Bruce Vilanch

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

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

• The Simpsons (1989)
• The Nanny (1993)
• Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014)
• The Proud Family (2001)
• You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
• Tru Loved (2008)
• Call Me Claus (2001)
• Queer Duck: The Movie (2006)
• Spring Breakdown (2009)
• Jackie's Back! (1999)
• The Morning After (1986)
• Scrooge & Marley (2012)
• Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987)
• Going Down in La-La Land (2011)
• Fourth Story (1991)
• Whale 52 (2025)
• Sister Mary (2011)
• Love Can Be Murder (1992)
• Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! (2010)
• The Adonis Factor (2010)
• Pride: The Gay & Lesbian Comedy Slam (2010)
• Walk a Mile in My Pradas (2011)
• Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting (2018)
• I Brake for Caterpillars (2024)
• It Nearly Wasn't Christmas (1989)