Acting credits
69
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Bruce Vilanch
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.2
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Movies: 69Series: 19Crew credits: 20
TMDB ID: 119713
IMDb ID: nm0897358
Known for: Acting
Born: November 23, 1948
Age: 77
Place of birth: New York, New York
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.12
Wikidata: Q991864
Also known as
Bruce Vilanche
Other jobs
Writer (20)
Biography
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Bruce Vilanch.
Whale 52
as Kaufman
2025 Movie
The World According to Allee Willis
as Self
2024 Movie
3.0
I Brake for Caterpillars
as Walter Precup
2024 Movie
7.8
Studio One Forever
as Self
2024 Movie
6.2
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
as Self
2024 Movie
Body Electric
as Self
2023 Movie
5.9
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
as Self
2023 Movie
8.0
Making the Yuletide Gay: A Very Special Paul Lynde Christmas
Writer
2022 Movie
4.0
TMZ Investigates | What Really Happened to Richard Simmons
as Self
2022 Movie
Live at Mister Kelly's
as Self
2021 Movie
6.8
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Self
2020 Movie
6.8
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self
2020 Movie
1.0
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
as Chef
2018 Movie
7.7
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
as Self
2018 Movie
Limelight
as Garrett Raynes
2017 Movie
4.5
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self
2017 Movie
7.3
I Am Divine
as Self
2014 Movie
6.9
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self - Interviewee
2014 Movie
4.0
Scrooge & Marley
as Fezziwig
2012 Movie
2.5
Silent but Deadly
as Uncle Bruce
2012 Movie
6.9
Vito
as Self
2011 Movie
4.6
Sister Mary
as Farmer Jake
2011 Movie
5.7
Going Down in La-La Land
as Missy
2011 Movie
8.0
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On
Writer
2010 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Bruce Vilanch.
House Husbands
as Franklin Court • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.2
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
as Self • 4 eps
2022 Series
The Legend of King Kong
as Self • 4 eps
2022 Series
4.0
The Vivienne Takes On Hollywood
as Self - Special Guest • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.2
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as Himself (voice) • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.9
The Eric Andre Show
as Arnold Schwarzenegger • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge • 2 eps
2009 Series
7.0
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
as Bruce Bandersnatch (voice) • 1 eps
2007 Series
Gameshow Marathon
1 eps
2006 Series
10.0
Celebrity Fit Club
as Self - Contestant • 8 eps
2005 Series
7.7
The Proud Family
as Tristan the Magician (voice) • 1 eps
2001 Series
GayVN Awards
as Self - Host • 2 eps
1998 Series
7.3
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist • 110 eps
1998 Series
8.1
The Nanny
as Bruce Vilanch • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.0
Rachel Gunn, R.N.
as Mr. Martino • 1 eps
1992 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as Bruce Vilanch (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
6.4
Bosom Buddies
1 eps
1980 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
Writer • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.1
The Oscars
Writer • 22 eps
1953 Series