Bruce Vilanch
- Acting
- November 23, 1948 · New York, New York
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Whale 52 · Kaufman
- The World According to Allee Willis · Self
- I Brake for Caterpillars · Walter Precup
- Studio One Forever · Self
- Surge of Power: Where There's Smoke · Janus / Sirius
- Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution · Self
- House Husbands · Franklin Court
- Body Electric · Self
- A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened · Self
- Commitment to Life · Self
- Making the Yuletide Gay: A Very Special Paul Lynde Christmas · Writer
- Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror · Self
- TMZ Investigates | What Really Happened to Richard Simmons · Self
- Live at Mister Kelly's · Self
- Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp · Self
- Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness · Self
- The Vivienne Takes On Hollywood · Self
- Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting · Chef
- Limelight · Garrett Raynes
- The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom · Self
- The Fabulous Allan Carr · Self
- Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero · Self
- I Am Divine · Self
- And the Oscar Goes To... · Self
- Scrooge & Marley · Fezziwig
- Silent but Deadly · Uncle Bruce
- The Eric Andre Show · Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Walk a Mile in My Pradas · Bruce Vilanch
- Vito · Self
- Sister Mary · Farmer Jake
- Going Down in La-La Land · Missy
- Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On · Writer
- The Adonis Factor · Self
- Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! · Uncle Max
- Pride: The Gay & Lesbian Comedy Slam · Self
- Spring Breakdown · Celebrity Judge
- Annul Victory · Self
- RuPaul's Drag Race · Self
- Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon · Self
- You Don't Mess with the Zohan · Bruce Vilanch
- Sex: The Revolution · Self
- Tru Loved · Uncle Daniel
- Naked Boys Singing! · Writer
- Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World · Bruce Bandersnatch (Voice)
- Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls' · Self
- Queer Duck: The Movie · Bruce Vilanch (Voice)
- The Divine Ms. Susann · Self
- Gameshow Marathon
- 10 Ways
- The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
- The Aristocrats · Self
- Celebrity Fit Club · Self
- The Divine Bette Midler · Self
- Call Me Claus · Self
- Circuit · Theater Stage Manager
- The Proud Family · Tristan the Magician (Voice)
- 10 Attitudes · Self
- Eloise And Her Rawther Enormous Life · Self
- Jackie's Back! · Bruce Vilanch
- Get Bruce! · Self
- GayVN Awards · Self
- Hollywood Squares · Self
- Inside the Golden Statue · Self
- Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life · Writer
- Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas · Writer
- Comic Relief VI · Writer
- The Nanny · Bruce Vilanch
- World Music Awards · Writer
- A Tribute to Sam Kinison · Production Consultant
- For Our Children · Writer
- Love Can Be Murder · Bernie
- Rachel Gunn, R.N. · Mr. Martino
- Fourth Story · Flower Salesman
- The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano · Writer
- The Simpsons · Bruce Vilanch (Voice)
- It Nearly Wasn't Christmas · Philpot
- The Drifter · Cook
- Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus · Writer
- Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville · Writer
- The Morning After · Bartender