Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 23, 1948 (age 78)
Place of Birth
New York, New York
Also Known As
- Bruce Vilanche
Bruce Vilanch
Biography
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Bruce Vilanch (born November 23, 1948) is an American comedy writer, songwriter and actor. He is a six-time Emmy Award-winner known to industry professionals in Hollywood and New York as "the fat guy who writes everyone's jokes." He is likely best known for his four-year stint on Hollywood Squares, as both a celebrity participant and head writer for the show. He also performed off-Broadway in his one-man show Bruce Vilanch: Almost Famous in 2000.
Since 2000, Vilanch has been the head writer for the Oscars, after being an Oscar program co-writer for the previous 10 years. He is a featured writer for the Tonys, Grammys and Emmys.
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Known For - Movies
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
as Bruce Vilanch
Breathless
as Man with Purse
The Ice Pirates
as Wendon
Get Bruce!
as Self
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self - Interviewee
Circuit
as Theater Stage Manager
The Aristocrats
as Self
Call Me Claus
as Himself
The Morning After
as Bartender
Mahogany
as Dress Manufacturer
Known For - TV Shows
The Simpsons
as Bruce Vilanch (voice)
The Nanny
as Bruce Vilanch
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Guest
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
The Eric Andre Show
as Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Proud Family
as Tristan the Magician (voice)
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as Himself (voice)
Bosom Buddies
GayVN Awards
as Self - Host