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Bruce Vilanch

Bruce Vilanch is known for acting, with popular credits including The Ice Pirates, Love Can Be Murder, I Brake for Caterpillars, A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened.

Born 23 Nov 1948 New York, New York

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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.

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2025 Whale 52 as Kaufman movie 2024 The World According to Allee Willis as Self movie 2024 I Brake for Caterpillars as Walter Precup movie 2024 Studio One Forever as Self movie 2024 Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution as Self movie 2023 House Husbands as Franklin Court tv 2023 Body Electric as Self movie 2023 A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened as Self movie 2023 Commitment to Life as Self movie 2022 Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror as Self tv 2022 TMZ Investigates | What Really Happened to Richard Simmons as Self movie 2022 The Legend of King Kong as Self tv 2021 Live at Mister Kelly's as Self movie 2020 Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp as Self movie 2020 Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self movie 2020 The Vivienne Takes On Hollywood as Self - Special Guest tv 2018 Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting as Chef movie 2018 The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom as Self movie 2017 Limelight as Garrett Raynes movie 2017 The Fabulous Allan Carr as Self movie 2014 Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Himself (voice) tv 2014 I Am Divine as Self movie 2014 And the Oscar Goes To... as Self - Interviewee movie 2012 Scrooge & Marley as Fezziwig movie 2012 Silent but Deadly as Uncle Bruce movie 2012 The Eric Andre Show as Arnold Schwarzenegger tv 2011 Vito as Self movie 2011 Sister Mary as Farmer Jake movie 2011 Going Down in La-La Land as Missy movie 2010 The Adonis Factor as Himself - Writer / Actor movie 2010 Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! as Uncle Max movie 2010 Pride: The Gay & Lesbian Comedy Slam as Himself - Host movie 2009 Spring Breakdown as Celebrity Judge movie 2009 Annul Victory as Self movie 2009 RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge tv 2009 RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Special Guest tv 2008 Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon as Self movie 2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan as Bruce Vilanch movie 2008 Sex: The Revolution tv 2008 Tru Loved as Uncle Daniel movie 2007 Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Bruce Bandersnatch (voice) tv 2006 Fucking with the Stars as Judge movie 2006 The Making of Michael Lucas' 'Dangerous Liaisons' as Self movie 2006 Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls' as Self movie 2006 Queer Duck: The Movie as Bruce Vilanch (voice) movie 2006 The Divine Ms. Susann as Self movie 2006 Gameshow Marathon tv 2006 10 Ways tv 2005 The Apprentice: Martha Stewart tv 2005 The Aristocrats as Self movie 2005 Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons as Self - Non-sexual Role (uncredited) movie 2005 Celebrity Fit Club as Self - Contestant tv 2005 The Divine Bette Midler as Self movie 2001 Call Me Claus as Himself movie 2001 Circuit as Theater Stage Manager movie 2001 The Proud Family as Tristan the Magician (voice) tv 2001 10 Attitudes as Self movie 1999 Eloise And Her Rawther Enormous Life as Self movie 1999 Jackie's Back! as Bruce Vilanch movie 1999 Get Bruce! as Self movie 1998 GayVN Awards as Self - Host tv 1998 GayVN Awards as Self tv 1998 Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist tv 1998 Inside the Golden Statue as Self movie 1993 The Nanny as Bruce Vilanch tv 1992 Love Can Be Murder as Bernie movie 1992 Rachel Gunn, R.N. as Mr. Martino tv 1991 Fourth Story as Flower Salesman movie 1989 The Simpsons as Bruce Vilanch (voice) tv 1989 It Nearly Wasn't Christmas as Philpot movie 1988 The Drifter as Cook movie 1987 Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Writer movie 1986 The Morning After as Bartender movie 1984 The Ice Pirates as Wendon movie 1983 Breathless as Man with Purse movie 1980 Bosom Buddies tv 1975 Mahogany as Dress Manufacturer movie TBA Amsel: Illustrator of the Lost Art as Himself - Interviewee movie

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Bruce Vilanch is known for acting, with popular credits including The Ice Pirates, Love Can Be Murder, I Brake for Caterpillars, A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened.

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Bruce Vilanch is 77 years old, based on the birthday listed by TMDB.

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Bruce Vilanch is known for credits including The Ice Pirates, Love Can Be Murder, I Brake for Caterpillars, A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened, Live at Mister Kelly's.

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