VIDEO : President Obama to Honor Mel Brooks and Morgan Freeman

On Wednesday, the White House announced that President Barack Obama will honor actors Mel Brooks and Morgan Freeman with the 2015 National Medal of Arts. Brooks, Freeman and other leading creative figures have been invited to receive the medal at a White House ceremony on September 22. Brooks will be honored for "a lifetime of making the world laugh," while Freeman will be honored for his work as an actor, director and narrator.