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One of the most sought-after jokesmiths in the entertainment industry, Bruce Vilanch has become a recognizable face in his own right, thanks to the featurelength documentary Get Bruce! and his one-time stint as a regular on Hollywood Squares, for which he also served as a head writer. Vilanch has scripted a number of the Academy Awards telecasts, more than one of which of which has won Emmys. He has also been seen in many feature films and on Broadway as Hairspray… (more)
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A Disturbance in the Force (2023)
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Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1988 |
The Cheech Show (TV movie) |
| 1978 |
The Star Wars Holiday Special (TV movie) |
| 1977 |
Barry Manilow Special, The (TV movie) |
| Series | |
|---|---|
| 1994 |
She TV |
| 1977 |
The Brady Bunch Variety Hour |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2003 |
The Disco Ball (concert) |
| 1993 |
For Our Children: The Concert (concert) |
| 1991 |
Ray Charles: 50 Years in Music (concert) |
| 1987 |
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (TV movie) |
| 1980 |
Divine Madness (concert) |
| 1979 |
Music for UNICEF Concert: A Gift of Song, The (concert) |
| 1977 |
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back (TV movie) |
Actor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting |
| 2017 |
Limelight |
| 2016 |
Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel |
| 2012 |
Scrooge & Marley |
Silent But Deadly |
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| 2011 |
Birds of a Feather |
Going Down in LA-LA Land |
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Sister Mary |
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Walk a Mile in My Pradas |
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| 1989 |
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas (TV movie) |
| 1988 |
The Cheech Show (TV movie) |
| Series | |
|---|---|
| 2014 |
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero |
| 2012 |
Child of the '70s |
| 2001 |
The Simpsons |
Pokey Mom (S12E10) |
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| 1998 |
The Nanny |
Making Whoopi (S06E08) |
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| 1981 |
Bosom Buddies |
Kip Quits (S01E13) |
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| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
A Disturbance in the Force |
Commitment to Life |
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Spooktacular! |
|
Studio One Forever |
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| 2022 |
Amsel: Illustrator of the Lost Art |
| 2021 |
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos |
Live at Mister Kelly's |
|
| 2020 |
Visible: Out on Television (series) |
Television as a Tool (E02) |
|
The Dark Ages (E01) |
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| 2018 |
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom |
| 2017 |
The Fabulous Allan Carr |
| 2016 |
Behind Closed Doors (series) |
| 2014 |
Outrageous Sophie Tucker, The |
| 2013 |
I Am Divine |
| 2012 |
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life |
| 2010 |
A Bundle of Sticks |
| 2008 |
Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns |
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon |
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| 2006 |
Gotta Get Off This Merry Go Round: Sex, Dolls and Showtunes |
| 2003 |
The Disco Ball (concert) |
| 2001 |
I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (TV movie) |
| 1990 |
Intimate Portrait (series) |