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Bruce Vilanch

Bruce Vilanch

Acting

November 23, 1948 (77)New York, New York

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

Whale 522025

Whale 52

Kaufman

I Brake for Caterpillars2024

I Brake for Caterpillars

Walter Precup

Studio One Forever2024

Studio One Forever

Self

The World According to Allee Willis2024

Behind the camera

Making the Yuletide Gay: A Very Special Paul Lynde Christmas2022

Making the Yuletide Gay: A Very Special Paul Lynde Christmas

Writer

Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On2010

Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On

Writer

Naked Boys Singing!2007

Naked Boys Singing!

The World According to Allee Willis

Self

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution2024

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Self

A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened2023

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

Self

Body Electric2023

Body Electric

Self

Commitment to Life2023

Commitment to Life

Self

TMZ Investigates | What Really Happened to Richard Simmons2022

TMZ Investigates | What Really Happened to Richard Simmons

Self

Live at Mister Kelly's2021

Live at Mister Kelly's

Self

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp2020

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Self

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness2020

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Self

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom2018

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

Self

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting2018

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting

Chef

Limelight2017

Limelight

Garrett Raynes

The Fabulous Allan Carr2017

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Self

I Am Divine2014

I Am Divine

Self

And the Oscar Goes To...2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self - Interviewee

Scrooge & Marley2012

Scrooge & Marley

Fezziwig

Silent but Deadly2012

Silent but Deadly

Uncle Bruce

Going Down in La-La Land2011

Going Down in La-La Land

Missy

Sister Mary2011

Sister Mary

Farmer Jake

Vito2011

Vito

Self

The Adonis Factor2010

The Adonis Factor

Himself - Writer / Actor

Writer

Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas1997

Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas

Writer

For Our Children1993

For Our Children

Writer

The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano1989

The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano

Writer

Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus1987

Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus

Writer

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville1987

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

Writer

Bette Midler: Art or Bust1984

Bette Midler: Art or Bust

Writer

Gayracula1983

Gayracula

Writer

Divine Madness1980

Divine Madness

Writer

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body1980

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body

Writer

The Star Wars Holiday Special1978

The Star Wars Holiday Special

Writer

Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back1977

Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back

Writer

The Barry Manilow Special1977

The Barry Manilow Special

Writer

Charo1976

Charo

Writer

The Bette Midler Show1976

The Bette Midler Show

Writer

The Paul Lynde Halloween Special1976

The Paul Lynde Halloween Special

Writer