The Untold Truth Of Mel Brooks' Son Max

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Max Brooks met his lovely and talented wife, Michelle Kholos, while studying for his master's degree in film studies at American University in Washington, D.C. According to This Stage LA, the two were introduced by a mutual friend whose father once wrote with Mel Brooks. "Michelle and I kept in touch while I was away for six months in Prague studying film," he said. "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 told Stage LA, "I was sick to my stomach. I just knew this was it, there was no one else and never would be. I panicked. 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?' I just am. That's me."

Although Michelle started her career in journalism and public radio, she later became an esteemed playwright, earning praise from Mel Brooks himself. "Michelle's a brilliant writer," Mel Brooks said (via This 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.

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