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Lenny Bruce

Acting Born Oct 13, 1925 Mineola, New York, USA 23 credits

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.

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Known for

▦ Film

Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time

as Self (archive footage)

Full filmography

  • The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self
  • The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Comedian
  • Playboy's Penthouse (1959) as Self
  • Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time (1992) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Last Laugh (2016) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Pierre Berton Show (1962) as Self
  • The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017) as Self (archive)
  • The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (2009) as Self (archive footage)
  • Death Scenes 2 (1992) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • But... Seriously (1994) as Self (archive footage)
  • Starz Inside: In the Gutter (2008) as Self (archive)
  • Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Lenny Bruce: Without Tears (1972) as Self (archive footage)
  • Dynamite Chicken (1971) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Looking for Lenny (2011) as Self (archive footage)
  • From Straight to Bizarre (2012) as Self
  • TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines (1986) as Self
  • Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (1998) as Self (archive footage)
  • Dance Hall Racket (1953) as Vincent
  • Dream Follies (1954) as Willie / The Foreign Chef
  • Dead Neon: The Many Faces of Lenny Bruce on Film (2023) as Himself (archival footage)
  • Thank You Mask Man (1971) as The Lone Ranger / Various (voice)
  • Lenny Bruce in 'Lenny Bruce' (1967) as Himself