Name
Lenny Bruce
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1925-10-13
Deathday
1966-08-03 (41 years old)
Place of Birth
Mineola, New York, USA
Biography
Leonard Alfred Schneider, better known by his stage name Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist. He was renowned for his open, free-style and critical form of comedy which integrated satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. Branded a "sick comic", Bruce was essentially blacklisted from television, and when he did appear these performances was facilitated by fans like Hugh Hefner and Steve Allen. In 1951, Bruce met Honey Harlow, a stripper from Manila, Arkansas. They were married that same year, and Bruce was determined she would end her work as a stripper. Throughout the final decade of his life, Bruce was beset by severe drug addiction.
Known For
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Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable...
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A collection of subversive comedy sketches and routines relating to the peace movement....
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After procuring a special ray gun, a precocious orphan helps his community by exposing the...
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In 1948, Lenny Bruce was just another comic who couldn't get arrested. By 1961, all that w...
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This short animation set to Lenny Bruce's live monologue tells how the Lone Ranger hooks u...
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A gangster who operates a sleazy dance hall uses a sadistic bodyguard to keep his girls af...
- 2009 The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts as Self (archive footage)
- 1967 Lenny Bruce in 'Lenny Bruce' as Himself
- 1972 Lenny Bruce: Without Tears as Self (archive footage)
- 1971 Thank You Mask Man as The Lone Ranger / Various (voice)
- 1998 Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth as Self (archive footage)
- 1953 Dance Hall Racket as Vincent
- 2016 The Last Laugh as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1994 But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 Dead Neon: The Many Faces of Lenny Bruce on Film as Himself (archival footage)
- 2012 From Straight to Bizarre as Self
- 2011 Looking for Lenny as Self (archive footage)
- 1986 TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines as Self
- 1954 Dream Follies as Willie / The Foreign Chef
- 1992 Death Scenes 2 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1971 Dynamite Chicken as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1988 Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1992 Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 The Fabulous Allan Carr as Self (archive)
- 2008 Starz Inside: In the Gutter as Self (archive)
- 1959 Playboy's Penthouse ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1956 The Steve Allen Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1956 The Steve Allen Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Comedian
- 1962 The Pierre Berton Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
