Bruce Vilanch
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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.
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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.
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Known for
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
The World According to Allee Willis
House Husbands
Body Electric
Studio One Forever
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
Making the Yuletide Gay: A Very Special Paul Lynde Christmas
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
TMZ Investigates: What Really Happened to Richard Simmons
The Legend of King Kong
Live at Mister Kelly's
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
The Vivienne Takes On Hollywood
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
And the Oscar Goes To...
I Am Divine
Scrooge & Marley
Silent but Deadly
The Eric Andre Show
Vito
Sister Mary
Going Down in LA-LA Land
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
The Adonis Factor
Pride: The Gay & Lesbian Comedy Slam
Spring Breakdown
Annul Victory
RuPaul's Drag Race
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Tru Loved
Naked Boys Singing!
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
Fucking with the Stars
Queer Duck: The Movie
Gameshow Marathon
The Aristocrats
Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons
Celebrity Fit Club
The Divine Bette Midler
Call Me Claus
Circuit
The Proud Family
10 Attitudes
Jackie's Back!
Get Bruce!
Hollywood Squares
Inside the Golden Statue
Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas
The Nanny
For Our Children
Love Can Be Murder
Rachel Gunn, R.N.
The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
The Simpsons
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
The Drifter
The Morning After
Bette Midler: Art or Bust
The Ice Pirates
Breathless
Bosom Buddies
Divine Madness
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
The Barry Manilow Special
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
The Bette Midler Show
Charo
Mahogany
Tony Awards
The Oscars