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Bruce Vilanch

Tru Loved

Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon

You Don't Mess with the Zohan [Widescreen] [Rated

Laughing Matters...The Men

Mahogany

Love Can Be Murder

Queer Duck: The Movie

The Aristocrats

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Biography: With his unmistakable presence -- characterized by an obese figure, oversized red glasses, a shaggy blonde mane, and a scruffy, unkempt beard -- Bruce Vilanch checked in as one of Hollywood's most colorful characters for decades. His effeminate presence and apparel (both of which played up Vilanch's open homosexuality) only heightened this. Though known to many as an onscreen character player and comedian, Vilanch scored his most resounding successes as a gag writer for stand-up comics such as Bette Midler, Billy Crystal, Lily Tomlin, and Roseanne; in fact, a point arrived where many considered him the go-to comic for stand-up sets and a first-choice writer for events such as the perennial Oscar, Grammy, Emmy, and Tony telecasts. A native of Paterson, NJ, Vilanch attended Ohio State University as a theater and journalism major. After graduation, Vilanch moved into show business professionally, with comic roles in features such as the 1975 Mahogany (as a fashion designer), the 1984 Ice Pirates, the 1986 thriller The Morning After, and the 2008 Adam Sandler comedy You Don't Mess with the Zohan. On the side, Vilanch did frequent uncredited rewrites of Hollywood features and enjoyed a lengthy and productive tenure as a writer of features for the Chicago Tribune newspaper. Vilanch's professional mainstay, however, remained comedy writing. He was the subject of the all-star 1999 documentary Get Bruce! and played Edna Turnblad during an extensive run of the Broadway musical Hairspray. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

DVDs that Bruce Vilanch appeared in...

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01/12/2010 - Tru Loved
10/28/2008 - Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
10/07/2008 - You Don't Mess with the Zohan [Widescreen] [Rated
02/19/2008 - Laughing Matters...The Men
05/01/2007 - Mahogany
11/28/2006 - Love Can Be Murder
07/18/2006 - Queer Duck: The Movie
01/24/2006 - The Aristocrats
08/30/2005 - The Morning After
02/15/2005 - Ice Pirates

DVDs that Bruce Vilanch worked on "behind the scenes"...

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12/04/2007 - Naked Boys Singing! - Screenwriter
05/18/1999 - Divine Madness - Screenwriter