BioGraph
Connecting Billy Ray Cyrus and Mel Brooks
Billy Ray Cyrus
American country singer and actor
He also had a small part in David Lynch's 2001 film '' Mulholland Drive'' as Gene, a pool cleaner who had been having an affair with the wife of Adam Kesher (Justin Theroux).
David Lynch
After ''Eraserhead'''s success on the underground circuit, Stuart Cornfeld, an executive producer for Mel Brooks, saw it and later said, "I was just 100 percent blown away ... I thought it was the greatest thing I'd ever seen.
Lynch wanted to make some alterations that would alter the story from true events but in his view make a better plot, but he needed Mel Brooks's permission, as Brooks's company, Brooksfilms, was responsible for production.
Jackie Chan
Hong Kong-Chinese actor, martial artist, and singer (born 1954)
Critics have compared his comedic stunts in ''Project A'' to Buster Keaton, who was also known to perform his own stunts, although Chan himself had not watched Keaton's films until years after ''Project A'' released; according to Chan, ''Project A'' was an evolution of the action stunt work he had been doing in earlier kung fu comedy films since ''The Young Master''.
Buster Keaton
Filmmaker Mel Brooks has credited Buster Keaton as a major influence, saying: "I owe (Buster) a lot on two levels: One for being such a great teacher for me as a filmmaker myself, and the other just as a human being watching this gifted person doing these amazing things.
Reba McEntire
The following year, she starred along with Kenny Rogers and Burt Reynolds in the made-for-television movies '' The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw and The Man From Left Field.'' In 1994, McEntire worked with director Rob Reiner in the film '' North'', playing Ma Tex.
Burt Reynolds
American actor (1936–2018)
More popular was another light-hearted car-chase film, '' W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings'' (1975), and a tough cop drama with Aldrich, ''Hustle'' (1975). He did a cameo for Mel Brooks in '' Silent Movie'' (1976).
Billy Ray Cyrus
American country singer and actor
Also in 1993, Cyrus appeared on Dolly Parton's single "Romeo"; though the single only reached 27 on the country singles charts, the accompanying video was popular on CMT.
Dolly Parton
Parton has repeatedly joked about her physical image and surgeries, saying, "It takes a lot of money to look this cheap." Her breasts have garnered her mentions in several songs, including "Dolly Parton's Hits" by Bobby Braddock, "Marty Feldman Eyes" by Bruce Baum (a parody of "Bette Davis Eyes"), "No Show Jones" by George Jones and Merle Haggard, and "Make Me Proud" by Drake, featuring Nicki Minaj.
Marty Feldman
In 1974, he appeared as Igor in Mel Brooks' ''Young Frankenstein'' for which he received the first Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor.
On film, in Mel Brooks' ''Young Frankenstein'' (1974), Feldman played Igor (pronounced "EYE-gore", a comic response to Gene Wilder's claim that 'it's pronounced FRONK-EN-SCHTEEN').
