Person Details

Birthday: 1948-11-23 02:54:50

Aliases: Bruce Vilanche

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York, New York

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 40

TV Involvements: 8


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bruce Vilanch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

RuPaul's Drag Race
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8

RuPaul's Drag Race

(2009) Self - Special Guest
Celebrity Fit Club
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10

Celebrity Fit Club

(2005) Contestant
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
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8
Breathless
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6

Breathless

(1983) Man with Purse
And the Oscar Goes To...
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7

And the Oscar Goes To...

(2014) Self - Interviewee
The Morning After
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6

The Morning After

(1986) Bartender
Mahogany
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6

Mahogany

(1975) Dress Manufacturer
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
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6

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Franklin Court
Self
N/A
1 guest appearances
Self
2022 Self
Self
2021 Self
2020 Self
Self
N/A
2018 Chef
Self
2017 Himself
2014 Himself (voice)
Self - Interviewee
2013 Himself
2012 Fezziwig
Uncle Bruce
Arnold Schwarzenegger
2011 Himself
Farmer Jake
Missy
2010 Uncle Max
Himself - Writer / Actor
Himself - Host
2009 Celebrity Judge
Self
Self - Judge
Self - Special Guest
2008 Self
Bruce Vilanch
N/A
Uncle Daniel
2007 Bruce Bandersnatch (voice)
2006 Judge
N/A
N/A
2005 N/A
Self - Non-sexual Role (uncredited)
Self
Contestant
Self
2001 Himself
Theater Stage Manager
N/A
Self
1999 N/A
Bruce Vilanch
Self
1998 N/A
Self
1993 Bruce Vilanch
1992 Bernie
Mr. Martino
1989 Bruce Vilanch (voice)
Philpot
1988 Cook
1986 Bartender
1984 Wendon
1983 Man with Purse
1980 N/A
1975 Dress Manufacturer
Walter Precup
Himself - Interviewee
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2016 Creative Consultant
Year Role Movie/Tv

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