Bruce Vilanch - Making it as Jokesmith of the Entertainment World
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Bruce Gerald Vilanch\\xa0is an American comedy writer, songwriter, and actor.\\xa0 He is a six-time Emmy Award winner.
Vilanch is best known to the public for his four-year stint as a celebrity participant on\\xa0Hollywood Squares\\xa0while working behind the scenes as a head writer for the show. \\xa0In 2000, he performed off-Broadway in his self-penned one-man show,\\xa0Bruce Vilanch: Almost Famous.
Since 2000, Vilanch has been the head writer for the\\xa0Oscars, after being an Oscar program co-writer for the previous ten years. He is also a featured writer for the\\xa0Tonys, Grammys, and\\xa0Emmys.
Vilanch was the subject of the documentary\\xa0Get Bruce! The film included interviews with Bette Midler, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, and Whoopi Goldberg. Vilanch's mother, whom he credits with developing his sense of humor, also appeared in the documentary.
Please welcome my guest today\\u2026 Bruce Vilanch."