How old was Mel Brooks in My Favorite Year?

When watching a memorable performance, one might wonder how old a celebrity was at the time. That knowledge can reshape how we view their performance. Let’s take a closer look at that intriguing number.

Mel Brooks, while participating in My Favorite Year, was:

55 years old

According to our data, that’s how old the celebrity really was during the film.

To determine the age, we considered the first day of the year My Favorite Year premiered:

January 1, 1982

And the date of birth of Mel Brooks, which is:

June 28, 1926

Movies tend to be released within a year of filming, so Mel Brooks may have been one year off from the listed age in certain scenes.