Bruce Vilanch
Known for: Acting
Born: November 23, 1948
Place of birth: New York, New York
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.
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Filmography
77 movies · 23 TV shows, newest first
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Whale 52
2025
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The World According to Allee Willis
2024
3.0
I Brake for Caterpillars
2024
7.8
Studio One Forever
2024
6.2
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
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House Husbands
2023
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Body Electric
2023
6.2
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
2023
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Commitment to Life
2023
8.0
Making the Yuletide Gay: A Very Special Paul Lynde Christmas
2022
6.2
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
2022
4.0
TMZ Investigates | What Really Happened to Richard Simmons
2022
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Live at Mister Kelly's
2021
6.8
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
6.0
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
4.0
The Vivienne Takes On Hollywood
2020
1.0
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018
7.7
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
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Limelight
2017
5.0
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
7.2
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
7.3
I Am Divine
2014
6.8
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
4.0
Scrooge & Marley
2012
2.5
Silent but Deadly
2012
7.9
The Eric Andre Show
2012
4.2
Walk a Mile in My Pradas
2011
7.0
Vito
2011
4.6
Sister Mary
2011
5.8
Going Down in La-La Land
2011
8.0
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On
2010
4.1
The Adonis Factor
2010
5.0
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
2010
4.3
Pride: The Gay & Lesbian Comedy Slam
2010
5.5
Spring Breakdown
2009
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Annul Victory
2009
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
5.4
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008
5.7
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
20087.0
Sex: The Revolution
2008
4.8
Tru Loved
2008
5.0
Naked Boys Singing!
2007
5.8
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
2007
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Fucking with the Stars
2006
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The Making of Michael Lucas' 'Dangerous Liaisons'
2006
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Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'
2006
4.2
Queer Duck: The Movie
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The Divine Ms. Susann
2006
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Gameshow Marathon
2006NR
10 Ways
200610.0
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2005
5.9
The Aristocrats
2005
9.5
Dangerous Liaisons
2005
9.0
Celebrity Fit Club
2005
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The Divine Bette Midler
2005
5.7
Call Me Claus
2001
5.8
Circuit
2001
7.7
The Proud Family
2001
4.7
10 Attitudes
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Eloise And Her Rawther Enormous Life
1999
6.9
Jackie's Back!
1999
6.5
Get Bruce!
1999
10.0
GayVN Awards
1998
7.6
Hollywood Squares
1998
6.5
Inside the Golden Statue
19987.3
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
7.8
Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas
1997
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Comic Relief VI
1994
8.1
The Nanny
1993NR
World Music Awards
1993
6.8
A Tribute to Sam Kinison
1993
7.7
For Our Children
1993
7.0
Love Can Be Murder
1992
7.0
Rachel Gunn, R.N.
1992
5.4
Fourth Story
1991
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The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano
1989
8.0
The Simpsons
1989
3.8
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
1989
4.5
The Drifter
1988
7.7
Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus
1987
8.0
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987
6.0
The Morning After
1986
7.0
Bette Midler: Art or Bust
1984
5.7
The Ice Pirates
1984
5.9
Breathless
1983
3.7
Gayracula
1983
6.3
Bosom Buddies
1980
6.4
Divine Madness
1980
7.0
John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body
1980
3.4
The Star Wars Holiday Special
1978
8.5
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
1977
8.3
The Barry Manilow Special
1977
5.6
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
1976
9.5
The Bette Midler Show
1976
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Charo
1976
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
5.9
Mahogany
1975
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Tony Awards
1956
7.0
The Oscars
1953NR
Amsel: Illustrator of the Lost Art
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