Bruce Vilanch

Bruce Vilanch

Date of Birth:

Nov 23, 1948

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

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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.

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filmography:

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

1987

Silent but Deadly Silent but Deadly

2012

Limelight Limelight

2017

Tru Loved Tru Loved

2008

Circuit Circuit

2001

Spring Breakdown Spring Breakdown

2009

Mahogany Mahogany

1975

Queer Duck: The Movie Queer Duck: The Movie

2006

Amsel: Illustrator of the Lost Art Amsel: Illustrator of the Lost Art

1970

You Don't Mess with the Zohan You Don't Mess with the Zohan

2008

The Morning After The Morning After

1986

Pride: The Gay & Lesbian Comedy Slam Pride: The Gay & Lesbian Comedy Slam

2010

Call Me Claus Call Me Claus

2001

10 Attitudes 10 Attitudes

2001

Fucking with the Stars Fucking with the Stars

2006

Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons

2005

The Fabulous Allan Carr The Fabulous Allan Carr

2017

Jackie's Back! Jackie's Back!

1999

Annul Victory Annul Victory

2009

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

2010

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

2018

The Drifter The Drifter

1988

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting

2018

The Divine Bette Midler The Divine Bette Midler

2005

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

2024

Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon

2008

Get Bruce! Get Bruce!

1999

Body Electric Body Electric

2023

It Nearly Wasn't Christmas It Nearly Wasn't Christmas

1989

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

2020

Studio One Forever Studio One Forever

2024

Eloise And Her Rawther Enormous Life Eloise And Her Rawther Enormous Life

1999

The Aristocrats The Aristocrats

2005

Love Can Be Murder Love Can Be Murder

1992

I Brake for Caterpillars I Brake for Caterpillars

1970

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

2023

Live at Mister Kelly's Live at Mister Kelly's

2021

Going Down in LA-LA Land Going Down in LA-LA Land

2011

Scrooge & Marley Scrooge & Marley

2012

Breathless Breathless

1983

Vito Vito

2011

And the Oscar Goes To... And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

The World According to Allee Willis The World According to Allee Willis

2024

The Adonis Factor The Adonis Factor

2010

TMZ Investigates: What Really Happened to Richard Simmons TMZ Investigates: What Really Happened to Richard Simmons

2022

Sister Mary Sister Mary

2011

I Am Divine I Am Divine

2013

Inside the Golden Statue Inside the Golden Statue

1998

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

2020

The Ice Pirates The Ice Pirates

1984

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