Bruce Vilanch

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Acting

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

• Whale 52 (2025)
• The World According to Allee Willis (2024)
• I Brake for Caterpillars (2024)
• Studio One Forever (2024)
• Surge of Power: Where There's Smoke (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)
• Making the Yuletide Gay: A Very Special Paul Lynde Christmas (2022)
• 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)
• Limelight (2018)
• The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom (2018)
• The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
• I Am Divine (2014)
• And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
• Scrooge & Marley (2012)
• Silent but Deadly (2012)
• Walk a Mile in My Pradas (2011)
• Vito (2011)
• Sister Mary (2011)
• Going Down in La-La Land (2011)
• Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On (2010)
• The Adonis Factor (2010)
• Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! (2010)
• Pride: The Gay & Lesbian Comedy Slam (2010)
• Spring Breakdown (2009)
• Annul Victory (2009)
• Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008)
• You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
• Tru Loved (2008)
• Naked Boys Singing! (2007)
• Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls' (2006)
• Queer Duck: The Movie (2006)
• The Divine Ms. Susann (2006)
• The Aristocrats (2005)
• The Divine Bette Midler (2005)
• Call Me Claus (2001)
• Circuit (2001)
• 10 Attitudes (2001)
• Eloise And Her Rawther Enormous Life (1999)
• Jackie's Back! (1999)
• Get Bruce! (1999)
• Inside the Golden Statue (1998)
• Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997)
• Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas (1997)
• Comic Relief VI (1994)
• A Tribute to Sam Kinison (1993)
• For Our Children (1993)
• Love Can Be Murder (1992)
• Fourth Story (1991)
• The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano (1989)
• It Nearly Wasn't Christmas (1989)
• The Drifter (1988)
• Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus (1987)
• Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987)
• The Morning After (1986)
• Bette Midler: Art or Bust (1984)
• The Ice Pirates (1984)
• Breathless (1983)
• Divine Madness (1980)
• John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body (1980)
• The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
• Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back (1977)
• The Barry Manilow Special (1977)
• The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976)
• The Bette Midler Show (1976)
• Charo (1976)
• Mahogany (1975)
• Amsel: Illustrator of the Lost Art