Nicholas Brooks nació el 13 de diciembre de 1957 en Nueva York, Nueva York, EE.UU.. Es un productor y escritor, conocido por Sam (2017), Marty X y Les Homosapiennes (2015).
Nicholas (Nicky), along with sister Stefanie Brooks, and brother Edward (Eddie Brooks), are the children of Mel Brooks and his first wife, Florence Baum Brooks Dunay Weisgal. His half-brother Max Brooks is the son of Mel and Anne Bancroft and his other half brother, Peter Dunay is the son of Florence from her second marriage .