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