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Lenny Bruce
Acting
13 Oct 1925
† 03 Aug 1966
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, ...
Also Known As
Leonard Alfred Schneider
Lenny Bruce's Movies
48%
Thank You Mask Man
28 Sept 1971
69%
The Last Laugh
18 Apr 2016
79%
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
29 Nov 2009
77%
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
21 Oct 1998
48%
Dance Hall Racket
20 Feb 1953
50%
Dynamite Chicken
20 Jan 1971
54%
Looking for Lenny
01 Jan 2011
44%
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time
01 Jan 1992
50%
Lenny Bruce in 'Lenny Bruce'
19 Mar 1967
33%
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
01 Jan 1972
57%
Death Scenes 2
01 Jan 1992
80%
Dead Neon: The Many Faces of Lenny Bruce on Film
27 Dec 2023
38%
From Straight to Bizarre
21 Feb 2012
10%
Dream Follies
01 Jan 1954
100%
But... Seriously
25 Mar 1994
0%
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
16 Apr 1986
0%
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
19 Sept 1988
