Bruce Vilanch
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"Bruce Vilanch" is an American comedy writer, songwriter and actor. He is a six-time Emmy Award-winner. Vilanch is best known to the public for his four-year stint on Hollywood Squares, as a celebrity participant; behind the scenes he was head writer for the show. In 2000, he performed off-Broadway in his self-penned one-man show, Bruce Vilanch: Almost Famous.

Since 2000, Vilanch has been the head writer for the Academy Award/Oscars, after being an Oscar program co-writer for the previous ten years. He is a featured writer for the Tony Award/Tonys, Grammy Award/Grammys and Emmy Award/Emmys.

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It's over. Once you see they've got a list, people have already stopped listening.

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It is something I'm still sticking to. I'm still working out, and I'm still on Zone food. I'm still losing weight.

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They want to have a big movie star in that role. I'm sure a lot of other people were considered. He wouldn't be anybody's first thought. People forget that he has musical-comedy chops. He comes from musical theater, from Broadway. That's where he began, and so he has a sense of that style. It certainly is a great big acting leap for him. It's going to be interesting to see how he does it.

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It's the biggest party in the world, and you have to keep the whole thing percolating, which is difficult because a lot of awards most people don't care about.

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