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Bruce Vilanch (born November 23, 1948) is an American comedy writer who caught the public eye when he became a wisecracking regular on the revamped Hollywood Squares with Whoopi Goldberg. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York redirects here. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A comedy is a dramatic performance of a light and amusing character, usually with a happy conclusion to its plot. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Whoopi Goldberg (born November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedian, radio presenter, host, and author. ...

Vilanch attended Ohio State University as a theater and journalism student and graduated with a BFA in theatre in 1970. In 1978 he was one of the writers for The Star Wars Holiday Special. In the 1980s he had a few brief television acting appearance including a bit part in an episode of Bosom Buddies. His first television appearance as himself was in 1988 on Hollywood Today, where he was interviewed by Chris Aable. The show aired in 43 cities on Century Cable and the Manhattan Neighborhood Cable Network. The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Ohio. ... Journalism is a discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. ... The Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Star Wars Holiday Special was a two-hour television special (including commercials) set in the Star Wars galaxy. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

Vilanch is openly gay, and "a notorious meat eater".^[1] He has a penchant for wearing wacky T-shirts.^{[citation needed]} GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ...

He has provided topical joke material for a number of awards show hosts, notably Billy Crystal at the Academy Awards. He commands high fees for emergency Hollywood script rewrites, having "punched up" scripts for films like Die Hard 2 and Raiders of the Lost Ark.^{[citation needed]} For the American political commentator, see William Kristol. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... ... Die Hard 2, sometimes marketed under the title Die Hard 2: Die Harder, is a 1990 film, the second in the Die Hard series. ... This article is about the film. ...

Vilanch has a musical comedy background (he co-wrote the book for the flop Platinum and contributed to far more successful concert shows starring Bette Midler, Diana Ross, and Michael Feinstein) and claims to have done every Stubby Kaye role ever written. In 2005, he starred on Broadway as Edna Turnblad in the musical Hairspray. He was on the third edition of Celebrity Fit Club and lost 21 pounds over the course of the show. Platinum is a Broadway musical with a book by Bruce Vilanch and Will Holt (who wrote the lyrics) and music by Gary William Friedman. ... Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress and comedienne, also known to her fans as The Divine Miss M. She is named after the actress Bette Davis although Davis pronounced her first name in two syllables, and Midler uses one. ... For the author-illustrator, see Diana Ross (author). ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Stubby Kaye (November 11, 1918 – December 14, 1997), born Bernard Kotzin in New York, New York, was an American comic actor. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark ODonnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the 1988 John Waters movie Hairspray. ... For the British version of the show, see Celebrity Fit Club (UK TV series). ...

Vilanch has been the subject of two documentaries: Get Bruce (1999) and Laughing Matters...The Men, also released as Laughing Matters: Gay Comedy in America (2007), where he shared the spotlight with Alec Mapa, Bob Smith and others.

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External links

• Bruce Vilanch at the Internet Movie Database
• Bruce Vilanch at the Internet Broadway Database
• Interview with Bruce Vilanch on the Feast of Fools (podcast)