Bruce Vilanch

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

78

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-11-23 (77 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

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • 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

  • Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

    Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

  • The Eric Andre Show

    The Eric Andre Show

  • The Proud Family

    The Proud Family

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

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

  • You Don't Mess with the Zohan

    You Don't Mess with the Zohan

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

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

  • And the Oscar Goes To...

    And the Oscar Goes To...

  • TMZ Investigates | What Really Happened to Richard Simmons

    TMZ Investigates | What Really Happened to Richard Simmons

  • 10 Attitudes

    10 Attitudes

  • Breathless

    Breathless

  • Tru Loved

    Tru Loved

  • Bosom Buddies

    Bosom Buddies

  • The Aristocrats

    The Aristocrats

  • Annul Victory

    Annul Victory

  • Limelight

    Limelight

  • Going Down in La-La Land

    Going Down in La-La Land

  • The Drifter

    The Drifter

  • Celebrity Fit Club

    Celebrity Fit Club

  • Mahogany

    Mahogany

  • Scrooge & Marley

    Scrooge & Marley

  • Vito

    Vito

  • Call Me Claus

    Call Me Claus

  • Spring Breakdown

    Spring Breakdown

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

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

  • GayVN Awards

    GayVN Awards

  • GayVN Awards

    GayVN Awards

  • The Ice Pirates

    The Ice Pirates

  • Get Bruce!

    Get Bruce!

  • I Am Divine

    I Am Divine

  • Body Electric

    Body Electric

  • Sister Mary

    Sister Mary

  • Rachel Gunn, R.N.

    Rachel Gunn, R.N.

  • Studio One Forever

    Studio One Forever

  • The World According to Allee Willis

    The World According to Allee Willis

  • Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

    Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

  • Love Can Be Murder

    Love Can Be Murder

  • Jackie's Back!

    Jackie's Back!

  • Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon

    Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon

  • The Morning After

    The Morning After

  • Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

    Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

  • Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

    Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

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

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

  • Whale 52

    Whale 52

  • House Husbands

    House Husbands

  • Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

    Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

  • The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

    The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

  • It Nearly Wasn't Christmas

    It Nearly Wasn't Christmas

  • Gameshow Marathon

    Gameshow Marathon

  • I Brake for Caterpillars

    I Brake for Caterpillars

  • Circuit

    Circuit

  • Queer Duck: The Movie

    Queer Duck: The Movie

  • Sex: The Revolution

    Sex: The Revolution

  • Eloise And Her Rawther Enormous Life

    Eloise And Her Rawther Enormous Life

  • The Divine Bette Midler

    The Divine Bette Midler

  • 10 Ways

    10 Ways

  • Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

    Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

  • The Legend of King Kong

    The Legend of King Kong

  • The Fabulous Allan Carr

    The Fabulous Allan Carr

  • The Vivienne Takes On Hollywood

    The Vivienne Takes On Hollywood

  • The Adonis Factor

    The Adonis Factor

  • Inside the Golden Statue

    Inside the Golden Statue

  • Live at Mister Kelly's

    Live at Mister Kelly's

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

    The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

  • Silent but Deadly

    Silent but Deadly

  • Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting

    Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting

  • Fourth Story

    Fourth Story

  • Amsel: Illustrator of the Lost Art

    Amsel: Illustrator of the Lost Art

  • 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'