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Lenny Bruce (1925–1966)

Lenny Bruce was born Leonard Alfred Schneider on October 13, 1925, in Mineola, Long Island, New York. His British-born father, Myron, was a shoe clerk, his mother, Sadie, was a dancer. Lenny's parents were divorced when he was a child. To support herself and her son, Sadie Schneider persued a career in show business and sent Lenny to live with various aunts... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideWriter (6 titles)
1971 Thank You Mask Man (short) (story and narration)
 
1967 Lenny Bruce in 'Lenny Bruce' (documentary)
 
1955 The Leather Jacket (short)
 
1954 The Rocket Man
 
1954 Dream Follies
 
1953 Dance Hall Racket (screenplay)
 
Show ShowActor (4 titles)
1971 Thank You Mask Man (short)
The Lone Ranger (voice) / Various (voice)
 
1955 The Leather Jacket (short)
 
1954 Dream Follies
Willie/The Foreign Chef (uncredited)
 
1953 Dance Hall Racket
Vincent
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1972 Lenny Bruce Without Tears (documentary) (performer: "All Alone")
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1971 Thank You Mask Man (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2011 Nick DiPaolo: Raw Nerve (TV movie) (special thanks: comedy idol)
 
2008 Artists of the Roundtable (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
2013 The Actor (documentary)
 
1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
Richard Pryor: Comic on the Edge (1996) … Himself
 
1971 Dynamite Chicken
Himself
 
1967 Lenny Bruce in 'Lenny Bruce' (documentary)
Himself
 
1966 The Pierre Berton Show (TV series)
Himself
(1966-02) (1966) … Himself
 
1959 Playboy's Penthouse (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (1959) … Himself
 
1959 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
Episode #4.32 (1959) … Himself - Comedian
Episode #4.28 (1959) … Himself - Comedian
 
1959 One Night Stand: The World of Lenny Bruce (TV movie)
Himself
 
1950 Broadway Open House (TV series)
Himself
(1950-05) (1950) … Himself
 
1949 Talent Scouts (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 April 1949 (1949) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (32 titles)
2011 Imagine (TV series)
 
2011 Stage Left: A Story of Theater in San Francisco (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Looking for Lenny (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV series documentary)
 
2009 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Starz Inside: In the Gutter (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 DR2 tema: Arven fra DINS (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Obscene (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 100 Greatest Stand-Ups (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Video on Trial (TV series)
 
2006 The Story of Light Entertainment (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2006 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Fuck (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2004 The First Amendment Project: No Joking (TV documentary)
 
2004 Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Uncensored Comedy: That's Not Funny! (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Playboy: The Party Continues (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time (documentary)
Himself
 
1990 When the Applause Died (video documentary)
Himself
 
1989 It's Garry Shandling's Show. (TV series)
 
1984 A Toast to Lenny (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1984 The Great Standups (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1972 Lenny Bruce Without Tears (documentary)
Himself / Various
 
1969 Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America (TV movie)
Himself
 
1969 Playboy After Dark (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Album: "Thank You, Masked Man"

Publicity Listings:

5 Biographical Movies  | 2 Print Biographies  | 6 Articles  | See more »

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

If God made the body, and the body is dirty, then the fault lies with the manufacturer. See more »

Trivia:

New York Gov. George Pataki granted him a posthumous pardon, a first in New York state history, for an obscenity charge filed after a particularly raunchy performance in 1964 at "Cafe Au Go Go" in New York City's Greenwich Village during which he was said to have used more than 100 obscene words. [December 23, 2003] See more »

Trademark:

Jokes about controversial social issues See more »

Star Sign:

Libra