Birthday
1925-10-13Place of Birth
Mineola, New York, USABiography
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.Free Trial Channels
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The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
8.5
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
1998
7.9
as Himself (archive footage)
1998