brooks was married to the actress anne bancroft from 1964 until her death from uterine cancer on june 6, 2005. they met at a rehearsal for the perry como variety show in 1961 and married three years later. their son, max brooks, was born in 1972. in 2010, brooks said bancroft was the main force behind his involvement in making "the producers" and "young frankenstein" for the musical theater.