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Bruce Vilanch

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: Acting

Born: New York, New York, 1948-11-23

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1975	Mahogany	Dress Manufacturer	58
2	1983	Breathless	Man with Purse	59
3	1984	The Ice Pirates	Wendon	56
4	1986	The Morning After	Bartender	59
5	1987	Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville	Writer	0
6	1988	The Drifter	Cook	43
7	1989	It Nearly Wasn't Christmas	Philpot	25
8	1991	Fourth Story	Flower Salesman	56
9	1992	Love Can Be Murder	Bernie	60
10	1998	Inside the Golden Statue	Self	63
11	1999	Get Bruce!	Self	62
12	1999	Jackie's Back!	Bruce Vilanch	65
13	1999	Eloise And Her Rawther Enormous Life	Self	0
14	2001	10 Attitudes	Self	45
15	2001	Circuit	Theater Stage Manager	57
16	2001	Call Me Claus	Himself	57
17	2005	The Divine Bette Midler	Self	0
18	2005	Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons	Self - Non-sexual Role (uncredited)	100
19	2005	The Aristocrats	Self	59
20	2006	Queer Duck: The Movie	Bruce Vilanch (voice)	42
21	2006	Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'	Self	0
22	2006	Fucking with the Stars	Judge	0
23	2008	Tru Loved	Uncle Daniel	49
24	2008	You Don't Mess with the Zohan	Bruce Vilanch	57
25	2008	Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon	Self	56
26	2009	Annul Victory	Self	0
27	2009	Spring Breakdown	Celebrity Judge	54
28	2010	Pride: The Gay & Lesbian Comedy Slam	Himself - Host	43
29	2010	Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!	Uncle Max	50
30	2010	The Adonis Factor	Himself - Writer / Actor	46
31	2011	Going Down in La-La Land	Missy	57
32	2011	Sister Mary	Farmer Jake	50
33	2011	Vito	Himself	74
34	2012	Silent but Deadly	Uncle Bruce	40
35	2012	Scrooge & Marley	Fezziwig	44
36	2014	And the Oscar Goes To...	Self - Interviewee	70
37	2014	I Am Divine	Self	74
38	2017	The Fabulous Allan Carr	Self	52
39	2017	Limelight	Garrett Raynes	0
40	2018	The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom	Self	77
41	2018	Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting	Chef	10
42	2020	Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness	Self	68
43	2020	Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp	Self	68
44	2021	Live at Mister Kelly's	Self	0
45	2022	TMZ Investigates \| What Really Happened to Richard Simmons	Self	40
46	2023	A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened	Self	60
47	2023	Body Electric	Self	0
48	2024	Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution	Self	62
49	2024	Studio One Forever	Self	78
50	2024	I Brake for Caterpillars	Walter Precup	30
51	2024	The World According to Allee Willis	Self	0
52		Amsel: Illustrator of the Lost Art	Himself - Interviewee	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1980	Bosom Buddies		64
2	1989	The Simpsons	Bruce Vilanch (voice)	80
3	1992	Rachel Gunn, R.N.	Mr. Martino	60
4	1993	The Nanny	Bruce Vilanch	81
5	1998	Hollywood Squares	Self - Panelist	72
6	1998	Hollywood Squares	Self	72
7	1998	Hollywood Squares		72
8	1998	GayVN Awards	Self - Host	0
9	1998	GayVN Awards	Self	0
10	2001	The Proud Family	Tristan the Magician (voice)	78
11	2005	Celebrity Fit Club	Self - Contestant	100
12	2005	The Apprentice: Martha Stewart		0
13	2006	10 Ways		0
14	2006	Gameshow Marathon		0
15	2007	Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World	Bruce Bandersnatch (voice)	70
16	2008	Sex: The Revolution		70
17	2009	RuPaul's Drag Race	Self - Guest Judge	76
18	2009	RuPaul's Drag Race	Self - Special Guest	76
19	2012	The Eric Andre Show	Arnold Schwarzenegger	79
20	2014	Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero	Himself (voice)	69
21	2020	The Vivienne Takes On Hollywood	Self - Special Guest	55
22	2022	The Legend of King Kong	Self	0
23	2022	Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror	Self	68
24	2023	House Husbands	Franklin Court	0