Max Brooks

About Max Brooks

Who is it?: Writer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew
Birth Day: May 22, 1972
Birth Place:  New York City, New York, United States
Alma mater: Pitzer College (B.A.) American University (1994)
Occupation: Author
Spouse(s): Michelle Kholos (m. 2003)
Children: 1
Parent(s): Mel Brooks Anne Bancroft
Genre: Humor, horror

Max Brooks

Max Brooks was born on May 22, 1972 in  New York City, New York, United States, is Writer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew. Max Brooks was born on May 22, 1972 in New York City, New York, USA as Maximilian Michael Brooks. He is a writer and actor, known for World War Z (2013), The Great Wall (2016) and Saturday Night Live (1975). He has been married to Michelle Kholos Brooks since 2003. They have one child.
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Popular As Max Brooks
Occupation Writer
Age 52 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born May 22, 1972 ( New York City, New York, United States)
Birthday May 22
Town/City  New York City, New York, United States
Nationality United States

🌙 Zodiac

Max Brooks’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Max Brooks was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.

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Biography/Timeline

1994

Brooks is dyslexic and 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 spent a semester at the University of the Virgin Islands. He graduated from American University in Washington, D.C. in 1994.

2001

From 2001 to 2003, Brooks was a member of the writing team at Saturday Night Live.

2003

Brooks has been married to Playwright Michelle Kholos since 2003. They have one son, Henry Michael Brooks (born March 2005), and live in Venice, California.

2006

In 2006, Brooks followed with World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, which deals with the war between the human race and zombies. Paramount Pictures acquired the movie rights, and Brad Pitt's production company, Plan B Entertainment, produced the film. In the October 2006 issue of Fangoria Magazine, Brooks stated that he would not be writing the screenplay for the motion picture, as he felt he was not an accomplished enough Screenwriter to "do it right" (J. Michael Straczynski wrote the first version of the screenplay).

2007

Brooks wrote the introduction for the hardcover collected edition of Dynamite Entertainment's zombie miniseries Raise the Dead, released in 2007.

2010

In 2010, Brooks wrote the IDW comic book mini-series G.I. Joe: Hearts & Minds.

2011

In 2011, he wrote the foreword for Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Zombies, a 300-page fiction book written by Matt Mogk.

2012

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.

2013

In 2013, Avatar Press released The Extinction Parade, a comic book series based on Brooks' 2011 short story.

2014

In 2014, Broadway Books published The Harlem Hellfighters, a graphic novel which portrays a fictionalized account of the entirely African American 369th Infantry Regiment's experiences in World War I, written by Brooks and illustrated by Caanan White. Sony Pictures has purchased the rights to create a film version of the novel, with Caleeb Pinkett and James Lassiter producing on behalf of Overbrook Entertainment.

2016

In 2016, Brooks was invited to MineCon 2016 and announced that he was working on a new novel based on Minecraft. The book, Minecraft: The Island was published in July 2017.

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