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Bruce Vilanch

Bruce Vilanch

Acting • 1948-11-23 • 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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The Ice Pirates5.6

The Ice Pirates

1984

Going Down in La-La Land5.8

Going Down in La-La Land

2011

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!5.0

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

2010

The Morning After6.0

The Morning After

1986

Sister Mary4.6

Sister Mary

2011

Circuit5.8

Circuit

2001

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