06/09/24), making him one of many solely 4 artists on the planet to have a Peabody, an Emmy and a Grammy. , Oscar and Tony Trophy.
She was offered with the distinction by fellow comedy veteran Billy Crystal, 76, who mentioned on the ceremony on the Beverly Wilshire Resort in Los Angeles that Mel's “fearless genius and transgressive humor” have been her “guiding gentle” on the planet of present enterprise. because the first day”.
Billy continued: “Mel is a genius who believes comedy ought to push boundaries, problem social taboos and, sure, be a little bit vulgar when the temper requires it.
“And with Mel, the temper usually requires it. Mel is without doubt one of the large causes I’ve a life in comedy.
Father-of-four Mel mentioned of being solely the world's fourth PEGOT winner: “It's an enormous deal – I'm simply an ET.”
He additionally joked that he had no concept what a Peabody was for: “I wish to let you know, I wasn't positive after they advised me, 'You've received a Peabody.'
“I mentioned, 'No shit?'
“I believed, 'Properly, perhaps it was as a result of he was essentially the most good-looking man in present enterprise.'”
The 'Spaceballs' and 'Younger Frankenstein' filmmaker additionally made a joke about “not being humble.”
He added: “Humility is just not a part of my vocabulary. I don't even know methods to spell it. “I believe humility most likely begins with a ‘U,’ no concept.”
However he added extra significantly: “This can be a nice honor and it has been received by a distinguished group of esteemed folks, this award is price successful and I really feel a little bit bit, I don't know: 'Do you really need me to be part of it?' this? They’re individuals who go to good eating places.'
“Anyway, however significantly, I thanks for this prestigious and fabulous award.”
Mel completed with a joke about having offered all of his earlier trophies, including: “I promised the folks at George Foster Peabody that I received't promote this one.”
Mel received his Oscar for Finest Authentic Screenplay for 'The Producers' in 1969, then accomplished his EGOT in 2001, when the stage model of the musical comedy received three Tonys.
He has received a complete of three Grammy Awards and 4 Emmy Awards all through his profession.
The world's three different PEGOT winners are Barbra Streisand, 82, Rita Moreno, 92, and the late 'The Graduate' director Mike Nichols, who died in 2014 at age 83 of a coronary heart assault.