Max Brooks Books, Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, Movies, and Net Worth

Max Brooks Bio | Wiki

Max Brooks (Full Name: Maximillian Michael Brooks) is a popular American actor and author whose writing focuses on zombie stories. Besides, Max is a senior fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, New York. From 2001 until 2003, Mac was a member of the writing team at Saturday Night Live.

As an actor, Max has been seen in Roseanne, To Be or Not to Be, Pacific Blue, and 7th Heaven. Max also has a career voicing animation: his voice has been featured in the animated shows Batman Beyond, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Justice League, as well as All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series. At the beginning of the 3rd season of Lost Tapes, Max was cast as himself in the zombie episode, telling the viewers about how zombies come to be. Max also appeared on the Spike TV series Deadliest Warrior, in which he represented the zombie team in the “Vampires vs. Zombies” episode, as one of the Zombie experts together with Matt Mogk, founder of the Zombie Research Society.

Max wrote the story for the 2016 film The Great Wall, starring Matt Damon. In 2016, Max was invited to MineCon and reported that he was working on a new novel based on Minecraft, titled Minecraft: The Island, and in 2021, Max published the sequel, Minecraft: The Mountain. In August 2019, Max announced a new book, entitled Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre, about the cryptid Bigfoot. It was published on June 16, 2020.

Max Brooks Age

Max was born on May 22, 1972, in New York City, in the United States. He is 51 years old. Max celebrates his birthday on May 22, every year.

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Max Brooks Height

He is a man of above-average stature. Max stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in (Approx 1.75 m).

Max Brooks Family

He was born in Manhattan, New York City. Max is the son of actress Anne Bancroft and actor, director, producer, and writer Mel Brooks. Max’s father is Jewish, while his mom was an Italian-American Catholic. Actress Anne Bancroft died of uterine cancer at age 73 on June 6, 2005, at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. He has three siblings named Stephanie, Eddie, and Nicky.

Max Brooks Wife

Max is married to his wife Michelle Kholos Brooks a playwright. The two married in 2003. Max and his wife Michelle have one son, Henry Michael Brooks (born March 2005), and live in Venice, California. In October 2020, Max and his son Henry Michael appeared in a short video featuring Mel Brooks making his first political video at age 94 to endorse Joe Biden for president.

Max Brooks Education

He attended Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California. Max studied at Pitzer College in Claremont, California, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in history. Later on, Mac also attended graduate school, studying film at American University in Washington, D.C.

Max Brooks Books

– World War Z (2006)
– The Zombie Survival Guide (2003)
– Minecraft: The Island (2017)
– Minecraft: The Mountain: An Official Minecraft Novel (2021)
– The Harlem Hellfighters (2014)
– Closure, Limited: And Other Zombie Tales (2012)
– Devolution: From the Bestselling Author of World War Z (2022)
– Recorded Attacks (2012)

Max Brooks Book | World War Z

In 2006, Max wrote the follow-up World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, a novel on the same subject, set in the ten years after a zombie apocalypse.

Max Brooks Devolution

In August 2019, Max announced a new book, entitled Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre, about the cryptid Bigfoot. It was published on June 16, 2020.

Max Brooks Author

In 2003, Max wrote his first book, The Zombie Survival Guide, a satirical survival manual about zombies. In 2006, Max wrote the follow-up World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, a novel on the same subject, set in the ten years after a zombie apocalypse. Paramount photos acquired the movie rights, and Brad Pitt’s production company, Plan B Entertainment, produced the film. By the October 2006 issue of Fangoria Magazine, Max 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).

He wrote the introduction for the hardcover collected edition of Dynamite Entertainment’s zombie miniseries Raise the Dead, released in 2007. In 2010, Max wrote the IDW comic book mini-series G.I. Joe: Hearts & Minds. In 2012, Max 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.

Max Brooks Podcast

He is the host of The Churn: A Podcast About The Expanse. He joins Ana Marie Cox and Dan Drezner to discuss politics, the current pandemic, and, of course, zombies.

Max Brooks Minecraft Book

In 2016, Max was requested to MineCon and reported that he was working on a new novel based on Minecraft, called Minecraft: The Island, and in 2021, he released the sequel, Minecraft: The Mountain.

Max Brooks Movies

– To Be or Not to Be (1983) as Rifka’s Son
– The Public Eye (1992) as Teen at Thompson Street
– Roseanne (1992) as Snarky Customer
– Pacific Blue (1997) as Marty Rosen
– Melrose Place (1999) as Messenger
– Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999) as Lt. Bernstein (voice)
– Justice League (2001) as Howie
– Satan Hates You (2010) as reporter
– Lost Tapes (2010) as himself

Max Brooks Mel Brooks

His father Mel Brooks is an actor, comedian, and filmmaker who started his career as a comic and a writer for Sid Caesar’s variety show Your Show of Shows (1950–1954) with Woody Allen, Neil Simon, and Larry Gelbart. Max’s father is Jewish, while his mom was an Italian-American Catholic.

Max Brooks Net Worth

Max gets his wealth from his work as an actor and author whose writing focuses on zombie stories. Therefore, Max has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Max’s estimated net worth is $20 million.

Is Max Brooks Married

Yes, Max married his wife Michelle Kholos a playwright. The two married in 2003. Max and his wife Michelle have one son, Henry Michael (born March 2005), and live in Venice, California.

How Old Is Max Brooks

Max is a 51-year-old who was born on May 22, 1972, in New York City, in the United States.

Who is Max Brooks

Max is an actor and author whose writing focuses on zombie stories. Besides, Max is a senior fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, New York. From 2001 until 2003, Mac was a member of the writing team at Saturday Night Live.

Max Brooks Social Media Account

Twitter – @maxbrooksauthor