Max Brooks
Max Brooks | |
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Born | Maximillian Michael Brooks May 22, 1972 New York City, U.S. |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Writer |
Spouse |
Michelle Kholos (m. 2003) |
Children | 1 |
Parents | |
Writing career | |
Genre | Humor, horror |
Maximillian Michael Brooks (born May 22, 1972)
Early life
Brooks was born on May 22, 1972, in Manhattan, New York City. He is the son of actress Anne Bancroft and actor, director, producer, and writer Mel Brooks.[3] His father is Jewish, while his mother was an Italian-American Catholic.[4][5]
Brooks is
...they didn't even call it a disability back then; it was just "laziness," "goofing off," "you're not trying hard enough." "You can do it but you don't want to do it" — that was a big one of my teachers. And my mother, one of the greatest, most successful actresses of her day, gave up her career, put her career on the shelf, to raise me, to be my educational advocate and to teach herself about dyslexia. ... She took, every year, all of my school books that I had to read to the Institute for the Blind and had them all read onto audio cassette so I could listen to my reading list. And if I hadn't been able to do that, I wouldn't have graduated high school. I can literally say that not only did my mother give me my life, she saved my life.
Brooks attended Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California. He studied at Pitzer College in Claremont, California, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history. He also attended graduate school, studying film at American University in Washington, D.C.[6]
Career
Writing
From 2001 to 2003, Brooks was a member of the writing team at Saturday Night Live.[8]
In 2003, Brooks wrote his first book,
Brooks wrote the introduction for the hardcover collected edition of Dynamite Entertainment's zombie miniseries Raise the Dead, released in 2007.[10]
In 2010, Brooks wrote the IDW comic book mini-series G.I. Joe: Hearts & Minds.[11]
In 2012, he published Closure, Limited and Other Zombie Tales, featuring the story of that name from The New Dead, along with three other short stories set in the World War Z universe.[12]
In 2014,
He wrote the story for the 2016 film The Great Wall, starring Matt Damon.[15]
In 2016, Brooks was invited to
In August 2019, Brooks announced a new book, entitled
Acting and voice-over work
Brooks has a number of other creative credits. As an actor, he has been seen in
Personal life
Brooks has been married to playwright Michelle Kholos since 2003. They have one son and live in
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | To Be or Not to Be | Rifka's Son | Film |
1992 | The Public Eye | Teen at Thompson Street | Film |
Roseanne | Snarky Customer | Episode: "Terms of Estrangement: Part 1" | |
1997 | Pacific Blue | Marty Rosen | Episode: "Avenging Angel" |
1999 | 7th Heaven | Waiter | Episode: "It Happened One Night" |
Melrose Place | Messenger | Episode: "How Amanda Got Her Groove Back" | |
The Wild Thornberrys | Lead Dog | Voice, episode: "Polar Opposites" | |
2000 | Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles | Lt. Bernstein | Voice, episode: "Swarm" |
Godzilla: The Series | Uncredited voice | Episode: "Underground Movement" | |
Batman Beyond | Howard Groote, Drew | Voice, 6 episodes | |
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Tech #2, Ranger #2, Punk-Goon #2 | Voice, 2 episodes | |
2001 | Justice League | Howie | Voice, 2 episodes |
2004 | Seen | Short film | |
2010 | Satan Hates You | Reporter | Film |
Lost Tapes | Himself | Episode: "Zombies" |
Bibliography
Prose
- The Zombie Survival Guide (2003)[22]
- World War Z (2006)
- Closure, Limited and Other Zombie Tales (2011)
- Minecraft: The Island (2018)
- Devolution(2020)
- Minecraft: The Mountain (March 2, 2021)
- Minecraft: The Village (October 17, 2023)
Comics
- The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks(2009)
- G.I. Joe: Hearts and Minds (2010)
- The Harlem Hellfighters (2014)[23]
- The Extinction Parade (2014)
- A More Perfect Union (2016)
- Germ Warfare: A Very Graphic History (2019)
References
- ISBN 978-1476662428.
- ^ "Max Brooks". Modern War Institute. April 7, 2016. Archived from the original on February 16, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ a b Brodesser-Akner, Taffy (June 21, 2013). "Max Brooks Is Not Kidding About the Zombie Apocalypse". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ Belth, Alex (February 16, 2014). "Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview". The Daily Beast. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ Gluck, Robert (August 12, 2012). "The cinematic Zionism of Mel Brooks". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ a b Glader, Sue. "Max Brooks, Author". The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ "Novelist Max Brooks On Doomsday, Dyslexia And Growing Up With Hollywood Parents". NPR. August 15, 2017. Archived from the original on March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ Sackman, Jack (February 24, 2016). "10 People you didn't know were writers on SNL". goliath.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- Fangoria Magazine. No. 257. p. 12. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Raise the Dead series collected in hardcover, with foreword by Max Brooks". Comic Book Resources. August 10, 2007.
- ^ Manning, Shaun (April 1, 2010). "Brooks wins Hearts and Minds". Comic Book Resources.
- ^ "Max Brooks Closure, Limited and Other Zombie Tales review". Horror Novel Reviews. December 4, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ Lo Wang, Hansi (April 1, 2014). "The Harlem Hellfighters: Fighting racism in the trenches of WWI". NPR (blog). Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ Ford, Rebecca (March 7, 2014). "Sony nabs Max Brooks' WWI graphic novel The Harlem Hellfighters". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- Tor.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- Mojang. Archived from the originalon September 27, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ Ackerman, Dan (March 12, 2021). "CNET Book Club: Max Brooks on his new Minecraft novel, The Mountain". CNET. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ Squires, John (August 29, 2019). "World War Z writer Max Brooks returning with sasquatch massacre novel Devolution". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ISBN 9781984826787. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- Spike. Archived from the originalon June 14, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ Lauren M. Johnson (October 21, 2020). "The legendary Mel Brooks takes to social media to share his support of Joe Biden". CNN. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ Townsend, Allie (July 26, 2010). "Q&A: Zombie-Survival Expert Max Brooks". Time. Archived from the original on July 28, 2010.
- ^ Max Brooks discusses "The Harlem Hellfighters," World War I and his own life on the 7th Avenue Project radio show
External links
- Official website
- Max Brooks at IMDb
- Max Brooks at the Grand Comics Database
- Max Brooks at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Max Brooks Breaks Down's channel on YouTube