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17
Movies
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TV Shows
6.6
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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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Died at
17
Movies
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TV Shows
6.6
Avg Rating
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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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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 13, 1925
Died
August 3, 1966
Birthplace
Mineola, New York, USA
Also Known As
But... Seriously
1994
Death Scenes 2
1992
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
1972
Dream Follies
1954
Looking for Lenny
2011
The Last Laugh
2016
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
Lenny Bruce in 'Lenny Bruce'
1967
Dance Hall Racket
1953
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986
Dynamite Chicken
1971
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
1998
Dead Neon: The Many Faces of Lenny Bruce on Film
2023
Thank You Mask Man
1971
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time
1992
From Straight to Bizarre
2012