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Bruce Vilanch
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bruce Vilanch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

You Don't Mess with the Zohan
as Bruce Vilanch

Breathless
as Man with Purse

Spring Breakdown
as Celebrity Judge

And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self - Interviewee

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
as Chef

Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
as Self

The Aristocrats
as Self

Queer Duck: The Movie
as Bruce Vilanch (voice)

Circuit
as Theater Stage Manager

I Brake for Caterpillars
as Walter Precup