Lenny Bruce

Actor

Born: October 13, 1925
Died: August 3, 1966 (age 40)
From: Mineola, New York, USA

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…

Filmography (19)

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