Bruce Vilanch

Bruce Vilanch

11/23/1948 (77 years old)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.

Filmography (75 titles)

Whale 52Movie

Whale 52

Kaufman · 2025

The World According to Allee WillisMovie

The World According to Allee Willis

Self · 2024

I Brake for Caterpillars3.0Movie

I Brake for Caterpillars

Walter Precup · 2024

Studio One Forever7.8Movie

Studio One Forever

Self · 2024

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution6.2Movie

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Self · 2024

House HusbandsShow

House Husbands

Franklin Court · 2023

Body ElectricMovie

Body Electric

Self · 2023

A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened6.0Movie

A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened

Self · 2023

Commitment to LifeMovie

Commitment to Life

Self · 2023

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror6.2Show

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

Self · 2022

TMZ Investigates | What Really Happened to Richard Simmons4.0Movie

TMZ Investigates | What Really Happened to Richard Simmons

Self · 2022

The Legend of King KongShow

The Legend of King Kong

Self · 2022

Live at Mister Kelly'sMovie

Live at Mister Kelly's

Self · 2021

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp6.8Movie

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Self · 2020

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness6.8Movie

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Self · 2020

The Vivienne Takes On Hollywood4.0Show

The Vivienne Takes On Hollywood

Self - Special Guest · 2020

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting1.0Movie

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting

Chef · 2018

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom7.7Movie

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

Self · 2018

LimelightMovie

Limelight

Garrett Raynes · 2017

The Fabulous Allan Carr4.5Movie

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Self · 2017

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero7.2Show

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

Himself (voice) · 2014

I Am Divine7.3Movie

I Am Divine

Self · 2014

And the Oscar Goes To...6.8Movie

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self - Interviewee · 2014

Scrooge & Marley4.0Movie

Scrooge & Marley

Fezziwig · 2012

Silent but Deadly2.5Movie

Silent but Deadly

Uncle Bruce · 2012

The Eric Andre Show7.9Show

The Eric Andre Show

Arnold Schwarzenegger · 2012

Vito6.9Movie

Vito

Self · 2011

Sister Mary4.6Movie

Sister Mary

Farmer Jake · 2011

Going Down in La-La Land5.7Movie

Going Down in La-La Land

Missy · 2011

The Adonis Factor4.1Movie

The Adonis Factor

Himself - Writer / Actor · 2010