Bruce Vilanch
Biography
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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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Acting History
2025
Whale 52 as Kaufman
2024The World According to Allee Willis as Self
2024I Brake for Caterpillars as Walter Precup
2024Studio One Forever as Self
2024Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution as Self
2023House Husbands as Franklin Court
2023Body Electric as Self
2023A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened as Self
2022Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror as Self
2022TMZ Investigates | What Really Happened to Richard Simmons as Self
2022The Legend of King Kong as Self
2021Live at Mister Kelly's as Self
2020Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp as Self
2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self
2020The Vivienne Takes On Hollywood as Self - Special Guest
2018Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting as Chef
2018The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom as Self
2017Limelight as Garrett Raynes
2017The Fabulous Allan Carr as Self
2014Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Himself (voice)
2014I Am Divine as Self
2014And the Oscar Goes To... as Self - Interviewee
2012Scrooge & Marley as Fezziwig
2012Silent but Deadly as Uncle Bruce
2012The Eric Andre Show as Arnold Schwarzenegger
2011Vito as Self
2011Sister Mary as Farmer Jake
2011Going Down in La-La Land as Missy
2010The Adonis Factor as Himself - Writer / Actor
2010Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! as Uncle Max
2010Pride: The Gay & Lesbian Comedy Slam as Himself - Host
2009Spring Breakdown as Celebrity Judge
2009Annul Victory as Self
2009RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
2009RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Special Guest
2008Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon as Self
2008You Don't Mess with the Zohan as Bruce Vilanch
2008Sex: The Revolution
2008Tru Loved as Uncle Daniel
2007Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Bruce Bandersnatch (voice)
2006Fucking with the Stars as Judge
2006The Making of Michael Lucas' 'Dangerous Liaisons' as Self
2006Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls' as Self
2006Queer Duck: The Movie as Bruce Vilanch (voice)
2006Gameshow Marathon
200610 Ways
2005The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
2005The Aristocrats as Self
2005Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons as Self - Non-sexual Role (uncredited)
2005Celebrity Fit Club as Self - Contestant
2005The Divine Bette Midler as Self
2001Call Me Claus as Himself
2001Circuit as Theater Stage Manager
2001The Proud Family as Tristan the Magician (voice)
200110 Attitudes as Self
1999Eloise And Her Rawther Enormous Life as Self
1999Jackie's Back! as Bruce Vilanch
1999Get Bruce! as Self
1998GayVN Awards as Self - Host
1998GayVN Awards as Self
1998Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
1998Hollywood Squares as Self
1998Hollywood Squares
1998Inside the Golden Statue as Self
1993The Nanny as Bruce Vilanch
1992Love Can Be Murder as Bernie
1992Rachel Gunn, R.N. as Mr. Martino
1991Fourth Story as Flower Salesman
1989The Simpsons as Bruce Vilanch (voice)
1989It Nearly Wasn't Christmas as Philpot
1988The Drifter as Cook
1987Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Writer
1986The Morning After as Bartender
1984The Ice Pirates as Wendon
1983Breathless as Man with Purse
1980Bosom Buddies
1975Mahogany as Dress Manufacturer
—Amsel: Illustrator of the Lost Art as Himself - Interviewee