One’s the father, one’s the son.
One was born in 1926, while the other came into the world nearly 50 years later.
His teacher responded to the sad scene by saying, “you’re able to do it.
You just don’t want to.”
Although the diagnosis brought clarity, it also brought a blow to Brooks' sense of self-worth.
“My coping mechanism with my dyslexia is to use wit and humor,” he says.
When those two traits are combined, it seems you get a best-selling author of zombie thrillers.
His novelWorld War Z, for example, uses zombies as a sort of metaphor for the SARS virus.
Little did he know, fictional plot lines such as this would become ever-more real come 2020.
Regardless, his expertise in global disasters is more apparent than ever.
It even earned him a fellowship at the Modern War Institute at West Point (viaThe Guardian).
“After grad school, I came back to L.A. and that’s when we began to date.”
Brooks described the moment he knew Michelle was “the one” as “neurotic Jewish fireworks.”
He toldStage LA,“I was sick to my stomach.
I just knew this was it, there was no one else and never would be.
I was tense, nervous.”
His nervousness was due, in no small part, to bad past relationships.
“I’d dated a lot and they were all so wrong.
I’m a weird, different kind of guy.
Girls would say, ‘Okay, Mr.
Intensity, why do you have to be so intense and analytical?’
That’s me.”
“Michelle’s a brilliant writer,” Mel Brooks said (viaThis Stage LA).
“I love her work and she grows with every piece she writes.”
Max and Michelle have a son named Henry, who was born in 2005.
He clearly follows in the footsteps of his parents.
Moreover,Mel Brookshas a total of four Emmy wins and 13 other nominations (viaEmmys).
His voice can be heard inJustice League,Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, andBatman Beyond.
He starts the video by saying.
“Hi, I’m Max Brooks.
I’m 47 years old.
This is my dad, Mel Brooks.
If I get the coronavirus, I’ll probably be OK.
The hilarious video has since garnered more than 16 million views.
