This of you familiar with the EGOT (Tracy Jordan's object of desire in 30 Rock) will know just how hard it is for one person to get the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony combination. In fact, only a dozen or so people have obtained the rare achievement, one of whom is Mel Brooks.
Topless Robot has a list of awesome achievements of the great writer and actor, including said EGOT and the fact that he gave birth to Max Brooks, one of the world's foremost zombie experts.
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