Bruce Vilanch

Writer
Actor
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Bruce Vilanch was born on 23 November 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for The Ice Pirates (1984), You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) and The 64th Annual Academy Awards (1992).

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Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 8 wins & 9 nominations total

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Known for

The Ice Pirates

5.7

Wendon

1984

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

5.6

Bruce Vilanch

2008

The 64th Annual Academy Awards

6.6

TV Special

Writer

1992

Comic Relief V

7.1

TV Special

Writer

1992

Credits

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Writer

The Kashyyyk Life Day Carol: A Live Staged Reading of the Star Wars Holiday Special
8.0
TV Movie
- Writer
- 2025
Making the Yuletide Gay: A Very Special Paul Lynde Christmas
5.8
TV Special
- written by
- 2022
The Flimflam and Gorky Show
TV Series
- Writer
- 2021
17th Annual the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: Celebrating Jay Leno
5.5
TV Special
- Writer
- 2014
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards
6.3
TV Special
- written by
- 2011
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On
7.1
TV Special
- additional written material
- 2010
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards
6.7
TV Special
- Writer
- 2010
The 81st Annual Academy Awards
7.8
TV Special
- written by
- 2009
The 80th Annual Academy Awards
6.8
TV Special
- written by
- 2008
Naked Boys Singing!
6.0
- written by
- 2007
The 5th Annual TV Land Awards
6.8
TV Special
- Writer
- 2007
The 79th Annual Academy Awards
7.1
TV Special
- written by
- 2007
Comic Relief 2006
5.3
TV Special
- head writer
- 2006
The 58th Annual Tony Awards
6.3
TV Special
- Writer
- 2004
The 75th Annual Academy Awards
6.5
TV Special
- special material written by
- 2003

Actor

Whale 52 - Suite for Man, Boy, and Whale
8.1
Short
- Kaufman (voice)
- 2026
House Husbands
TV Series
- Franklin Count
- 2024
I Brake for Caterpillars
5.1
- Walter Precup
- 2024
Surge of Power: Where There's Smoke
5.5
- Janus
- Sirius
- 2024
Candis Cayne's Secret Garden
5.8
TV Series
- Sad Celebrity
- 2023
Around the Sun
7.2
Podcast Series
- Skip
- The Officer
- 2022–2023
Child of the '70s
7.5
TV Series
- Larry Lawrence
- 2013–2019
Still Waiting in the Wings
5.7
- Chef
- 2018
The MeshugaNutcracker!
6.8
- Yonkel Schlumperdink
- 2017
Limelight
5.7
- Garrett Raynes
- 2017
Spellcheck
Short
- Spellcheck Victim
- 2016
Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel
4.4
- S.I.R.I.U.S.
- Janus
- 2016
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
6.9
TV Series
- Additional Voices
- 2015
On the Cover
Short
- Bernie Feldman
- 2014
Scrooge & Marley
5.4
- Fezziwig
- 2012

Additional Crew

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A Disturbance in the Force

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Wrangler: Anatomy of An Icon

Trailer 1:38

Limelight - Official Trailer 2017 (HD)

Personal details

Height
- 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
Born
- November 23, 1948
- New York City, New York, USA
Other works
Writer for The Advocate, a gay and lesbian magazine
Publicity listings
- 2 Articles
- 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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Trivia
Known to be an able provider of topical joke material for Academy Award hosts (notably Billy Crystal). Also for comedy personalities on the road such as Bette Midler.

Quotes
"Musicals have clearly gotten more physical. You never saw Ethel Merman doing step aerobics. The real culprit in all this is not even the costume designer but the choreographer, that malicious spawn of Gwen Verdon and Satan." -- commenting on his strenuous undertaking in the tour of "Hairspray".