1988Nominee
Best Performance
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Lenny Bruce
Actor · Director · Writer
Mineola, New York, USA
October 13, 1925
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, 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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2016Nominee
Best Performance
The Last Laugh
2017Nominee
Best Performance
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Career Highlights
2009Highlight
Best Performance
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
1992Highlight
Best Performance
Death Scenes 2
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Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
The Last Laugh