Brooks recently made headlines when the cast of Spaceballs 2 was confirmed to feature him reprising the role of Yogurt, a character who parodies Yoda in the original Spaceballs movie released in 1987.

Brooks, who directed and starred in the original film, had already been set to produce. Parodying Star Wars ‘ Jedi Master Yoda, his character Yogurt is an alien who in the original served as a ...

Brooks, who turns 99 in just a matter of days, will pull double duty as a producer of the movie and return as his beloved character, Yogurt - a parody of the "Star Wars" character Yoda.

Mel Brooks portrayed Yogurt — a parody of the 'Star Wars' character Yoda — in his 1987 spoof 'Spaceballs,' which he is making a sequel to with Josh Gad ...

But Mel Brooks, who recently turned 98, is most beloved for his films — almost all of them parodies of beloved movie genres, from silent movies to monster movies to Westerns.