Bruce Vilanch
Acting
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
2025Whale 52
Kaufman
2024I Brake for Caterpillars
Walter Precup
2024Studio One Forever
Self
2024The World According to Allee Willis
Self
2024Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self
2023A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
Self
2023Body Electric
Self
2023Commitment to Life
Self
2022TMZ Investigates | What Really Happened to Richard Simmons
Self
2021Live at Mister Kelly's
Self
2020Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Self
2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
2018The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Self
2018Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Chef
2017Limelight
Garrett Raynes
2017The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self
2014I Am Divine
Self
2014And the Oscar Goes To...
Self - Interviewee
2012Scrooge & Marley
Fezziwig
2012Silent but Deadly
Uncle Bruce
2011Going Down in La-La Land
Missy
2011Sister Mary
Farmer Jake
2011Vito
Self
2010The Adonis Factor
Himself - Writer / Actor
