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work. There are four of us writing the actual show, and you end up writing and rewriting so many things at the same time. So I do a little of everything. There's a lot of mileage involved in writing for the
Academy Awards, you go through a lot of hoops." When asked if he could see himself doing the job for another 21 years, he replied: "Absolutely. It's the greatest show on Earth. It's like asking somebody, 'Hey, would you like to play in the Super Bowl next year?' Did anybody get into football not to play in the Super Bowl? Does anybody get into show business not to do the biggest show in the world?"
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Angeles organization's largest annual fundraiser, "Quest for the Crown" (later changed to
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1571:"SPORTSbyBROOKS » Kobe Explains Miraculous Aerial over Aston Martin"
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1625:"The Independent Critic - "Walk a Mile in my Pradas" Review"
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1718:"Movie Get Bruce - Box Office Data, News, Cast Information"
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1976:"Q&A: Oscar Night's Master Gag Writer, Bruce Vilanch"
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Bruce!: My Adventures in the Skin Trade and Other Essays
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in 1983. Also with Zarr and Morali, Vilanch co-wrote "
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Bruce Vilanch attempts Kobe Car Jump Stunt... Real?
1048:"'Get Bruce!': The Man Behind the Naughty Chuckles"
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515:. In the 1990s, Vilanch appeared on TV again in
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156:Vilanch was born in New York City and raised in
1851:"An Evening With Tab Hunter And Bruce Vilanch"
1521:"Life After Celebrity Fit Club Keeping It Off"
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1950:"Biography of Bruce Vilanch"
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