Bruce Vilanch

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

78

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-11-23 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

New York, New York

Bruce Vilanch

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

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • The Proud Family

    The Proud Family

  • The Eric Andre Show

    The Eric Andre Show

  • Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

    Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

  • You Don't Mess with the Zohan

    You Don't Mess with the Zohan

  • Bosom Buddies

    Bosom Buddies

  • Going Down in La-La Land

    Going Down in La-La Land

  • Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon

    Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon

  • A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened

    A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened

  • Celebrity Fit Club

    Celebrity Fit Club

  • GayVN Awards

    GayVN Awards

  • GayVN Awards

    GayVN Awards

  • Breathless

    Breathless

  • Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World

    Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World

  • And the Oscar Goes To...

    And the Oscar Goes To...

  • Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

    Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

  • 10 Attitudes

    10 Attitudes

  • Jackie's Back!

    Jackie's Back!

  • The Morning After

    The Morning After

  • Love Can Be Murder

    Love Can Be Murder

  • Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

    Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

  • Annul Victory

    Annul Victory

  • The Ice Pirates

    The Ice Pirates

  • Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'

    Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'

  • Vito

    Vito

  • The World According to Allee Willis

    The World According to Allee Willis

  • The Legend of King Kong

    The Legend of King Kong

  • Mahogany

    Mahogany

  • Limelight

    Limelight

  • Call Me Claus

    Call Me Claus

  • Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

    Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

  • Sex: The Revolution

    Sex: The Revolution

  • Rachel Gunn, R.N.

    Rachel Gunn, R.N.

  • The Aristocrats

    The Aristocrats

  • I Am Divine

    I Am Divine

  • I Brake for Caterpillars

    I Brake for Caterpillars

  • The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

    The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

  • Tru Loved

    Tru Loved

  • Eloise And Her Rawther Enormous Life

    Eloise And Her Rawther Enormous Life

  • Get Bruce!

    Get Bruce!

  • Spring Breakdown

    Spring Breakdown

  • The Vivienne Takes On Hollywood

    The Vivienne Takes On Hollywood

  • Gameshow Marathon

    Gameshow Marathon

  • Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

    Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

  • Scrooge & Marley

    Scrooge & Marley

  • Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

    Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

  • Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

    Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

  • The Divine Bette Midler

    The Divine Bette Midler

  • TMZ Investigates | What Really Happened to Richard Simmons

    TMZ Investigates | What Really Happened to Richard Simmons

  • 10 Ways

    10 Ways

  • Amsel: Illustrator of the Lost Art

    Amsel: Illustrator of the Lost Art

  • Queer Duck: The Movie

    Queer Duck: The Movie

  • House Husbands

    House Husbands

  • Studio One Forever

    Studio One Forever

  • The Drifter

    The Drifter

  • Inside the Golden Statue

    Inside the Golden Statue

  • Sister Mary

    Sister Mary

  • The Fabulous Allan Carr

    The Fabulous Allan Carr

  • Circuit

    Circuit

  • Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting

    Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting

  • Silent but Deadly

    Silent but Deadly

  • Body Electric

    Body Electric

  • It Nearly Wasn't Christmas

    It Nearly Wasn't Christmas

  • The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

    The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

  • Live at Mister Kelly's

    Live at Mister Kelly's

  • The Adonis Factor

    The Adonis Factor

  • Fourth Story

    Fourth Story

  • Whale 52 - Suite for Man, Boy, and Whale

    Whale 52 - Suite for Man, Boy, and Whale

  • Pride: The Gay & Lesbian Comedy Slam

    Pride: The Gay & Lesbian Comedy Slam

  • Fucking with the Stars

    Fucking with the Stars

  • Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons

    Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons

  • The Making of Michael Lucas' 'Dangerous Liaisons'

    The Making of Michael Lucas' 'Dangerous Liaisons'