Bruce Vilanch

About Bruce Vilanch

Comedian with a wild blonde mane of hair and revealing t-shirts. He is also noted for his four-year run on Hollywood Squares, where he wrote many of the gags for the Academy Award ceremonies.

Bruce Gerald Vilanch is an American writer, musician and comedian. He is a six-time Emmy Award winner. Vilanch is best known to the public with four years of working in Hollywood squares, as a participating celebrity; Behind the scenes, he is the main writer of the series. In 2000, he performed off the Broadway stage in his self-proclaimed solo show Bruce Vilanch: Almost Famous. From 2000 to 2014, Vilanch was the principal Oscar writer, having served as Oscar co-writer for the past ten years. He's a representative writer for Tonys, Grammys, and Emmys.

Occupation	Writer, songwriter, actor
Years active	1974–present
Born	November 23, 1948, New York, New York

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Trivia

In 2000, he performed off-Broadway in his self-penned one-man show, Bruce Vilanch: Almost Famous.

Bruce Vilanch before fame

He worked as a chubby child model for Lane Bryant's Charming Chub division as a child. Later, he studied theater and journalism at The Ohio State University.

Achievement of Bruce Vilanch

Bruce Vilanch: Almost Famous, his self-penned one-man show, premiered off-Broadway in 2000.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$8 Million

Bruce Vilanch family life

Dr. Jonas and Henne Vilanch adopted him when he was four days old. He is a famous member of the LGBT community and is openly gay.

Associations of Bruce Vilanch

After starring on Hollywood Squares with Whoopi Goldberg, he became well-known.

Bruce Vilanch Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	170 cm
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