Mel Brooks with Mel Brooks". He won his first of four Emmy awards in 1967 for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety for a Sid Caesar special and went on to win three consecutive Emmys in 1997, 1998, and 1999 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role of Uncle Phil on "Mad About You". Brooks won his Academy Award for Original Screenplay (Oscar) in 1968 for "The Producers". He won his three Tony awards in 2001 for his work on the musical, "The Producers" for Best Musical, Best Original Musical Score, and Best Book of a Musical. Brooks won
Christopher Fitzgerald (actor) earned him another nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical. On October 30, 2003, Fitzgerald premiered in the musical "Wicked" in the role of Boq. He departed the role on January 2, 2005 and was replaced by Jeffry Kuhn. Fitzgerald was seen in "Gutenberg! The Musical!" directed by Alex Timbers from December 3, 2006, and ran until May 6, 2007. He appeared as the character "Igor" in the Broadway production of the Mel Brooks musical "Young Frankenstein", which opened on Broadway in November 2007. For the role he received an Outer Critics Circle Award,