Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1948-11-23 (Age: 78)
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.
Filmography (55)
Whale 52
2025
The World According to Allee Willis
2024
I Brake for Caterpillars
2024
Studio One Forever
2024
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
Body Electric
2023
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
2023
Commitment to Life
2023
TMZ Investigates | What Really Happened to Richard Simmons
2022
Live at Mister Kelly's
2021
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
