Photos: The amazing life of Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks, now 95, spent much of the pandemic working on the book — a year of remembering everything from getting hit by a Tin Lizzie as an 8-year-old in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to writing the musical version of “The Producers” with Tom Meehan at Madame Romaine de Lyon in Manhattan over omelets. These photos from over the years provide a glimpse of him.

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Actor-director-writer Mel Brooks poses next to a framed poster of his 1974 film "Blazing Saddles" in Los Angeles on July 23, 1991. Brooks released a memoir, "All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business." (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)Photo by: Associated Press

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Actor, comedian and writer, Mel Brooks, holds up his 2015 National Medal of Arts awarded to him by President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House in Washington on Sept. 22, 2016. Brooks released a memoir, "All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)Photo by: Associated Press

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Mel Brooks and his wife Anne Bancroft arrive for 75th anniversary gala for Time magazine at Radio City Music Hall in New York on March 3, 1998. Brooks released a memoir, "All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business." (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)Photo by: Associated Press

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Kennedy Center honorees Mel Brooks, left, works the crowd as Dave Brubeck laughs at the White House in Washington on Dec. 6, 2009. Brooks released a memoir, "All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)Photo by: Associated Press

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This cover image released by Ballantine shows "All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business" by Mel Brooks. (Ballantine via AP)Photo by: Associated Press

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Comedian Mel Brooks is photographed in his New York City apartment in May 1966. Brooks released a memoir, "All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business." (AP Photo, File)Photo by: Associated Press

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Carl Reiner,left, and Mel Brooks, accept the Legend Award at the eighth annual TV Land Awards in Los Angeles on April 17, 2010. Brooks released a memoir, "All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business." (AP Photo/Spencer Weiner, File)Photo by: Associated Press

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Thomas Meehan, left, and Mel Brooks, from "The Producers," accept the award for best book of a musical during the 55th annual Tony Awards in New York on June 3, 2001. Brooks released a memoir, "All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business." (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File)Photo by: Associated Press

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Honoree Mel Brooks speaks to the audience during the American Film Institute's 41st Lifetime Achievement Award Gala in Los Angeles on June 6, 2013. Brooks released a memoir, "All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business." (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)Photo by: Associated Press