Bruce Vilanch on his half-century partnership with Bette Midler

Bruce Vilanch is a legendary writer and actor across Hollywood, Broadway, television, and most recently, memoir, with the release of his autobiography It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time!

I first encountered Bruce as a guest judge in the early seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race, but his pivotal partnership in Bette Midler's career from her shows in gay bathhouses up to the writers room for Hocus Pocus 3 (!) is his ultimate qualifier for this very show.

You actually can't find Bruce online on Instagram or X, which I kind of love.

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